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Nuclear warmed spacesuit could keep astronauts warm on the moon
September 7, 2026, 8:04 am EDT
Imagine the coldest place humans have ever been. NASA is funding a project that could lead to nuclear-warmed spacesuits.
Spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage
September 6, 2026, 12:35 pm EDT
Two Mercury-bound spacecraft left their mother ship behind on Thursday to study the solar system's smallest planet.
SpaceX's new Starbase Louisiana faces a tough weather test
September 4, 2026, 8:22 am EDT
Six weather factors separate Cape Canaveral from Vermilion Parish, the site of SpaceX's new $100 billion spaceport.
NASA's newest space telescope launches on a quest to explore the hidden universe
August 30, 2026, 11:00 am EDT
The bus-sized telescope — named after the late Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer — will take more than three months to reach its destination.
NASA finds signs of liquid nitrogen on Pluto's heart-shaped glacier
August 29, 2026, 8:08 am EDT
New analysis of images from NASA's 2015 New Horizons encounter with Pluto has turned up evidence of recent liquid nitrogen there. Because atmospheric and thermal conditions there make liquid nitrogen rain physically impossible, the liquid may instead be melting and rising from underground reservoirs beneath the surface. That would make the dwarf planet more geologically active than previously assumed.
Best of partial lunar eclipse
August 28, 2026, 12:52 pm EDT
Best of partial lunar eclipse
Partial lunar eclipse dazzles U.S. and Europe as 96% of moon darkens
August 28, 2026, 11:28 am EDT
A partial lunar eclipse put 96% of the full Sturgeon Moon in Earth's shadow, drawing skywatchers out from Colorado and Texas to Washington, D.C.. Crowds watched from California and North Carolina, and NFL fans caught a look during the Patriots-Browns preseason game in Cleveland. Viewers across Europe saw it too, check out some of the best images captured.
Did you miss it? See the best photos from the 2026 Americas, Europe lunar eclipse
August 28, 2026, 7:43 am EDT
Here's our roundup of the best images from the special celestial event that wowed millions.
How to see the ‘Blaze Star’ nova eruption in 2026
August 28, 2026, 7:36 am EDT
T Coronae Borealis, nicknamed the "Blaze Star," is a system that erupts roughly every 80 years, and 2026 is set to be the year it happens again. When this nova erupts, a massive burst of energy will make this normally faint star suddenly visible to the naked eye without a telescope. Prepare now by locating the constellation Corona Borealis, between Hercules and Boötes. When the eruption happens, one of those faint points will dramatically brighten.
Skywatchers’ delight: Geomagnetic storm may mean northern lights during lunar eclipse
August 27, 2026, 3:56 pm EDT
Heads (and eyes) up, skywatchers! The northern lights may be visible farther south than usual during a lunar eclipse.

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