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Spring’s first meteor shower is reaching its peak. The Lyrids have surprised skygazers in the past with as many as 100 meteors per hour, but it’s not predicted to be as active this time around.

Cambridge researchers using the James Webb space telescope say they have detected two gases in the atmosphere of the planet K2-18b that hint at alien life.

After Wendy’s appeared to troll Katy Perry for participating in the Blue Origin space expedition, the brand issued a statement addressing the matter.

Finding evidence of life in the cosmos is the “holy grail” of exoplanet science, one of the scientists said, but there is still a 0.3% chance that the observation is a statistical fluke.

Scientists may have found a new Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system that orbits two failed stars.

Blue Origin’s flight features the first all-female crew since 1963 and includes big names like pop star Katy Perry, journalist Gayle King and philanthropist Lauren Sánchez.

As Blue Origin prepares for its NS-31 mission, learn more about the spaceflight and all-female crew that includes Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, Kerianne Flynn, Aisha Bowe and Amanda Nguyen.

The planet famous for its rovers went roving itself, departing the Kennedy Center’s REACH plaza and rolling east onto the roadway.

Discovered late last year, the asteroid 2024 YR4 was predicted at one point to have a 3% chance of smacking Earth in 2032.

It was a ten day trip that turned into a nine month stay at the International Space Station for two astronauts. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are back on Earth after splashing down off the coast of Florida on Tuesday. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville reports.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have made it back to Earth after enduring about nine months in space, far longer than originally planned for.

A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts.

Four astronauts rocketed into orbit Friday evening on their way to the International Space Station.

The celestial event in which the moon turns an eerie red color will occur on March 13 to 14 and will be visible in all 50 states.

After several delays, the mission launched from California on Tuesday.

In a press conference on Tuesday, Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spoke about their nine months aboard the International Space Station in advance of their return home.

Friday is the final night to catch a glimpse of a celestial spectacle in the sky, the Parade of Planets! It’s a rare event where in some places all seven other planets in our solar system can be seen all at once. NBC10 First Alert Weather meteorologist James Gregorio explains how to view the special event in the sky. 

Sanchez invited Perry and King along with Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist who now heads an engineering firm, research scientist Amanda Nguyen and movie producer Kerianne Flynn.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will all be visible in the sky in some form on Feb. 28.

All seven of Earth’s neighboring planets will be visible as the sun sets this week. Here’s everything to know about the event.