Space

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 5:27 a.m. EST Monday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

A strange blue aurora has been spotted in the skies over Abisko, Sweden. Could a Russian submarine be the culprit of the mysterious light show?

A fire alarm at Northrop Grumman’s control center in Virginia prevented launch of an Antares rocket Sunday to begin a resupply mission to the International Space Station. The launch has been rescheduled for 5:27 a.m. EST (1027 GMT) Monday.

The last total lunar eclipse until 2025 will turn the moon a blood-red hue on Tuesday, Nov. 8, but exactly when you should look up depends on where you are.

NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an agreement Friday strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts that advance the federal response to climate change.

Our roundup of the best star trackers for astrophotography for wide-field and deep sky imaging.

Rocket Lab is counting down to launch of an Electron rocket from New Zealand at 1:27 p.m. EDT (1727 GMT) with a small Swedish atmospheric research satellite. The company will attempt to recover the rocket’s first stage in mid-air with a helicopter as part of an effort to refurbish and […]

It’s worth getting up early Nov. 8 to see the Moon slide into Earth’s shadow.

NASA will host a community townhall at 12 p.m. EDT on Friday, Nov. 4, followed by a media teleconference at 1 p.m. to discuss the findings and recommendations of a report by the Psyche mission independent review board.

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