August skygazing forecast: Month features 2 Supermoons and Perseid Meteor Shower
Two full Moons and the Perseid Meteor Shower will make August a standout month for staring at the stars.
Drunk Delta Airlines passenger downs 11 drinks, sexually assaults minor and her mom on 9-hour flight: lawsuit
A belligerent drunk on a Delta Air Lines flight was served at least 10 vodka drinks and a glass of wine before groping a 16-year-old girl and her mother, court documents allege.
Actively forming stars captured in stellar photo by Webb telescope
The two stars still have a few million years to go before they are fully formed, according to NASA.
Whistleblower claims US is concealing program that captures UFOs
David Grusch, a retired major general, claims the U.S. has had information about "non-human" activity since the 1930s.
New NASA telescope expected to uncover hundreds of Earth-sized rogue planets
The findings stem from a nine-year survey known as the Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics, and according to researchers, they have already identified at least one planet that is roughly the size of Earth.
Perseid Meteor Shower 2023: What skywatchers should know
The Perseids will peak in the middle of August.
Lawmakers claim UFO 'cover-ups' from Pentagon, military as witnesses head to Congress
David Grusch is among the UFO whistleblowers to testify at a historic hearing next week.
Astronomers may have discovered 2 planets sharing same orbit around their star
The astronomers say it's the strongest evidence yet of this bizarre cosmic pairing, long suspected but never proven.
These updated astrovans will carry Artemis crews to the launch pad
The arrival of the new vehicles furthers NASA's goal of returning astronauts to the moon under the Artemis program paving the way for more missions to space.
NASA marks the James Webb Space Telescope’s first year of science with release of new image
The image, captured on Webb’s telescope is a small star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex – the nearest star-forming region to Earth.
NASA discovers most distant black hole with potentially more lurking in deep space
A Texas-led research team says this black hole is at the center of a galaxy created a mere 570 million years after the Big Bang.
Solar storm forecasted for Thursday could bring Northern Lights to 17 states
This solar storm is part of an 11-year solar cycle that’s making the Northern Lights visible in places farther to the south. Here's where auroral activity is forecast.
Look up at the night sky for these July celestial events
Four planets will shine brightly for optimal skygazing opportunities, and the Full Buck supermoon comes early on July 3.
Buck Moon: First Supermoon of 2023 puts on own celestial show for 4th of July
The July full moon is known by its Native American name -- the Buck Moon -- because deer antlers are in full growth during the summer.
World UFO Day: New investigations show growing acceptance in science, government
Have aliens been confirmed yet? Well, no – but the expert work to identify hundreds of UFOs has accelerated in the last year more than ever. Here’s a look at where some investigations stand this World UFO Day.
Saturn’s rings glow in new image captured by James Webb telescope
Saturn’s atmosphere contains methane gas which absorbs sunlight, unlike its rings which are made up of billions of small chunks of ice and rock and appear brighter in the image.
First supermoon of 2023 to take place in July - here's when to see it
The full “Buck Moon" as it’s called will appear bigger and brighter than average, according to the Farmer’s Almanac.
Heads up: 7 planets will be in retrograde this summer
The planet Mercury is in retrograde most often because it's the fastest planet traveling around the sun, NASA explained.
Building blocks for life found in space by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
Methyl cation was found in a young star system with the protoplanetary disk d203-506, located about 1,350 light-years away in the Orion Nebula.
Virgin Galactic announces crew members for first commercial flight
Virgin Galactic flights to space for ticket holders will begin in August.