Space

You Know It's Halloween Season When The Night Sky Glows Orange

6:25am October 11, 2019

It's called the Hunter's moon — the first full moon after the Harvest Moon. It will peak at 5:07 p.m. ET on Sunday. The orange is actually the moon reflecting the sun's color.

NASA's New Black Hole Model

6:28am October 03, 2019

NASA has produced a computer model of a black hole in 3D. An astrophysicist with NASA says, "It looks kind of like Saturn. There's a big circle in the middle, surrounded by a very thin disk of gas."

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A prototype of SpaceX's Starship stands at the company's Texas launch facility on Saturday. The Starship spacecraft is a massive vehicle designed to eventually be able to take people to the moon, Mars and beyond.

Science

Elon Musk Unveils SpaceX's New Starship, Designed To Fly To The Moon, Mars And Beyond

5:27pm September 29, 2019

by Carmel Wroth

Calling it "the most inspiring thing" he's ever seen, SpaceX's CEO talked up his company's big innovation and plans to fast-track production of the spacecraft. He hopes to fly passengers by next year.

National

SpaceX Squares Off Against Homeowners Near Texas Launch Facility

7:14pm September 26, 2019

by Paul Flahive

There are several dozen houses within a few miles of SpaceX's launch facility in Texas. The company feels they are now too close and is offering to buy them. Many homeowners do not want to move.

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A team of scientists used a telescope at the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain to detect a gas giant orbiting a tiny red star some 30 light-years from Earth.

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A Peculiar Solar System Has Scientists Rethinking Theories Of How Planets Form

4:45pm September 26, 2019

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A surprisingly large planet orbiting a small star defies the conventional wisdom about how planets are born. But a dark-horse idea from more than 20 years ago could explain it.

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NASA's Dragonfly mission will hop across Saturn's moon Titan, taking samples and photos.

Meet The Nuclear-Powered Self-Driving Drone NASA Is Sending To A Moon Of Saturn

8:58am September 17, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

Almost everyone who learns about the project thinks it sounds "crazy," admits one scientist. But the technology should work.

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Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan displays a model of Chandrayaan 2 orbiter and rover during a press conference at their headquarters in Bangalore, India onÂ Aug. 20.

India Spacecraft Located, Condition Unknown

3:39pm September 08, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

After losing contact with the unmanned craft as it was trying to land on the moon, scientists appear to have captured an image of the lander on the surface, and they're trying to establish contact.

World News

Fate Of India's Moon Lander Unknown

10:54am September 08, 2019

by Lauren Frayer

India's mission control lost contact with its Vikram lander as it tried to make a soft landing near the moon's remote South Pole. Now the craft has been located, but its condition is unknown.

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Indian Space Research Organization employees react as they learn that mission control lost communication with its unmanned landing module moments before it touched down on the moon's south pole Saturday (local time.)

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India's Attempt To Land Rover At Moon's South Pole Fails

6:58pm September 06, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

The spacecraft's descent was going as planned until it reached an altitude of 2.1 km over the surface. "Subsequently, communication from Lander to the ground stations was lost," scientists explained.

An satellite image from the company ICEYE shows flooding on Grand Bahama on Monday. The satellite uses radar to look through the clouds.

Environment

Satellite Imagery Shows Extent Of Devastating Flooding On Grand Bahama Island

3:24pm September 03, 2019

Hurricane Dorian hit Sunday as a Category 5 hurricane and then essentially parked itself over the island.