Near-total lunar eclipse will be most visible from the Americas
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Now it’s the moon’s turn to pull a disappearing act. After being shut…
NASA astronauts wowed by auroras in space
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Eclipses may be wondrous, but nothing beats seeing the northern and southern lights…
Mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope is called off
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The mission to save NASA’s sinking Swift Observatory was called off Wednesday, dooming…
New images show moon crater carved by SpaceX rocket
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA spacecraft circling the moon is providing the sharpest views yet of…
Perseid meteor shower 2026: A new moon will offer great views
NEW YORK (AP) — The Perseid summer light show is back — and viewing conditions are especially promising…
Satellite takes pictures of crash site after SpaceX rocket hits the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A South Korean satellite has captured the first pictures of the moon’s fresh…
How to use your smartphone to capture the August eclipse over Europe
Millions of people will get to experience — and film or photograph — a rare total solar eclipse…
Space experts certain a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A SpaceX rocket that launched a pair of lunar landers slammed into the…
Get ready for a solar eclipse, meteor shower and planet parade in Europe
For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain…
Private mission to save NASA’s Swift Observatory runs into trouble
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft rushing to the rescue of an aging and sinking NASA telescope…
Rare Pair of Improbably Light ‘Super-Puff’ Planets Is Discovered
Astronomers have found a pair of the lightest giant planets known in the universe in a star system…
Faint new planet is found after cosmic hide-and-seek
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young star after more…