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SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk and the SpaceX team are recognized by Vice President Mike Pence at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center following the launch of the company’s Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station on May 30, 2020.

Elon Musk apparently threatened by Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin

By Mike Wall published

Russian space chief Dmitry Rogozin has apparently threatened Elon Musk, but the SpaceX founder and CEO doesn't seem too bothered.

A lunar eclipse seen on May 26, 2021 in Auckland, New Zealand.

What is a lunar eclipse?

By Colin Stuart published

Reference Lunar eclipses occur when the moon falls into Earth's shadow, creating a blood moon, and can be total, partial or penumbral. Here's when one will happen next.

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Full Moon. December 8, 2017. NASA Goddard.

Phases of the moon

By Colin Stuart published

Reference From new moon to full moon.

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The moon looks red during a total lunar eclipse.

Flower moon lunar eclipse rises this weekend: Everything you need to know

By Elizabeth Howell published

You can watch a lunar eclipse turn the Flower Moon red on May 15 or 16, depending on your location, and it's even broadcast online in case you can't see it in person.

A camera in Georgia caught a 'space jellyfish' soaring through teh mornign sky.

Cameras caught a 'space jellyfish' fly over Georgia. Here’s what it really was.

By Brandon Specktor published

A so-called “space jellyfish” seen in the sky over Georgia was actually a SpaceX rocket launch. Here’s why it looked so weird.

These star trails are from the Eta Aquarids meteor shower of 2020, as seen from Cordoba, Argentina, at its peak on May 6.

How to watch the Eta Aquarids meteor shower this weekend

By Elizabeth Howell published

The show originates from Halley's Comet and may generate as many as 30 shooting stars an hour.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught an image of a mid-level solar flare emitted by the sun on Oct. 1, 2015.

Giant blob of solar plasma could 'graze' Earth this weekend, NOAA says

By Brandon Specktor published

A mild coronal mass ejection could slam into our planet on Saturday, May 7, according to NOAA.

Canada (pictured several hundred thousand miles in the background) may start prosecuting astronauts for crimes committed on the moon.

Astronauts can no longer commit crimes on the moon, Canada decrees

By Brandon Specktor published

The Canadian government is considering a measure that will make it illegal for Canadian astronauts to commit crimes in space.

An artist's impression of the new sinuous discrete aurora over Mars.

Scientists discover bizarre 'worm-like' aurora stretching halfway across Mars

By Brandon Specktor published

Scientists detected an enormous new type of aurora stretching halfway across the Martian atmosphere.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash in the bottom left portion of the image – on May 3, 2022.

Huge solar flare captured in stunning NASA image as it fires off from the sun

By Ben Turner published

A powerful solar flare just erupted from the surface of the sun — and NASA captured stunning footage of it.

The final scene from 'The Empire Strikes Back'

May the 4th be with you: 7 wild 'Star Wars' technologies scientists are building right now

By Brandon Specktor published

From warp drives to lightsabers to deadly battle droids, here are 7 futuristic Star Wars technologies that scientists are working on in real life.

an image of a meteor streaking above a river in Spain

Meteorites from flaming fireball over Mississippi scattered across the state

By Tia Ghose published

NASA is urging people not to send them in for analysis.

The universe. Nebula Abstract background. Xuanyu Han via Getty Images

What is the universe?

By Paul Sutter published

Reference It's quite a big question and a lot is still unknown about the universe, but we'll tell you everything that we do know, from how the universe was created, how old it is and what it's even made of.

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Venus (lower left) and Jupiter during a close conjunction over Rome on May 1, 2022.

Fuzzy 'halo' envelops Venus as it cozies up to Jupiter in photo of planetary conjunction

By Elizabeth Howell published

A thin cloud over the planets created a colorful 'corona' around Venus.

Cosmonauts (from left) Denis Matveev and Oleg Artemyev worked outside the International Space Station's Russian segment for 6 hours and 37 minutes outfitting Nauka and configuring the European robotic arm in April 2022.

Russia will pull out of the International Space Station, space agency chief confirms

By Tom Metcalfe published

Russia has confirmed it will pull out of the International Space Station (ISS), due to sanctions imposed over the Ukraine invasion.

An artist's impression of star formation in the early universe, a few hundred million years after the Big Bang.

The universe could stop expanding 'remarkably soon', study suggests

By Brandon Specktor published

The universe may stop expanding in just 100 million years if dark energy decays over time, a new study suggests.

A livestream from TimeandDate.com captured this stunning view of a solar eclipse in Argentina on April 30, 2022.

Black Moon solar eclipse looks otherworldly in stunning images

By Elizabeth Howell published

The rare partial solar eclipse stunned skywatchers on Apirl 30. Here's a look at their images.

A partial solar eclipse is seen as the sun rises behind the Delaware Breakwater Lighthouse, Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Lewes Beach in Delaware.

Don't miss the solar eclipse today: How to watch live

By Elizabeth Howell published

As much as 64% of the sun will temporarily disappear from view Saturday (April 30), as a rare solar eclipse moves across part of our planet.

a fireball streaking over water

Fireball 10 times brighter than the moon streaks over Mississippi, triggering a massive boom

By Tia Ghose published

It struck with the force of 3 tons of TNT.

A portion of the 17-mile long particle accelerator that makes up the LHC

Large Hadron Collider breaks new record only days after it reopens

By Scott Dutfield published

It only took the LHC days to break its own record after it reopened.