Snake-like NASA robot in development to search for life in space

The Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) could take ocean world research to the next level with "deeper exploration into areas that were once unattainable."

• May 8, 2023

NASA launches two satellites to study tropical storms

Four TROPICS satellites will monitor tropical storm development and intensification on an hourly basis to improve forecasting.

• May 7, 2023

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower peaks Saturday. Here's how to watch.

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower​ peaks around each year during early May as Earth passes through the debris trail from Halley's Comet.

• May 5, 2023

How to see Friday's full "Flower Moon" and penumbral lunar eclipse

The flower moon is one of the names given to May's full moon due to the abundance of flowers associated with spring in the Northern Hemisphere.

• May 4, 2023

A star is seen swallowing a planet "in one gulp" for the first time ever

It's a gloomy preview of what will happen to Earth when our sun morphs into a red giant and gobbles the four inner planets.

• May 4, 2023

Astronomers detect "Scary Barbie" black hole ripping apart huge star

"Supernova sleuths" have found a "scary" supermassive black hole – with the help of artificial intelligence.

• May 1, 2023

After multiple delays, SpaceX launches powerful internet satellite for ViaSat

The third-generation satellite is the first of three designed to provide high-speed internet to customers anywhere in the world.

• Apr 30, 2023

SpaceX launches one rocket, but glitch derails another

A Falcon Heavy flight was delayed, but another SpaceX launch went well as two SES satellites were successfully deployed.

• Apr 28, 2023

Japanese moon landing attempt appears failed after ispace craft loses contact

Contact was lost during the spacecraft's final descent, presumably the result of a crippling malfunction.

• Apr 25, 2023

Stunning images show northern lights shining across the U.S.

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, were distinctly visible, appearing in skies over a vast section of the country.

• Apr 24, 2023

How to watch the Lyrid meteor shower this weekend

The Lyrids have lit up the sky for the past 2,700 years and potentially dozens of meteors could be seen per hour.

• Apr 21, 2023

SpaceX launch of Starship rocket ends in midair explosion

The Starship rocket is the largest and most powerful rocket ever built.

• Apr 20, 2023

Here's how to watch the rare hybrid solar eclipse

The next hybrid solar eclipse won't happen until 2031.

• Apr 19, 2023

Retired NASA spacecraft hours away from crashing back to Earth

Here's how "a very lucky observer" may get to see it fall from the sky.

• Apr 19, 2023

"Mysterious spiral" illuminates Alaska sky

"I always see strange things in the sky but this was insane," one woman who saw the mysterious spiral said.

• Apr 18, 2023

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