May’s Full Flower Moon Coincides with a Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
Here’s everything you need to know about the special double feature.
Here’s everything you need to know about the special double feature.
Our planet is spinning more than 1000 mph at the equator while simultaneously zipping through space at 67,000 mph.
About a third of all lunar eclipses only ever hit the “partially illuminated” shadow of the Earth's penumbra. Here's how to see it happen this May.
Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman will make up the crew of Artemis II when it launches in 2024.
This Earth Day, the Lyrid meteor shower peaks overnight. Lay back and watch the shooting stars that will seem to emanate from the constellation Lyra.
On April 20, 2023, you can partake in one of the rarest types of eclipses: a hybrid solar eclipse.
Let's debunk some planetary misconceptions to make you feel a little bit closer to the majesty of space. Except, maybe not to Uranus.
How long is a day on Mars? What about a year on Venus? The answers will probably mess with your sense of time.
You'll have to be an early bird to catch a glimpse of March’s full worm moon at its peak in 2023.
The next comet visible from Earth is worth digging out your old pair of binoculars to see.
Yes, Mercury will appear to move backwards when it’s in retrograde. No, that doesn’t mean your electronics or your relationships will fail.
On Pluto, you might be able to toss it over the equivalent of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
NASA counts a surprising number of astronauts from the past and present who hail from the Buckeye State.
In 1972, Apollo 16 commander John Young walked on the moon—and broke some wind.
The wolf moon—the first full moon of 2023—is a great chance for astronomy enthusiasts to ring in the new year.
From scratch-resistant eyeglass lenses to memory foam, here’s all the tech you should be thanking NASA for.
The Geminids are famous for producing some of the brightest and most frequent meteors of the year.
NASA is organizing a task force that will determine how the agency studies UFOs in the future.
William Shatner blasted off in October 2021 and quickly suffered what's been dubbed ’the overview effect,’ or realizing Earth is just a space dot.
The cameras documenting NASA’s DART mission are named LUKE and LEIA.
In addition to capturing spectacles millions of light years away, the James Webb Space Telescope can also show us planets like Jupiter from a fresh perspective.
The Perseid meteor shower will be hard to observe in 2022, but it's still worth looking up at its peak between Thursday, August 11 and Friday, August 12.
Venus has been called “Earth’s evil twin,” and that's not—sadly—because it looks just like Earth but has a mustache.
Though Nichelle Nichols was best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura on 'Star Trek,' she also played a key role in the formation of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program and inspired generations of STEM leaders.