On June 19, 1963, two Soviet spacecraft named Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 returned to Earth, ending...
Science & Astronomy
Last month, we called attention to a celestial assembly involving the moon, two bright stars and two...
On June 18, 1983, NASA astronaut Sally Ride became America’s first woman in space after she and...
Earth’s tilt has changed by 31.5 inches (80 centimeters) between 1993 and 2010 because of the amount...
After months of anticipation, the ocean-warming event known as El Niño is officially here and could last...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft captured this view of a lightning strike in the clouds near Jupiter’s north pole...
Earth may have formed much more rapidly than previously believed after born as tiny millimeter-sized pebbles that...
The new moon rises tonight, just in time for Father’s day. The new moon phase officially occurs...
Saturn will reverse its direction today (June 17) and begin its westward path across the sky. Starting...
A new viral video details the efforts that NASA is making to find out whether we are...