Air and Space

As NASA’s Orion capsule swung out from behind the moon Monday, onboard cameras sent back a picture of Earth — a blue dot surrounded by blackness.

The West Coast will benefit from a large dome of high pressure helping to provide clear skies for the Leonid meteor Shower. However, much of the U.S. is facing cold temperatures that will make sky gazing a winter sport.

Nearly 50 years after the last men walked on the moon, NASA is one step closer to sending the first woman. The Artemis I mission blasted off early Wednesday on an ambitious test flight of the agency’s new moon rocket and capsule.

Two military planes from World War II collided mid-air during a Veterans Day air show at Dallas Executive Airport on Saturday.

The NASA manager in charge of the remains of both lost space shuttles said it's one of the biggest pieces of Challenger ever found in the decades since the accident.

Totality will last nearly 1 1/2 hours — from 5:16 a.m. to 6:41 a.m. EST — as Earth passes directly between the moon and sun.

In November, U.S. sky gazers will enjoy a lunar eclipse and a planet parade with a few ongoing meteor showers as highlights.

North America will experience its last total lunar eclipse in November until 2025. According to NASA, the weather can impact how red the moon will look. The more dust and clouds in Earth’s atmosphere, the redder the moon will appear.

It happened during the Orionids meteor shower over Nova Scotia.

NASA has selected 16 people who will spend nine months researching how much information is publicly available about UFOs, and how much more is needed to better understand unexplained sightings.

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has provided a new detailed look at the Pillars of Creation that shows the scene in high definition. The region is where young stars form and lies 6,500 light-years away.

While the Orionids meteor shower peak is on Oct. 21, the Orionids will be active through Nov. 22. NASA says that some of these Orionids can leave behind glowing "trains," and some faster meteors could also become fireballs.

American Airlines responded, stating that its passengers come 'in all different sizes and shapes.'

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.