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Active weather region spotted for first time on a faraway moon

Active weather region spotted for first time on a faraway moon

Astronomers say they have spotted evidence of active weather patterns on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, helping to shape theories of the natural satellite.

May 15, 2025 12:57pm CDT
Defunct Soviet spacecraft comes crashing down to Earth...somewhere

Defunct Soviet spacecraft comes crashing down to Earth...somewhere

A spacecraft built like a tank that was supposed to study Venus has likely crashed back to Earth Saturday morning, decades after its Soviet-era launch.

May 10, 2025 5:15pm CDT
Eta Aquarids meteor shower: When, how to watch

Eta Aquarids meteor shower: When, how to watch

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower, sparked by debris from Halley’s Comet, is currently active and will peak between May 5 and 6. Here's what to know.

May 5, 2025 12:10pm CDT
May stargazing guide: A (smaller) Flower Moon and Eta Aquarids meteor shower

May stargazing guide: A (smaller) Flower Moon and Eta Aquarids meteor shower

May's Flower full Moon is a micromoon because it occurs during apogee, when the Moon is at its farthest point in its orbit of Earth.

May 1, 2025 4:16pm CDT
50-year-old Soviet probe to Venus expected to crash back to Earth soon

50-year-old Soviet probe to Venus expected to crash back to Earth soon

A fragment of the failed Soviet Venus probe Cosmos 482 is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere around May 10, though experts say the exact timing and location remain uncertain.

April 30, 2025 12:27pm CDT
Katy Perry shuts down Blue Origin space flight critics

Katy Perry shuts down Blue Origin space flight critics

Katy Perry had words for critics as her space-inspired Lifetimes Tour kicked off earlier this week.

April 26, 2025 8:43am CDT
NASA’s Curiosity rover spotted from space making tracks on Mars’ surface

NASA’s Curiosity rover spotted from space making tracks on Mars’ surface

The Mars rover has been on the Red Planet for over 12 Earth years.

April 24, 2025 3:19pm CDT
Why the closest Supermoon of the year will be invisible to Earth

Why the closest Supermoon of the year will be invisible to Earth

On April 27, the Moon will be about 221,900 miles from Earth, the closest distance to our planet all year.

April 22, 2025 2:28pm CDT
See it: NASA's Lucy spacecraft sends back first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson

See it: NASA's Lucy spacecraft sends back first close-up images of asteroid Donaldjohanson

This 150-million-year old space rock may look like a badly-shaped potato but studying it could help scientists understand how our solar system formed.

April 21, 2025 7:33pm CDT
Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight Monday. How to spot April's top celestial event

Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight Monday. How to spot April's top celestial event

April's celestial excitement continues Monday night with the annual Lyrid meteor shower.

April 21, 2025 12:11pm CDT
Soyuz capsule returns to Earth, bringing home 2 Russians, 1 American

Soyuz capsule returns to Earth, bringing home 2 Russians, 1 American

A Soyuz capsule that carried two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Sunday in Kazakhstan, ending their seven-month research assignment.

April 20, 2025 9:37pm CDT
Illinois plane crash leaves 4 from Menomonie dead

Illinois plane crash leaves 4 from Menomonie dead

Authorities have identified the four victims from Menomonie, Wisconsin who were killed in a plane crash on Saturday in central Illinois.

April 20, 2025 3:44pm CDT
Scientists find ‘strongest evidence’ yet for life beyond Earth

Scientists find ‘strongest evidence’ yet for life beyond Earth

New molecules discovered on a faraway exoplanet have given scientists the “strongest evidence yet" that life may exist beyond Earth.

April 17, 2025 9:12am CDT
Astronomers find 'Tatooine' planet orbiting two stars

Astronomers find 'Tatooine' planet orbiting two stars

The planet is orbiting two brown dwarf stars about 120 light years away.

April 16, 2025 7:05pm CDT
Solar storms could trigger Northern Lights as far south as Kentucky Tuesday night

Solar storms could trigger Northern Lights as far south as Kentucky Tuesday night

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center issued a Geomagnetic Storm Prediction of G3 on the geomagnetic storm scale for early Wednesday morning. The scale goes up to G5.

April 15, 2025 5:05pm CDT
Blue Origin launches all-female flight with Katy Perry, 5 others: 'Sisterhood'

Blue Origin launches all-female flight with Katy Perry, 5 others: 'Sisterhood'

Blue Origin launched an all-female space flight, which included Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez, making history as the first all-female space crew since a solo flight in 1963.

April 14, 2025 9:31am CDT
New comet spotted: How to see SWAN25F

New comet spotted: How to see SWAN25F

A new comet was officially designated as C/2025 F2 on April 8.

April 10, 2025 7:40pm CDT
Full moon 2025: When April’s ‘Pink Moon’ will hit the sky

Full moon 2025: When April’s ‘Pink Moon’ will hit the sky

Wondering when to catch the next full moon? Here’s when the sky will be offering some prime viewing this month.

April 8, 2025 8:53am CDT
Watch: Astronaut Suni Williams reunites with her dogs after 9 months in space

Watch: Astronaut Suni Williams reunites with her dogs after 9 months in space

“Do you recognize me? Do you know who I am?” she asks as she cuddles her overjoyed dogs outside of her home.

April 2, 2025 11:48am CDT
Were they stuck? NASA’s Starliner astronauts finally weigh in

Were they stuck? NASA’s Starliner astronauts finally weigh in

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, in their first public comments since returning to Earth, tell FOX News about their thoughts when they found out their short test flight was going to be a lot longer.

March 31, 2025 4:00pm CDT
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