Air and Space

Nicole Mann, a member of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, is headed to the International Space Station as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission.

This isn’t your typical moon, either. Because the Hunter’s Moon rises lower than usual from the horizon, it will appear much larger and more orange due to an effect known as the “moon illusion.”

It might be hard to watch the celestial event however because the full Hunter's Moon, which peaks on the same nights is expected to outshine the shooting stars.

The rule goes into effect in 30 days, and airlines have up to 90 days to comply.

The DART mission is humanity's first-ever attempt to change the motion of an asteroid in space by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it.

After completing a fueling test of its mega moon rocket earlier this week, NASA engineers now have to contend with Tropical Depression Nine that appears to be aimed at Florida during the next launch attempt.

Jupiter will soon reach opposition, appearing larger and brighter than at any other point of the year. At the same time, it’ll make its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60 years.

The Double Asteroid Redirect, or DART, spacecraft will be used as a battering ram to crash into a near-Earth asteroid on Sept. 26.

The next full moon is the harvest moon. Stargazers can see it, appearing opposite the sun in Earth-based longitude, at 5:59 a.m. ET on Saturday morning.

The woman told authorities she had not known the man prior to the incident and that he repeatedly stared at her during the flight.

New images from the James Webb and Hubble space telescopes have produced a stunning view of the Phantom Galaxy, a "grand design" spiral galaxy located 32 million light-years away from Earth.

The Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified the victim as Jermani Thompson.

While the planet may be nearly double the size of Earth, initial observations and calculations indicate the planet is five times denser -- which could be consistent with a surface covered in a very deep ocean.

History will have to wait a few more days. NASA’s Artemis I launch, scheduled for Monday morning, will be postponed until at least the end of the week thanks to a series of delays and technical problems during its first launch attempt.

Artemis 1 mission: NASA's Space Launch System and Orion are set to launch from Kennedy Space Center launchpad 39B no earlier than 8:33 a.m. on August 29.

The tweet of the audio, which NASA called the ‘Black Hole Remix,' quickly went viral and has been viewed over 15 million times.

The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all.

NOAA predicts auroras could be seen as far as Oregon, Pennsylvania and even Iowa from Wednesday to Friday.