Space
Cassini to Slam into Saturn in September
April 19, 2017, 6:19 am EDT
The Cassini spacecraft is running low on fuel, so scientists plan to send it plunging into Saturn, the planet it’s been studying for the past 20 years, in dramatic fashion.
NASA Helps Us See Earth at Night
April 17, 2017, 1:15 pm EDT
NASA is stepping up its ability to show us Earth at night, producing a new, more detailed map of lights across the globe that show human activity
Watch Fireball Streak Across N.C. Sky
April 15, 2017, 10:34 am EDT
A security camera captures a fireball streaking across the sky in Cornelius, North Carolina.
NASA Sees Potential for Alien Life
April 13, 2017, 7:25 pm EDT
NASA says there’s potential for alien life in the subsurface oceans on Saturn’s moon, Enceladus, and Jupiter’s moon, Europa.
Another Great Spot Found on Jupiter
April 13, 2017, 7:10 am EDT
Astronomers have discovered a second great spot on Jupiter, but unlike the red spot, this one is harder to see and constantly changing shape.
Asteroid to Pass Us ‘Close’ By
April 12, 2017, 1:29 pm EDT
A large asteroid will make a relatively close pass by earth on April 19
Selfie Captures Possible Meteor
April 12, 2017, 9:15 pm EDT
A woman live streaming in Southern California captured a possible meteor and freaked out.
NASA Transports Spacecraft in Super Guppy
April 11, 2017, 4:52 pm EDT
For decades, NASA has relied on an aircraft known as ‘Super Guppy’ to transport heavy loads like spacecraft.
Pink Full Moon is Pretty as a Flower
April 10, 2017, 2:17 pm EDT
This month’s full moon is called a pink moon, named by Native Americans for a type of pink flower that blooms around this time of year.
NASA Test Crashes Choppers to Make Them Safer
April 7, 2017, 4:49 pm EDT
In two simulations, NASA Langley researchers drop helicopters with crash test dummies in order to study their effects.
