Rare super blue moon spectacle treats stargazers worldwide to stunning scenes
The stunning astronomical phenomenon created an awe-inspiring setting that took center stage from the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, towering skyscrapers in Madrid and serene open fields of America's heartland.
Montana men surprise momma bear with cub, encounter ends with accidental shooting
The men from Whitefish were scouting for hunting season in the woods near the Smokey Range Trailhead in the Flathead National Forest on Saturday when they encountered the full-grown grizzly and her cub.
Blue supermoon 2023: What to know, when to look up Wednesday night
Here’s what to know about the rare, exciting blue supermoon happening Wednesday night.
Search continues for missing alligator in New Jersey
Authorities believe the alligator was somebody’s pet and discarded at the lake, possibly because then lake is teeming with life ranging from turtles to large carp.
Watch: Fireball meteor soars across Colorado night sky
The meteor was spotted all over the state and a few other places in the United States, as recorded by the American Meteor Society.
Archaeologists in northern Peru unearth 3,000-year-old tomb believed to honor priest
Tomb was covered with six layers of ash mixed with black earth and was decorated with ceramic bowls and two seals
Rare blue supermoon to appear this week: What to know
NASA says a Blue Moon refers not to its color but to any month with two full moons in the 29.5-day lunar cycle.
FedEx delivery driver kills rattlesnake on rural Nebraska porch
“Hope you didn’t have a pet rattlesnake,” the delivery driver texted the homeowner, letting them know what had just happened on their front porch.
NASA's most multinational space crew rockets to the ISS
A NASA astronaut was joined on the predawn liftoff from Kennedy Space Center by fliers from Denmark, Japan and Russia. They clasped one another's gloved hands upon reaching orbit.
Norway rebuilds reindeer fence at border to stop the animals' costly strolls into Russia
Norway is rebuilding a dilapidated reindeer fence along its border with Russia in the Arctic to stop the animals from wandering into the neighboring country.
India's lunar rover rolls onto the moon, days after spacecraft's historic touchdown
India's lunar rover continued its walk on the moon Friday after the historic touchdown near the moon's south pole earlier this week, possibly helping determine if there is oxygen and hydrogen on the moon.
Venomous stingray impales Apollo Beach woman wading in water: ‘I was certain I was going to die’
A sunny day at the beach turned into a week-long hospital stay for an Apollo Beach woman after she was punctured in the back on Tuesday by a stingray's venomous spine.
NY golfer charged with animal cruelty after beating a goose to death
Witnesses told officers that “one of the golfers allegedly went over to the goose and made comments that he was going to put it out of its misery" after the ball smacked into the bird.
SpaceX readies to launch international astronaut crew to space station on Friday
SpaceX and NASA plan to launch an astronaut crew to the International Space Station early Friday morning from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
India becomes fourth country to land on the moon, first near the south pole
India’s successful moon landing comes just days after Russia’s Luna-25, which was aiming for the same lunar region, spun into an uncontrolled orbit and crashed.
Wildlife advocates bust illegal exotic animal photoshoots on Coney Island
Animal advocates are reminding New Yorkers that wild exotic animals are illegal in New York City, and pushing for them to be made illegal in the rest of the state.
7-year-old boy attacked by bear in Westchester
The boy went outside to play in his backyard when he encountered the bear.
Russia's moon mission crash dents pride, reflects deeper problems with its space industry
Russian state television had hailed the spacecraft as the country’s triumphant entry into a new moon race, but since the crash, the broadcasters have tried to play down the loss of the robotic probe.
James Webb Space Telescope captures new beauty of dying star
The ring nebula captured by James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam is 2,500 light-years away and known as M57 and NHC6720. NIRCam's sensitivity captures new details of the structures within the celestial object.
Russia's 1st lunar mission in nearly 50 years crashes into the moon
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft was aiming to be the first ever to land on the south pole of the moon, an area where scientists believe there could be important reserves of frozen water and precious elements.