NASA mission touches down on asteroid Bennu: Here’s what you need to know
After orbiting the near-Earth asteroid Bennu for nearly two years, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected a sample from its surface on Tuesday.
Chicken nugget launched into space to celebrate supermarket chain’s 50th anniversary
A British supermarket chain celebrated its 50th anniversary by sending a chicken nugget into space.
Russian, American crew reach space station using a fast-track maneuver
A trio of space travelers has launched successfully to the International Space Station, for the first time using a fast-track maneuver to reach the orbiting outpost in just three hours.
Astrophysicists say supermassive black holes could be portals to ‘traversable’ wormholes
A team of Russian astrophysicists say supermassive black holes might actually be gateways to other galaxies across space and time.
Astronomers find 24 ‘superhabitable’ planets within Milky Way galaxy
Scientists have found more than a dozen '“superhabitable” planets within our galaxy that could potentially be an even better Earth.
Fake asteroid? NASA expert IDs mystery object as old rocket
The jig may be up for an “asteroid” that’s expected to get nabbed by Earth’s gravity and become a mini moon next month.
Mars to appear extra bright in October during close approach to Earth
The Red Planet is visible all night right now and reaches its highest point in the sky around midnight, according to NASA.
Nobel physics prize awarded to 3 scientists for cosmology finds
The 2020 Nobel Prize for physics has been awarded to Briton Roger Penrose, German Reinhard Genzel and American Andrea Ghez for discoveries relating to black holes.
NTSB urged to send staffer to attorney crash site
Steve Barnes was well known for the catchy TV jingle advertising his law firm, Cellino & Barnes.
NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet headed for International Space Station
What makes this new toilet so special is its compact size _ it's barely 100 pounds. It's also better suited for women.
Fireball in sky seen across East Coast likely a meteor, experts say
A flash that lit up the skies over parts of the country in the early morning hours of Wednesday was probably a random meteor, an expert said.
United and American Airlines furloughing 32,000 employees
The moves by two of the nation's four biggest airlines represent the first -- and likely the largest part -- of involuntary job cuts across the industry in coming days.
New California law prompted by crash that killed Kobe Bryant, 8 others
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday approved legislation prompted by the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight other people that makes it a crime for first responders to take unauthorized photos of deceased people at the scene of an accident or crime.
Salty lake, ponds may be gurgling beneath South Pole on Mars
Scientists say they've discovered a network of salty ponds beneath the South Pole on Mars.
NASA astronaut will vote from International Space Station
Astronaut Kate Rubins plans to cast her next vote from space – more than 200 miles above Earth.
New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels
Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
NASA details how $28B will be spent to return astronauts to the moon in 2024
The space agency published the Artemis Plan, which will see the first woman land on the lunar surface, as well as the next man.
NASA moves International Space Station path to avoid unknown space debris
The International Space Station boosted its orbit out of the way of an unknown piece of space debris that was expected to pass within several miles.
‘COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS’: Emmy Award-winning show to make return Sept. 22 on FOX
The third installment of the series will take its global audience on a lavish journey across the universe.
Mom asked to leave Southwest flight with son, 2, because he wasn't wearing a mask, she says
A mother says she was "humiliated" when she was escorted off a Southwest flight Saturday because her 2-year-old was snacking without a mask prior to takeoff.