When you can see the final full moon of 2022 across America
Get ready, Earthlings! December’s full moon will shine bright Wednesday. The “cold moon” will be at its fullest just after 11 p.m. EST, and you’ll have a little bit more … Read More
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft sends back live views of the moon, Earth
NASA’s Orion spacecraft made a critical outbound flyby burn to ensure it is placed into orbit around the moon on Monday and, along the way, shared incredible views of Earth … Read More
James Webb Space Telescope won’t be renamed following investigation
The name of the James Webb Space Telescope will not be changed following a NASA investigation into alleged wrongdoing by the former administrator for whom the $10 billion space observatory is named … Read More
What’s next for NASA’s Artemis 1 mission?
Half a day after launching from Kennedy Space Center, NASA’s Orion spacecraft was more than 60,000 miles away from Earth, sending back the first images of our home planet. Orion … Read More
Monstrous asteroid to speed by Earth next week
A large “potentially hazardous asteroid” is expected to swing fewer than six lunar distances from Earth at the beginning of next month. The asteroid, known as 2022 RM4, is expected to … Read More
NASA’s DART asteroid collision shown in newly released photos
Stunning images showing NASA’s DART spacecraft’s intentional collision with an asteroid were released Tuesday. The Italian Space Agency shared the first images snapped by the tiny camera trailing the vending-machine-sized … Read More
Astronaut captures ‘space angel’ photo from while orbiting Earth
The photos are out of this world. A leading astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured some chilling images outside of Earth’s orbit that resemble an angelic figure. Samantha Cristoforetti … Read More
NASA delays Artemis 1 launch as Tropical Storm Ian moves toward Florida
After completing a fueling test of its mega moon rocket earlier this week, NASA engineers now have to contend with Tropical Storm Ian that is aiming for Florida during the next launch attempt. … Read More
Neptune’s rings shine bright in James Webb Space images
Neptune, a cold, unexplored world farthest from the sun, is getting its time in the light after the James Webb Space Telescope captured new images of the planet for the … Read More
NASA Mars inSight lander captures strikes on planet’s surface by 4 meteoroids
A NASA lander on Mars has captured the vibrations and sounds of four meteoroids striking the planet’s surface. Scientists reported Monday that Mars InSight detected seismic and acoustic waves from a … Read More
