Jun 05 Watch 5:54 Boeing’s Starliner finally lifts off after years of delays and cost overruns By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Boeing successfully launched its new Starliner space capsule carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station. The launch was smooth but came after several delays due to technical issues. It's also four years after rival SpaceX launched its first mission… Continue watching
May 23 A cradle of baby stars revealed in new European space telescope images By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press They were taken following the telescope's Florida launch last year as a warm-up act to its main job currently underway: surveying the so-called dark universe. Continue reading
May 04 Boeing is launching astronauts into space in its Starliner capsule. Here’s what to know By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press After years of delays and stumbles, Boeing is finally poised to launch astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA, in the first flight of the company's Starliner capsule with a crew on board. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch 6:48 The sun is super active right now. Here’s how it can affect electronics on Earth By John Yang, Harry Zahn To most people, the sun is a steady, never-changing source of heat and light. But to scientists, it’s a dynamic star, constantly in flux, sending energy out into space. Experts say the sun is now in its most active period… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 1:31 A look at NASA’s new images of Io, Jupiter’s ‘tortured moon’ New research is revealing the secrets of Io, the mysterious volcanic moon of Jupiter. Four centuries after Galileo discovered Io in 1610, NASA sent a spacecraft called Juno on a five-year mission to Jupiter and its moons. Last week, NASA… Continue watching
Apr 05 The total solar eclipse is the best time to study this part of the sun. Here’s why By Bella Isaacs-Thomas On April 8, the moon’s shadow will fall across North America in a path of totality that starts in Mexico and ends in eastern Canada, giving solar researchers a unique opportunity to observe the sun's outer atmosphere. Continue reading
Apr 05 How to watch the 2024 total solar eclipse By Joshua Barajas, Bella Isaacs-Thomas, Dan Cooney, Adam Kemp This year’s total solar eclipse is expected to be a bigger, longer spectacle than the one that passed over the United States in 2017. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 1:09 A mind-boggling look at what might be the brightest object in the universe By John Yang, Harry Zahn According to a paper published this past week in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists found what could be the brightest known object in the universe: a quasar produced by a massive and voracious black hole. It’s estimated to be emitting… Continue watching
Feb 21 Putin denies U.S. claims that Russia intends to deploy nuclear weapons in space By Associated Press Putin said Tuesday that "we always have been categorically against and continue to be against the deployment of nuclear weapons in space."… Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 6:12 How a new space race could be harming the Earth’s atmosphere By John Yang, Harry Zahn According to data from the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs, 2023 was a record year for launching satellites, probes, landers and more into space. But scientists worry those plumes of exhaust trailing behind rockets could be scattering harmful… Continue watching