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As of Thursday, Aug. 21, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and only 3% will be lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's ...
Expect to see a moon-sized dark spot in the sky for the end of August when a rare black moon takes place over Iowa.
The Psyche spacecraft is on a six-year journey to reach a metal-rich asteroid by the same name. Well into its voyage, the probe looked back at its home planet and captured a rare view of Earth, ...
The International Space Station captured the unusually large storm as it swirled near the East Coast of the United States.
The Milky Way is expected to shine every night through August as it gets higher in a darker sky throughout the United States, including Florida.
In a bold, strategic move for the U.S., acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy announced plans on August 5 to build a nuclear fission reactor for deployment on the lunar surface in 2030. Doing so would ...
Organizers behind the Correct The Map campaign say the Mercator map's shrinking of Africa minimizes the continent's global influence — and is just plain inaccurate.
The "black moon," a rare phenomenon that occurs during a new moon phase of the lunar cycle, will occur this weekend. But don't get your hopes up too much, scientists say, because it will be ...
Starship's 10th flight test will lift off from SpaceX's Starbase launch site in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. The company has yet to successfully launch and land the stainless-steel spacecraft, ...
Jim Walmsley is the first to admit that he hates to sit still, hates having downtime. It’s one of the reasons he’s ended up ...
Tensions between President Trump and Brazil’s leader could derail a promising alliance to unlock the world’s second largest ...
A deeper look into carbon flux is now possible—thanks to a deep pool of scientific collaboration. And for once, the spotlight is on Asia.