New survey of the Milky Way unveils 3.3 billion celestial objects

Stunning images released by the National Science Foundation show the most expansive slice of the galaxy to date produced by a single camera.

• Jan 19, 2023

Walter Cunningham, Apollo 7's last surviving astronaut, dies at 90

Cunningham was one of three men who served on the first human test flight of the Apollo spacecraft, a mission that helped pave the way for astronauts to walk on the moon for the first time just months later.

• Jan 4, 2023

Humans will live on the moon "in this decade," NASA official says

"We're going to be sending people down to the surface and they're going to be living on that surface and doing science," NASA official Howard Hu said.

• Nov 21, 2022

The science behind NASA's "smiling" sun

The sun appeared to be "smiling" down on Earth ahead of Halloween weekend. But what does it mean?

• Oct 31, 2022

How to watch Jupiter make its closest approach to Earth in decades

Stargazers can get the view of a lifetime on Monday night as Jupiter makes its closest approach to Earth since 1963.

• Sep 26, 2022