Space
President Trump Turned Down by NASA
May 17, 2017, 3:35 pm EDT
NASA has turned down a request by President Trump to include astronauts on the upcoming inaugural launch of the Exploration Mission-1.
Jupiter Appears to be Close to the Moon
May 12, 2017, 6:05 pm EDT
Because of their orbits, Jupiter seems to be close to Earth’s moon in the night sky.
Aurora Borealis Glows Brightly for ISS Camera
May 12, 2017, 6:00 pm EDT
A gorgeous video of the aurora borealis is transmitted from the International Space Station.
Two-Year Secret Space Mission Ends
May 8, 2017, 2:00 pm EDT
Producer Jennifer Willen describes how a mysterious U.S. space plane ended a two-year mission when it landed with a sonic boom at Cape Canaveral.
See Giant Gas ‘Tsunami’ in Space
May 8, 2017, 9:25 am EDT
NASA finds a giant gas “tsunami” in space -- twice the size of our Milky Way galaxy.
NOAA Satellite Shows Lightning, Massive Clouds
May 5, 2017, 2:09 pm EDT
Lockheed Martin and the NOAA GOES-16 weather satellite shows the powerful storm system over the United States from April 28 and 29, with massive clouds and multiple lightning flashes.
SpaceX Deploys Classified Satellite
May 1, 2017, 4:01 pm EDT
A SpaceX rocket carried a classified satellite into space, and then the booster returned successfully to earth.
Aurora and Lighting Seen From the ISS
May 1, 2017, 11:04 am EDT
Time-lapse photography aboard the International Space Station captures gorgeous aurora images along with lightning down on Earth.
ISS Video Shows California Lightning
April 20, 2017, 3:25 pm EDT
Stunning time-lapse video from the International Space Station shows lightning from a nighttime storm in California.
Danger Grows with Surge in Space Junk
April 19, 2017, 3:07 pm EDT
The amount of space junk orbiting the Earth is growing and could spell disaster for spacecraft.
