This is the sun’s time to shine: Sunday is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Sunday is the solstice, marking the start of astronomical…
Read more Sunday to mark the longest day of the year for half the planetNEW YORK — The first solar eclipse of the year will grace Antarctica, and only a lucky few will get to bask — or waddle — in its…
Read more A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse will dazzle people and penguins in AntarcticaNEW YORK — A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand a mysterious invisible substance that helps hold the universe together. The ordinary matter all…
Read more Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxiesCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As more and more space junk comes crashing down, a new study shows how earthquake monitors can better track incoming objects by tuning into…
Read more Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic boomsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An astronaut in need of doctors’ care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA’s first medical evacuation. The four…
Read more NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuationNEW YORK — The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor…
Read more The year’s first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skiesCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit…
Read more The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wondersTwo NATO-nation intelligence services suspect Russia is developing a new anti-satellite weapon to target Elon Musk’s Starlink constellation with destructive orbiting clouds of shrapnel, with the aim of…
Read more Starlink in the crosshairs: How Russia could attack Elon Musk’s conquering of spaceNEW YORK — The last major meteor shower of the year, known as the Ursids, peaks soon, bringing glowing streaks to nighttime and early morning skies. Compared to…
Read more Catch the Ursid meteor shower as it peaks just before ChristmasYes the darkest day of the year is here, but that means brighter days are ahead. Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator,…
Read more Shortest day of the year descending on Northern Hemisphere: what to knowCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Saturn’s giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more…
Read more Saturn’s moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggestsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the…
Read more Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to EarthThis combination of ultraviolet spectrum images provided by NASA shows atmospheric features of the planet Mars in July 2022, left, during the southern hemisphere’s summer season, and the…
Read more NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decadeCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA’s Perseverance rover. The crackling…
Read more Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on MarsBEIJING — China launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft on Tuesday to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China’s…
Read more China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 astronautsCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA unveiled close-up pictures on Wednesday of the interstellar comet that’s making a quick one-and-done tour of the solar system. Discovered over the summer,…
Read more NASA unveils close-up pictures of the comet popping by from another starCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight…
Read more Blue Origin launches huge rocket carrying twin NASA spacecraft to MarsBEIJING (AP) — The stranded crew of a Chinese space mission is “in good condition, working and living normally,” China’s Manned Space Engineering office said on Tuesday. The…
Read more China’s stranded astronauts ‘in good condition’ after space debris delays planned returnFILE – Chinese astronaut for the Shenzhou 20 mission, Chen Dong, center, speaks next to his comrades Chen Zhongrui, right, and Wang Jie as they attend a send-off…
Read more Stranded astronauts ‘in good condition’ after space debris delays planned returnNEW YORK — The moon will look slightly bigger and brighter Wednesday night during the closest supermoon of the year. The moon’s orbit around the Earth isn’t a…
Read more How to spot November’s supermoon, the closest of the year
