The good and bad news about total lunar eclipse viewing in the U.S.

Here's your sky-viewing weather report. The coming March 13-14 total lunar eclipse promises to be spectacular — if the weather…

Webb telescope spots curious objects that aren't stars, or planets

They're unbound, free-flying objects. There’s a class of objects in the cosmos that are neither stars, nor are they quite…

Mysterious U.S. spaceplane returns to Earth, and Space Force snaps photos

Welcome home, X-37B. The secretive exploits of the X-37B spaceplane continue. After spending 434 days in space, the crewless Space…

Astronauts watch SpaceX's Starship explode in space during flight test

Another Starship bites the dust. Astronauts orbiting 250 miles above Earth got a front-row seat to destruction on Thursday. During…

An astronomer gave us tips for watching the imminent total lunar eclipse

“See it with your own eyes.” A majestic celestial event looms large for the continental U.S. and greater Americas. Earth…

Moon photo reveals how lunar landing just went wrong

The mission is over. The Athena moon lander beamed home a poignant lunar view. Soon after, its mission ended. After…

U.S. spacecraft encounters problem during its ambitious moon landing

“Landing on the moon is extremely hard.” A 15-foot-tall spacecraft had an imperfect landing on the moon. The NASA-funded mission…

A NASA test just proved GPS signals can be picked up on the moon

You've reached your cosmic destination. NASA and the Italian Space Agency say they have broken the record for the farthest…

NASA makes crucial move to keep its legendary Voyager craft alive

“My team has turned off another science instrument.” There are only two human spacecraft in interstellar space. And their fuel…

NASA announces new missions to map the Sun and the Cosmos

Two NASA missions aimed at enhancing space research are set to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on March…