AIR AND SPACE 1 day ago What to know about the’ Devil Comet’ after its closest passing of Earth in 71 years The Devil Comet has a unique characteristic of appearing to have horns. This comet, officially known as 12/Pons-Brooks, made its closest pass of Earth in 71 years.
SPORTS June 21 Astronauts experiment with sports in microgravity While experiments with sports in space were relatively simple just 50 years ago, they paved the way for modern-day testing of sporting equipment and even household items in zero gravity.
NASA May 30 Powerful Webb Telescope captures most distant known galaxy, scientists say Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed the most distant known galaxy, which they claim is very luminous and nearly 300 million years old.
AIR AND SPACE May 29 A planet parade is happening next month: Here's why NASA says you might miss it The upcoming planetary parade will feature the alignment of six planets, but only Mercury and Mars will be visible to the naked eye due to the sun's interference.
AIR AND SPACE May 16 Merger of massive black holes from early universe uncovered by Webb telescope, scientists say The Webb Space Telescope has made a new discovery, detecting the earliest known merger of black holes. One of the black holes is 50 million times more massive than the sun.
AIR AND SPACE May 15 Scientists discover large, 'cotton candy-like' planet with unusually low density Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet called WASP-193b that's larger than Jupiter but incredibly light and fluffy due to its composition of mostly light gases.
TECH May 15 Suit up for the stars: SpaceX’s new era of space fashion SpaceX's suits for astronauts embarking on the upcoming Polaris Dawn mission are sleek with advanced functionality, propulsion and life-support systems.
LIFESTYLE May 11 Rare solar storm wows stargazers across America: 'So awesome!' Historic geomagnetic conditions made the night sky light up across America Friday night with spectacular displays in all corners of the country.
Planets May 9 Scientists discover thick atmosphere enveloping rocky so-called 'super Earth' planet Researchers have discovered a thick atmosphere enveloping a planet called 55 Cancri e, which is twice the size of Earth and located in a nearby solar system.
Astronomy May 3 Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Here's how you can see the celestial event. The Eta Aquarid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Astronomers say it should be visible in both hemispheres. The Eta Aquarids occur every year in early May.