What is a blue moon? Everything to know before the upcoming celestial event
The second full moon of May — a blue moon — will make an appearance this weekend.
Space
admin Blue Origin rocket explodes during ground test
The company had announced its New Glenn rocket’s return to flight earlier this week after a second stage failure during…
An astronaut suddenly couldn’t speak in space. What does that mean for future missions?
A health scare prompted the first ever early return from the International Space Station for a medical reason. Does it…
Asteroid mission captures rarely seen perspective of Mars during close flyby
NASA’s Psyche mission to investigate a metal-rich asteroid captured rare glimpses of Mars during a recent flyby.
The most powerful rocket ever built is now even bigger and more powerful. But will it work?
SpaceX is set to reignite a make-or-break testing campaign of its Starship megarocket — and the stakes are high for…
The Milky Way ate another galaxy. Scientists say they’ve found the scraps
Unusual stellar remnants suggest the Milky Way might have eaten a galaxy called Loki billions of years ago, according to…