Jupiter Opposition 2021: When, how to see Jupiter at its biggest, brightest
Jupiter reaches its biggest and brightest point in the night sky tonight. Here’s how to view the gas giant.
SpaceX boss Elon Musk says Starship will land humans on moon ‘probably sooner’ than 2024
SpaceX boss Elon Musk tweeted Starlink will land humans on the moon "probably sooner" than 2024.
Perseid meteor shower peaks: When, where and how to watch
NASA warns that the next Perseid meteor shower may not be visible until 2024. The agency expects the sky in 2022 and 2023 will not be ideal during the Perseids’ peak.
The Perseid Meteor Shower this year will be better than usual. Here's the best ways to watch
Less light pollution from the moon means the annual shower will be more visible in the night sky, featuring meteors that could see up to 60 meteors per hour.
Stunning time-lapse shows Perseids meteors streak across night sky
Stunning time-lapse video captured Perseids meteors streaking across the starry sky.
Dixie fire: Satellite video shows blaze burning from outer space
Satellite video shows the impact of the Dixie fire which has reached 197,487 acres and is only 22% contained as of July 26.
New FAA rules suggest Bezos isn’t an astronaut, despite spaceflight
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos may have reached space, but he’s fallen short on being called an astronaut.
Asteroid the size of Giza pyramid, Taj Mahal passes 'close' to Earth
The 2008 GO20 asteroid is between 318 and 720 feet tall and has drawn comparisons to the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Moon aligns with Saturn and Jupiter in weekend celestial show
The moon will align with Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky this weekend. Here’s how you can watch.
Buck moon: When to see July 2021’s full moon and why it may look red
The buck moon may glow reddish-orange this week because of smoke particles traveling from the 13 fires raging across the western United States. Here’s how you can view this month’s full moon.
Blue Origin launches Jeff Bezos into space on company's 1st human flight
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin launched its first crewed rocket on Tuesday with the billionaire on board, along with three others.
Wally Funk, female aviation pioneer, becomes oldest person in space at 82
Wally Funk finally got to live her dream on Blue Origin’s rocket launch Tuesday, becoming the oldest person to go to space at 82.
NASA astronauts growing chile peppers aboard International Space Station
NASA astronauts are spicing up their diets, growing chile peppers for the first time aboard the International Space Station.
Virgin Galactic giving away two free seats on 2022 spaceflight
Following Sunday's successful mission, Virgin Galactic is giving away two free seats on their first commercial suborbital spaceflight slated for 2022.
Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson, 5 others into space
Richard Branson and five other crew members reached the edge of space Sunday, making him one of only roughly 600 people to ever leave the Earth’s atmosphere.
'Mega comet' discovered flying into solar system: scientists
According to scientists on social media, the hunk of rock and ice will approach as close as Saturn's orbit in the next decade.
DTW's North Terminal to be renamed after Wayne County Exec. Warren Evans
The North Terminal opened in 2008 as the airport retired its Smith and Berry terminals and has been called that due to its location on the airport's campus.
China Mars rover beams back spectacular images from red planet
New images were released Friday of China’s first Mars rover Zhurong.
Jupiter's largest moon seen in first close-up in two decades
The spacecraft flew closer to Jupiter’s largest moon than any other in more than two decades, offering dramatic glimpses of the icy orb.
Jeff Bezos plans to go to space aboard Blue Origin flight in July
Jeff Bezos, his brother and the winner of an auction will be aboard Blue Origin’s first human space flight on July 20.