Air and Space

There are several astronomical events that will take place in April that are sure to get stargazers excited, and the first one that will dazzle us here on earth will be the full pink moon.

Retired NASA astronaut Doug Hurley explains how beer lovers can enjoy a beverage and save the planet at the same time.

"The whole sky is on fire," David Finlay says as he films the "mind-blowing" display.

A rare planetary alignment has arrived, and all you have to do to enjoy it is to know where and when to look.

The near-Earth object, called 2023 EY, has been posted on NASA’s asteroid database and listed as one of the next five asteroid approaches. Scientists estimate it is about 54 feet wide.

It’s a planetary alignment party and you’re invited!

While naked-eye comets are rare C/2023 A3 could be among the brightest in a decade.

NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office has been tracking a new asteroid named 2023 DW that has a very small chance of impacting Earth on Feb. 14, 2046.

Space fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see the launch of the world's first 3D-printed rocket from Florida's Space Coast.

Artemis I mission launched on Nov. 16, 2022 and then returned on Dec. 11, 2022. Uncrewed, it tested the Orion spacecraft and the SLS rocket, the most powerful rocket ever used.

The time has come for March’s full moon to light up the night’s sky, and if conditions are clear, it could be visible for several nights.

University of Maryland researchers were part of a team led by the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, which played a big part in confirming that DART actually worked.

A joint international effort is underway to set a time zone on the moon. The natural satellite makes a complete orbit around Earth every 27 days, but the moon takes nearly 30 days to complete a full lunar day.

The countdown was halted with just two minutes remaining until liftoff from Kennedy Space Center.

A satellite had a front-row seat as Mercury moved around the giant star.

Astronomers have discovered what appear to be massive galaxies dating back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang.

In the tour's unveiling Tuesday, the company said it has developed an airtight two-seat cabin and a balloon capable of rising to a 15-mile altitude.

The geomagnetic storm may affect satellite operations and could even lead to weak power-grid fluctuations.

A telescope captured the unusual light beam flashing from left to right across the sky in Hawaii in late January.