A meteor shower is lighting up the night sky on Cinco de Mayo

Halley's Comet is bringing shooting stars to Earth this week.

• May 4, 2020

NASA awards $1 billion in moon lander contracts

Lunar lander is key to NASA's plans for landing astronauts on the moon in 2024.

• Apr 30, 2020

Hubble telescope captures spectacular images of "dying comet"

Before it burst into pieces, astronomers were hoping the comet would be visible by the naked eye when it zooms past Earth next month.

• Apr 29, 2020

Russian cargo ship delivers 2.8 tons of supplies to space station

The Progress carried out a two-orbit rendezvous, docking just three hours and 21 minutes after launch.

• Apr 25, 2020

Asteroid flying past Earth looks like it's wearing a face mask

But don't worry — it will keep its distance.

• Apr 24, 2020

Astronaut "can't even hug people" after 7 months in space

Jessica Meir said she's not used to isolation on Earth.

• Apr 24, 2020

Hubble Space Telescope still going strong after 30 years

Coronavirus disrupted plans to mark the Hubble Space Telescope's 30th anniversary, but its extraordinary work continues.

• Apr 24, 2020

SpaceX launches another batch of Starlink satellites

SpaceX continues its push to deploy a globe-spanning constellation of internet relay satellites.

• Apr 22, 2020

Lyrids meteor shower will bring shooting stars on Earth Day

With most people stuck inside due to the coronavirus pandemic, the meteor shower presents the perfect opportunity to explore nature.

• Apr 21, 2020

NASA sets date for first SpaceX astronaut flight

The historic flight will mark the resumption of U.S. astronaut flights to orbit from American soil after a nine-year hiatus.

• Apr 17, 2020

Star dancing around supermassive black hole proves Einstein right

After studying the star for nearly 30 years, astronomers have once again proven Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.

• Apr 16, 2020

Space station crew returns to world changed by coronavirus

They face an extended quarantine due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Apr 16, 2020

Scientists observe brightest star explosion ever seen

Astronomers believe the star was at least 100 times the mass of the sun.

• Apr 15, 2020

"It is quite surreal": Space crew to return amid coronavirus

Two astronauts who left Earth long before the coronavirus pandemic return to a changed world next week.

• Apr 10, 2020

Soyuz rocket with crew of 3 launched to space station

Coronavirus restrictions limited launch guests, but lack of fanfare had no impact on smooth climb to space.

• Apr 9, 2020

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