Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the upcoming solar eclipses, including the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.
By Elizabeth Howell published
Boeing Starliner astronauts spent hundreds of hours in simulators preparing for Crew Test Flight, which lifts off May 6. I got a brief taste of what they experienced.
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA's Dana Weigel has held leadership positions at the agency for 20 years. Now leading the ISS program, she highlighted the outpost's increasingly commercial focus.
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Starting in late 2025, the Vera C. Rubin observatory will image the outskirts of our galaxy in search of dark matter clues.
By Robert Lea published
The first year of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) data seems to show that dark energy is weakening over time, possibly the biggest cosmological discovery for 25 years.
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Wide-open spaces of the western U.S. may partly explain the region’s higher UAP sightings, according to a new study.
By Joe Rao last updated
All you'll need to see comet 12P/Pons-Brooks this month, besides fair weather and a little luck, are good binoculars or a telescope and sky map to help guide you.
By Jeff Spry published
A preview of the "Star Trek: Lower Decks" Season 4 Blu-ray and DVD, which was released today (April 16).
By Jamie Carter published
Reference When is the next total solar eclipse? On Aug. 12, 2026, totality will come to Greenland, Iceland and Spain.