Meet Perseverance: Mars rover gets name ahead of planned July launch

Meet Perseverance: Mars rover gets name ahead of planned July launch

NASA's next Mars rover finally has a name. Perseverance, a six-wheeled robotic explorer, will blast off this summer to collect Martian samples for eventual return to Earth. 

NASA's next Mars rover finally has a name. Perseverance, a six-wheeled robotic explorer, will blast off this summer to collect Martian samples for eventual return to Earth. 

Biggest explosion seen in universe came from a black hole

Biggest explosion seen in universe came from a black hole

Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe, originating from a super-massive black hole.

Astronomers have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the universe, originating from a super-massive black hole.

Cloud over Mt. Shasta in California appears 'out of this world'

Cloud over Mt. Shasta in California appears 'out of this world'

Are human beings alone in the universe? It's the question of a lifetime and no one has really been able to answer whether another intelligent life exists.

Are human beings alone in the universe? It's the question of a lifetime and no one has really been able to answer whether another intelligent life exists.

Mars lander confirms quakes on red planet

Mars lander confirms quakes on red planet

NASA's newest Mars lander has confirmed that quakes and even aftershocks are regularly jolting the red planet.

NASA's newest Mars lander has confirmed that quakes and even aftershocks are regularly jolting the red planet.

'Black in Space' takes look at final frontier of Civil Rights

'Black in Space' takes look at final frontier of Civil Rights

In 1959, Ronald Erwin McNair walked into a South Carolina library. The 9-year-old aspiring astronaut wanted to check out a calculus book, but a librarian threatened to call the police if he didn't leave. McNair was black.

In 1959, Ronald Erwin McNair walked into a South Carolina library. The 9-year-old aspiring astronaut wanted to check out a calculus book, but a librarian threatened to call the police if he didn't leave. McNair was black.

Delta to invest $1 billion to cut carbon emissions

Delta to invest $1 billion to cut carbon emissions

Delta said the money would go into things such as boosting fuel efficiency and investing in efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere by planting trees and restoring wetlands.

Delta said the money would go into things such as boosting fuel efficiency and investing in efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere by planting trees and restoring wetlands.

Watch the Moon pass between Earth and Mars before sunrise on Tuesday in rare celestial event

Watch the Moon pass between Earth and Mars before sunrise on Tuesday in rare celestial event

If weather permits, you may be able to see a rare celestial event with your unaided eye before sunrise on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. That's when Earth, the Moon, and Mars will all be in alignment, and you'll be able to watch Mars "go behind" the Moon.

If weather permits, you may be able to see a rare celestial event with your unaided eye before sunrise on Tuesday, February 18, 2020. That's when Earth, the Moon, and Mars will all be in alignment, and you'll be able to watch Mars "go behind" the Moon.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch talks about record 328 days in space

NASA astronaut Christina Koch talks about record 328 days in space

Michigan native turned Galveston transplant Christina Koch has completed the longest mission ever by a woman, for a single space flight.

Michigan native turned Galveston transplant Christina Koch has completed the longest mission ever by a woman, for a single space flight.

Mysterious signal from deep space is repeating in 16-day cycle

Mysterious signal from deep space is repeating in 16-day cycle

A new study has found a fast radio burst has been spotted coming from a galaxy 500 million light-years from Earth and it's repeating every 16 days. No one knows why.

A new study has found a fast radio burst has been spotted coming from a galaxy 500 million light-years from Earth and it's repeating every 16 days. No one knows why.

Help Wanted: NASA hiring new crop of astronauts

Help Wanted: NASA hiring new crop of astronauts

NASA is looking for America's best to be the next class of astronauts to launch into orbit and travel to the moon—and beyond.

NASA is looking for America's best to be the next class of astronauts to launch into orbit and travel to the moon—and beyond.

Mysterious signal from deep space is repeating in 16-day cycle

Mysterious signal from deep space is repeating in 16-day cycle

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are perhaps the most mysterious anomaly in space, with many having unknown origins. According to a new study, an FRB has been spotted coming from a galaxy 500 million light-years from Earth and it's repeating every 16 days.

Fast radio bursts (FRBs) are perhaps the most mysterious anomaly in space, with many having unknown origins. According to a new study, an FRB has been spotted coming from a galaxy 500 million light-years from Earth and it's repeating every 16 days.

Record-breaking astronaut returns to Earth after 328 days in space

Record-breaking astronaut returns to Earth after 328 days in space

Astronaut Christina Koch has returned to Earth after her record-breaking 328-day mission aboard the International Space Station.

Astronaut Christina Koch has returned to Earth after her record-breaking 328-day mission aboard the International Space Station.