Latest articles by Hanneke Weitering
Mercury, Venus and the first-quarter moon — along with the stars Spica and Arcturus — will appear to form a straight line in the evening sky on Sept. 13, 2021.
The tiny planet Mercury will make a close approach to the crescent moon in the evening sky tonight (Sept. 8).
As Hurricane Larry churned through the Atlantic Ocean this weekend, astronauts at the International Space Station kept a watchful eye on the storm from space.
NASA astronauts at the International Space Station will only enjoy a half-day off from work on Labor Day today (Sept. 5).
It may not have gone as smoothly as we thought.
The International Space Station will have to wait one more day to receive its next cargo shipment.
On Friday (Aug. 27) Maxar Technologies' WorldView-2 satellite spotted SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo spacecraft from orbit.
"Today just wasn't the right day," NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei tweeted after a minor medical issue postponed his spacewalk.
Billionaire Jared Isaacman is looking for a brewery to make beer with space-flown hops — for a good cause.
While flying over the Red Planet for the 11th time last week, the little helicopter caught a view of its "mothership" — NASA's Perseverance rover
The annual Perseid meteor shower, one of the best displays of "shooting stars" this year, put on a spectacular show for skywatchers around the world.
While many Americans will celebrate the Fourth of July with a day off from work, astronauts at the International Space Station are spending their holiday preparing a cargo ship's return to Earth.
Arianespace lofted another 36 OneWeb broadband satellites today (July 1) in a milestone that will allow the company to begin providing internet access.
NASA will launch dozens of student experiments to space on a sounding rocket today (June 25), and you can watch it live here.
Find maps, diagrams and animations of the "ring of fire" solar eclipse on June 10, 2021.
Two Russian cosmonauts took a spacewalk outside the International Space Station today (June 2) to prepare an old docking module for disposal.
President Joe Biden's federal budget proposal for 2022 gives NASA more science funding than ever before while continuing to pave the way for the next human moon landing in 2024.
To celebrate the Super Flower Blood Moon, the company behind Bagel Bites says it's giving away "moon deeds."
If you can't see the "Super Flower Blood Moon" eclipse of May 26 in person, check out these live webcasts!
China just successfully landed its first rover on Mars, becoming only the second nation to do so.
China is about to attempt its first landing on the Red Planet.
Red wine stored at the International Space Station for more than a year returned to Earth looking and testing a bit different, and it aged faster than wine on Earth.
The last quarter moon will shine like a big, cheesy taco in the sky tonight (May 4), and Taco Bell is celebrating the lunar phase by giving away free tacos.
A Vega rocket is scheduled to launch a new Earth observation satellite and several other small payloads into orbit for a return-to-flight mission tonight (April 28), and you can watch it live online.
