The best time to watch a meteor shower is in the early predawn hours when the moon is low in the sky. Competing sources of ...

Despite journeys around the moon and becoming one of the nation’s most-acclaimed astronauts, he was just a regular guy.

On the night of Tuesday, August 12, we reach the deepest, most concentrated part of that stream. This is when the Perseids ...

A waning gibbous moon will impact viewing the shooting stars, but the famous meteor shower is still worth observing ...

In a Chicago History Museum image, astronauts John Swigert, left, and James Lovell, wave to a crowd that gathered downtown ...

(CNN) — Famed NASA astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the harrowing Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abandon a lunar landing attempt in 1970, has died. He was 97. Lovell died on August 7 in Lake ...

The Perseids meteor shower will peak Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, with up to 100 streaks visible every hour. The Perseids shower, which has been active since July 17, is “considered the best ...

At President Donald Trump’s inauguration, he promised the country his administration would take steps to plant the American flag on Mars. But this is nothing new to the private sector of the space ...

Lovell’s incredible life taught us that there’s value in an America that looks to the world with open arms, rather than clenched fists.

The western half of the Western Hemisphere is expected to “see” the Black Moon starting before 12 a.m. on Aug. 22, according ...

Learn how to watch the 2025 Perseids meteor shower at its peak, with NASA’s tips for seeing more meteors even under a bright full moon ...