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What a sight! ‘Quite pleasing’ northern lights will dazzle US amid solar flares — here’s how and when to see them
Brace yourselves for a northern light show of potentially epic proportions.
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2 NASA astronauts bumped to save room for stranded Starliner colleagues on watching liftoff: 'That's my rocket'
Astronauts Zena Cardman and Stephanie Wilson were forced to give up their seats to Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were left stranded on the ISS after their Boeing Starliner...
COVID lockdowns had 'measurable impact' on the moon —?and scientists say they know why
Was it just a phase? A surprising new report suggests the impact of the COVID-19 lockdowns were felt as far away as the moon. The study, published in "Monthly Notices...
October’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse is coming — and here's how and where to see it
A “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun is coming. But only a lucky few will be in the path.
Explosive 'Blaze Star' could finally be on brink of eruption — once-in-a-lifetime event will be visible from Earth
Get ready to be starstruck. The universe is on the brink of an explosive celestial event —?so big that Earthlings will be able to see it from 3,000 lightyears away....
Section of International Space Station is increasingly leaky, NASA warns: 'Top safety risk'
A Russian area of the ISS is subject to "cracks and air leaks" that have increased since February, according to a new report.
'Really cool' comet on 81,000-year trip toward Earth has finally arrived — here's how to see it
And you thought your commute was long.
Here's how the stranded Boeing Starliner astronauts are passing the time on the ISS
Americans Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore found themselves marooned on the International Space Station (ISS) in June when the Boeing Starliner spacecraft they arrived on was deemed unsafe to fly...
NASA finds bizarre striped zebra rock on Mars: 'Sign of exciting discoveries to come'
Few things in space are simply black and white -- but this bizarre rock certainly is.
Geomagnetic storm from the sun expected to blast Earth tonight — here’s what to brace for
The storm is expected to hit on Wednesday.
Why astronauts age slower in space: Here’s how much younger stranded explorers will be when they return to Earth
It's a different kind of space age.
Bus-size asteroid being sucked toward Earth will become 'temporary mini-moon'
Twilight: New Moon? The Earth will become a multi-lunar planet--but not for long.
Van Gogh's 'Starry Night' held a secret — and scientists just discovered the 'hidden turbulence'
He really did gogh the extra mile.
NASA issues alert for fast-moving, stadium-sized asteroid approaching Earth tonight
Are we about to get "rocked?"
Group seeks records on space chief Kamala Harris' work on astronauts stuck in orbit
A conservative advocacy group is suing NASA for documents to determine what role, if any, Vice President Kamala Harris played in addressing two astronauts stuck in space.
Historic Polaris Dawn mission notches yet another heavenly first: a 'Star Wars' violin concerto
A member of the Polaris Dawn flight crew performed the first violin solo in space -- appropriately to the tune of a "Star Wars" theme -- after participating in the...
Tech billionaire returns to Earth after conducting first private spacewalk nearly 460 miles above planet
A billionaire spacewalker returned to Earth with his crew on Sunday, ending a five-day trip that lifted them higher than anyone has traveled since NASA’s moonwalkers.
Camper may have discovered 'super exciting' ancient meteor crater — just by looking at Google Maps
He's a natural-born search engine. A Canadian man researching an upcoming camping trip via Google Maps has uncovered what experts believe to be a gigantic crater —?left by an ancient...
Billionaire steps out in space for first-ever private spacewalk after traveling farther than any man has gone in 50 years
Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman became the first-ever non-astronaut to perform a spacewalk early Thursday after already traveling the furthest a human being has gone into space since the Apollo program.
'Smiley' face discovered on Mars may hint at life on the red planet
Wouldn't you be happy too?
Meet the NJ high school dropout-turned-tech billionaire who will conduct the first private spacewalk in history
Jared Isaacman was just a high-school dropout living in his parents' basement in New Jersey before he became a tech billionaire -- and now a space tourist set to conduct...