Take your kids on a moonlit walk tonight
It's the supermoon, after all! What better way to commemorate such a rare event than to bask in its silvery splendor?
View ArticleTrump may stop NASA's “politically correct environmental monitoring”
Will he turn all the cameras around?
View ArticleWill Earth still exist in 5 billion years?
Astronomers look to another star and its orbiting planet for a sneak peek of own solar system when the sun becomes 100 times larger than it is now.
View ArticleEclipse, comet, and a full Snow Moon on the menu for Friday night
If this trifecta of sky antics doesn’t portend unicorn sightings and magic portals, then nothing will.
View ArticleHeavenly 19th-century constellation cards are out of this world
The exquisite 'Urania's Mirror' box set included 32 celestial chart cards with perforated stars to help map the heavens.
View ArticlePhoto: Yosemite's view of the Milky Way and Andromeda
Not one galaxy, but two, afforded by the pristine skies of Yosemite National Park.
View ArticleNew 3D map offers clues about anomalies in Earth's magnetic field (Video)
A trio of satellites are gathering some surprising data to help us better understand Earth's complex and ever-changing magnetic field.
View ArticleEarth at night is dazzling (and disturbing)
NASA's latest satellite images showing how we've lit up the planet are a thing of wonder.
View ArticleWhat's the secret ingredient in food that makes you hungrier?
Study of a simulated mission to Mars makes a surprising discovery
View Article15 stunning photos of the nighttime sky
From pink lightning and northern lights to stars far far away, here's your daily dose of nighttime sky-candy.
View ArticleThese 2 towns have dimmed their lights to show off the glorious night sky
Stargazers are flocking to these neighboring towns in Colorado that have traded streetlights for starlight.
View ArticlePilot's cockpit photos show sky's drama like you've never seen it
When off-duty in the cockpit, Ecuador Airlines pilot Santiago Borja takes photos that would make Zeus proud.
View ArticleDrone maps underground caves by deliberately bumping into walls
The cave mapping is all part of tests to see how these technologies could one day explore and map other planets.
View ArticlePhoto: The disappearing Milky Way as seen over Mono Lake
Our star-spangled photo of the day is a reminder of things we're losing.
View ArticleStratolaunch might make getting into space cheaper and a bit greener
It takes a lot of fuel to get off the ground; launching from a plane can save time and energy.
View ArticleThe summer solstice is coming! Here's what to know
The 2017 solstice falls on June 20 or June 21 depending on where you are ... celebrate with a crash course in curiosities about the longest day of the year.
View ArticleMagical new eclipse stamp reveals a secret moon when you touch it
In honor of the upcoming eclipse, the new USPS Forever stamp uses thermochromic ink to offer two stamps in one.
View ArticleTime to move to the moon, says Stephen Hawking
Convinced that our time on Earth is short, the astrophysicist says we should (and could) hit the moon within 30 years.
View ArticleJulie Payette, engineer, scientist and astronaut, to become Governor General...
Because we all need role models and she is the living embodiment of the term.
View ArticleThis is the first known photo of a total solar eclipse
The first photo of a total solar eclipse was taken on July 28, 1851, by Johann Julius Friedrich Berkowski.
View ArticleTwo students find rare NASA flight suits for pennies at Florida thrift store
A lesson in the rewards of secondhand shopping.
View Article13 stellar things to know about the sun
While eclipse mania is reaching a fever pitch, here’s what to know about the star of the show.
View ArticleCelebrate the eclipse with moon music
While the sun may be stealing the show, the solar eclipse would be nothing without Earth's own heavenly satellite.
View Article5 gorgeous places on public land to watch the eclipse
The Trust for Public Land has protected more than 80 places along the path of totality; consider one of these for your viewing pleasure.
View Article12 things to know about the September equinox
Well hello, fall. (Or spring if you happen to be in the southern hemisphere.)
View Article11 things to know about this year’s Harvest Moon
This year’s Harvest Moon rises in all its giant, gorgeous glory on October 5, but its waxing and waning put on a good show too.
View ArticleSentinel-5P puts eyes in the sky to monitor progress in reducing atmospheric...
The successful launch of Sentinel-5P means scientists will soon have access to the most accurate monitoring yet of pollution and climate change related gases in earth's atmosphere
View ArticleThe world's 11 certified Dark Sky Reserves, where the stars run riot
Idaho is working hard to create an official dark sky reserve, which would make it the first in the US and the 12th in the world.
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