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SCIENCE June 1, 2021

Asteroid the size of Seattle's Space Needle to pass near Earth

A "potentially hazardous" asteroid the size of Seattle's Space Needle is expected to pass near Earth on Tuesday.

SCIENCE May 26, 2021

NASA's VIPER rover to look for water, resources on moon

NASA's ambitious lunar program Artemis will send the agency's first mobile robot to the moon in late 2023.

SCIENCE May 26, 2021

Blood Moon lunar eclipse enthralls viewers

A super "Blood Moon" captured the attention of viewers across the world on Wednesday.

SCIENCE May 25, 2021

Who gets to be an astronaut during the private spaceflight boom?

As more companies start selling tickets to space, a question looms: Who gets to call themselves an astronaut?

Moon May 24, 2021

Cosmic 2-for-1: Total lunar eclipse combines with supermoon

The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years coincides with a supermoon this week for quite a cosmic show.

SCIENCE May 20, 2021

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson addresses China concerns, asks for billions in funding

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson addressed concerns on Wednesday regarding recent competition from China's space program.

SCIENCE May 6, 2021

Bezos' Blue Origin flight: How you can bid for a seat

Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' spaceflight company Blue Origin announced Tuesday that it would auction off one of the seats on its first-ever crewed mission this summer.

SCIENCE May 6, 2021

SpaceX's Starship has successfully landed for the first time: what's next?

SpaceX achieved the first successful touchdown of its prototype Starship rocket during the latest test flight of the next-generation launch vehicle in south Texas on Wednesday, after four previous landing attempts ended in explosions.

SCIENCE May 5, 2021

Eta Aquarid 2021 meteor shower: How to watch

The Eta Aquarid meteor shower will peak Wednesday evening into early Thursday morning, giving curious viewers the opportunity to see debris from the famous Halley's Comet.

SCIENCE May 4, 2021

Chinese rocket debris to make an uncontrolled reentry: What happened the last time

The almost 100-foot core of China's Long March 5B rocket is likely to make an uncontrolled reentry at an unknown point in the coming days.

SCIENCE May 1, 2021

NASA astronauts grow leafy greens for longest stint on ISS

NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Commander Michael Hopkins and project scientists at Florida's Kennedy Space Center have grown leafy greens aboard the International Space Station for 64 days, the longest duration to date.