Rare blue supermoon to appear this week: What to know

NASA says a Blue Moon refers not to its color but to any month with two full moons in the 29.5-day lunar cycle.

NASA's most multinational space crew rockets to the ISS

A NASA astronaut was joined on the predawn liftoff from Kennedy Space Center by fliers from Denmark, Japan and Russia. They clasped one another's gloved hands upon reaching orbit.

India becomes fourth country to land on the moon, first near the south pole

India’s successful moon landing comes just days after Russia’s Luna-25, which was aiming for the same lunar region, spun into an uncontrolled orbit and crashed.

James Webb Space Telescope captures new beauty of dying star

The ring nebula captured by James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam is 2,500 light-years away and known as M57 and NHC6720. NIRCam's sensitivity captures new details of the structures within the celestial object.

Indiana man believes meteorite crashed through his roof

An Indiana man is feeling lucky after he says something fell out of space and hit his roof, and he is 100 percent sure it's special.

Russia's 1st lunar mission in nearly 50 years crashes into the moon

Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on the south pole of the moon, an area where scientists believe there could be important reserves of frozen water and precious elements.

Russia launches its first mission to moon in nearly 50 years

The launch from Russia’s spaceport in the Far East of the Luna-25 craft to the moon is Russia’s first since 1976 when it was part of the Soviet Union.

Perseid meteor shower 2023: Where, when to watch this weekend

The Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend and it’s an especially perfect time to watch because the moon will be in its waning crescent phase, making the skies darker than usual.

NASA to resume Chicago flyovers Tuesday as part of research project

Scientists with NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center will once again fly over the skies of Chicago Tuesday to conduct a research project on air quality.

NASA conducts low-altitude flight over Chicago area Wednesday
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Did you hear the loud roar of jet engines in the skies above the Chicago on Wednesday? Nothing to worry about, just our friends at NASA conducting experiments on the atmosphere.

EAA AirVenture, Lake Winnebago crashes Saturday; 4 dead, 2 injured

Aircraft crashes in the Oshkosh area – one on the EAA AirVenture grounds, the other in Lake Winnebago – left four people dead and two others hurt Saturday.