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NASA hears from Voyager 1, the most distant spacecraft from Earth, after months of quiet
The most distant spacecraft from Earth stopped sending back understandable data last November.
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A Soyuz capsule carrying 3 crew from the International Space Station lands safely in Kazakhstan
The International Space Station is now one of the last remaining areas of collaboration between Russia and the West amid tensions over Moscow’s military action in Ukraine.
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Here's a new, ‘twisted' look at the black hole at the center of our galaxy
Black holes — how do they work? New images of the magnetic field of the black hole at the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way, may help us understand them a little better.
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Astronomers find record-breaking black hole that swallows a sun a day
Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe. The record-breaking quasar has a black hole at its heart that’s so big and growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day.
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US company's lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week
Another private U.S. company is taking a shot at the moon, launching a month after a rival’s lunar lander missed its mark.
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Moon landing attempt by US company appears doomed after ‘critical' fuel leak
The first U.S. moon landing attempt in more than 50 years appeared to be doomed after a private company’s spacecraft developed a “critical” fuel leak just hours after Monday’s launch.
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120 meteors per hour possible as Geminid meteor shower peaks. When and where to look
The Geminid meteor shower may have started earlier this month, but it is soon expected to reach its peak, and when it does, it could be one of the best shows in years.
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Scientists discover oldest black hole yet, a ‘behemoth' from 470 million years after the Big Bang
Scientists have discovered the oldest black hole yet, formed a mere 470 million years after the Big Bang.
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Rare ‘ring of fire' solar eclipse will slice across Americas today
Tens of millions in the Americas are getting front-row seats for a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun.
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NASA shares photos of Saturn moon, prompting food comparisons
The photos show Pan, the innermost of Saturn’s known moons.
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SpaceX launches four multinational astronauts to International Space Station
Four astronauts from four countries rocketed toward the International Space Station on Saturday.
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India becomes first country to land on moon's south pole
India’s space program landed a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Wednesday, an unchartered territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water and precious elements.
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Russian spacecraft suffers ‘abnormal situation' on way to moon's south pole
Russia reported an “abnormal situation” Saturday on its moon-bound Luna-25 spacecraft, which launched earlier this month.
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NYC kids launch balloon with gummy bears and marshmallows into space
The balloon came equipped with a GoPro camera to record the journey, as well as some snacks — but not for eating on the way.
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NYC kids launch balloon with gummy bears and marshmallows into space
The children from the Taft Houses NYCHA complex sent a balloon into the atmosphere and caught the whole journey on GoPro video.
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Russia is back on the lunar path. A rocket blasts off on its first moon mission in nearly 50 years
A rocket carrying a lunar landing craft has blasted off on Russia’s first moon mission in nearly 50 years, racing to land on Earth’s satellite ahead of an Indian spacecraft.
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What is the Lion's Gate Portal? Astrologers consider August 8 a lucky day
Every year on August 8, an astrological event called the Lion’s Gate Portal “opens” in the sky.
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NASA restores contact with Voyager 2 spacecraft after weeks of silence from interstellar space
NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft is back in contact again, after flight controllers corrected a mistake that had led to weeks of silence.
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‘They're real': Paranormal expert responds to congressional UFO hearing
After three retired military officials testified to Congress about their experience with UFOs, professional paranormal researcher Derrel Sims explains why we should all take note.