A rare comet brightens the night skies in October
NEW YORK -- Prepare to spot a rare, bright comet. The space rock is slinging toward Earth from the outer...
Planets
A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- A spacecraft blasted off Monday to investigate the scene of a cosmic crash. The European Space...
NASA switches off instrument on Voyager 2 spacecraft to save power
NEW YORK -- To save power, NASA has switched off another scientific instrument on its long-running Voyager 2 spacecraft.The space...
NASA’s Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on the surface of Pluto’s moon
NEW YORK -- NASA's Webb Space Telescope has identified new clues about the surface of Pluto's largest moon.It detected for...
Earth will have a temporary ‘mini moon’ for two months
WASHINGTON -- Earth's moon will soon have some company — a “mini moon.”The mini moon is actually an asteroid about...
Scientists detect longest pair of jets streaming from a supermassive black hole
NEW YORK -- Scientists have discovered the longest pair of jets streaming from a black hole in a distant galaxy....
Catch a partial lunar eclipse during September’s supermoon
NEW YORK -- Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon, all rolled into one. The spectacle will be...
NASA spacecraft to study Jupiter moon’s underground ocean cleared for October launch
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA on Monday approved next month’s launch to Jupiter’s moon Europa after reviewing the spacecraft’s ability...
Tiny glass beads suggest the moon had active volcanoes when dinosaurs roamed Earth
NEW YORK -- Volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth, new research suggests.The evidence: three tiny...
New research suggests volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth
New research suggests volcanoes were still erupting on the moon when dinosaurs roamed Earth
