Science Dec 11 Asteroid to temporarily obscure Betelgeuse star in unique eclipse The rare event will occur late Monday into early Tuesday. Weather permitting, it should be visible to millions of people along a narrow path stretching from central Asia and southern Europe to parts of Florida and Mexico.
Science Nov 29 NASA satellites discovered a 6-planet solar system in perfect synchrony The planets are two to three times the size of Earth, but made mostly of gas. None of the planets are within the star’s so-called habitable zone.
Science Nov 18 Explosions end 2nd test flight of SpaceX’s new mega rocket The rocketship reached space following liftoff from South Texas, but lost both the booster and the spacecraft in a pair of explosions minutes into Saturday’s test flight. “Today’s test is an opportunity to learn — then fly again,” noted NASA…
Science Nov 07 Shimmering galaxies revealed in new photos by Euclid telescope Scientists have unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid. The photos were revealed by the European Space Agency on Tuesday, four months after the telescope launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Science Nov 03 NASA spacecraft discovers surprise mini moon orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh The Lucy spacecraft made the discovery during Wednesday's close flyby of the asteroid Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt beyond Mars.
Science Oct 13 WATCH: NASA launches mission to study metal-rich asteroid Psyche SpaceX launched the Psyche spacecraft on Friday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft is named for the metal-rich asteroid it's chasing, which scientists believe is the battered remains of an early planet's iron core.
Science Oct 12 WATCH: ‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse on Saturday visible to millions across the Americas As the moon lines up precisely between Earth and the sun on Saturday, it will blot out all but the sun's outer rim. A bright, blazing border will appear around the moon for as much as five minutes along a…
Science Oct 11 WATCH: NASA scientists unveil first near-Earth asteroid sample returned to U.S. NASA is showing off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft. Scientists and space agency leaders took part in Wednesday's big reveal at Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Science Sep 24 WATCH: NASA holds news conference after retrieval of capsule from OSIRIS-REx In a flyby of Earth, the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft released the capsule containing NASA’s first asteroid samples from 63,000 miles out. The small capsule landed four hours later on a remote expanse of military land, as the mothership set off after another asteroid.
Science Sep 14 WATCH: NASA report says more science and less stigma are needed to understand UFO sightings An independent team commissioned by NASA cautions that the negative perception surrounding UFOs poses an obstacle to collecting data.