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Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you'd like an expert to answer, send it to ... .</ ...
In this episode, Astronomy magazine Editor Dave Eicher invites you to head out the evening of May 5 to see Mars close to the ...
Is it easier to fall asleep in low gravity?” and other spaceflight questions, answered by two NASA sleep scientists.
Passionate about Mars, the professor at Arizona State University has been part of the missions of the legendary robots that NASA has sent to the red planet since the 90s, such as 'Curiosity,' 'Spirit, ...
Key programs on the chopping block include the Mars Sample Return mission-intended to bring back samples collected by the ...
Meanwhile, astronomers are keeping watch for a rare nova—a sudden explosion of a distant star—that could appear to the naked eye sometime in the coming months. When it happens, the nova will ...
A preliminary vote count in Cameron County, Texas, shows 97.25% of voters in favor of incorporating the SpaceX launch site ...
The ‘Shock Doctrine’ author explains the dark logic of Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s path of destruction and why billionaire oligarchs are so angry.
Star Wars isn't very explicit about what is shot out of a handheld blaster or from the cannons on an X-wing. They sure look ...
Life is full of trade-offs, and stargazing is no different. Nights are certainly warmer, but you have to stay up much later ...
The Full or Flower Moon is on May 12. The Moon is Last Quarter, rising at midnight, on May 20. On the 22nd, the waning ...
A budget proposal released on May 2 includes not only cuts to NASA's science budget, but an early end to its SLS moon rocket.