There's a Blue Moon on Halloween

Halloween will be the first blue moon visible in every time zone since 1944. Might be…

There’s Water and Ice on the Moon, and in More Places Than NASA Once Thought

Future astronauts seeking water on the moon may not need to go into the most treacherous…

NASA Mission Springs a Small Leak After Touching an Asteroid

The OSIRIS-REX spacecraft collected rock and dirt samples from Bennu, but it appears to be losing…

NASA's OSIRIS-REX Mission Touched Bennu Asteroid. How Much Will It Bring Home?

The OSIRIS-REX mission succeeded in pogo-sticking off the space rock, but is waiting to see whether…

When to Watch NASA's OSIRIS-REX Mission to Bennu Asteroid

The spacecraft will attempt to suck up rocks and dirt from the asteroid, which could unlock…

Orionids Meteor Shower 2020: Watch It Peak in Night Skies

Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if you’re lucky you…

A Black Hole’s Lunch: Stellar Spaghetti

Astronomers observed a star become a “feast” for a cosmic monster. Click here for…

Stuart Bowyer, Astronomer Who Lent His Ear to the Cosmos, Dies at 86

He was a scientist who succeeded in seeing the unseeable and hoped to tune in to…

How a 2nd-Grade Class Sent a Science Experiment to Space

“Any school district now that affords football can afford spaceflight.” Click here for original…

Blue Origin's New Shepard Rocket Launches a New Line of Business

Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket hasn’t flown space tourists yet, but it has found a business…