Perseid Meteor Shower 2023: What skywatchers should know
The Perseids will peak in the middle of August.
Lawmakers claim UFO 'cover-ups' from Pentagon, military as witnesses head to Congress
David Grusch is among the UFO whistleblowers to testify at a historic hearing next week.
Astronomers may have discovered 2 planets sharing same orbit around their star
The astronomers say it's the strongest evidence yet of this bizarre cosmic pairing, long suspected but never proven.
Navy parachutist injured after hard landing at Duluth Airshow
A hard landing at the Duluth Airshow sent a parachutist with the U.S. Navy Leap Frog team to the hospital on Saturday.
These updated astrovans will carry Artemis crews to the launch pad
The arrival of the new vehicles furthers NASA's goal of returning astronauts to the moon under the Artemis program paving the way for more missions to space.
NASA marks the James Webb Space Telescope’s first year of science with release of new image
The image, captured on Webb’s telescope is a small star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex – the nearest star-forming region to Earth.
NASA discovers most distant black hole with potentially more lurking in deep space
A Texas-led research team says this black hole is at the center of a galaxy created a mere 570 million years after the Big Bang.
Solar storm forecasted for Thursday could bring Northern Lights to 17 states
This solar storm is part of an 11-year solar cycle that’s making the Northern Lights visible in places farther to the south. Here's where auroral activity is forecast.
Look up at the night sky for these July celestial events
Four planets will shine brightly for optimal skygazing opportunities, and the Full Buck supermoon comes early on July 3.
World UFO Day: New investigations show growing acceptance in science, government
Have aliens been confirmed yet? Well, no – but the expert work to identify hundreds of UFOs has accelerated in the last year more than ever. Here’s a look at where some investigations stand this World UFO Day.
What is the dark universe? A European space telescope just launched to find out
Scientists hope this telescope will give insight into the dark energy and dark matter that make up most of the universe and keep it expanding.
Saturn’s rings glow in new image captured by James Webb telescope
Saturn’s atmosphere contains methane gas which absorbs sunlight, unlike its rings which are made up of billions of small chunks of ice and rock and appear brighter in the image.
First supermoon of 2023 to take place in July - here's when to see it
The full “Buck Moon" as it’s called will appear bigger and brighter than average, according to the Farmer’s Almanac.
Heads up: 7 planets will be in retrograde this summer
The planet Mercury is in retrograde most often because it's the fastest planet traveling around the sun, NASA explained.
Building blocks for life found in space by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
Methyl cation was found in a young star system with the protoplanetary disk d203-506, located about 1,350 light-years away in the Orion Nebula.
Virgin Galactic announces crew members for first commercial flight
Virgin Galactic flights to space for ticket holders will begin in August.
‘Glistening’ cluster teeming with stars captured by Hubble telescope
Globular clusters such as the one captured by the Hubble Space Telescope can contain hundreds of thousands of stars.
Check out these top summer stargazing destinations
These are the top destinations for people looking to get away and explore the sky.
See the bolt of lightning on Jupiter that caused an eerie green glow
Spacecraft Juno has been orbiting Jupiter for years sending back images. NASA shares the images online. Take a look at what one person discover on an image.
Virgin Galactic announces first commercial spaceflights this summer
Virgin Galactic's first commercial spaceflight is scheduled to be a research mission launched June 27, followed by a private astronaut flight in August.