2024 total solar eclipse: Delta offering flights from Austin to Detroit for ‘premium viewing’
Delta flight 1218 is timed to give travelers the best chance to view the total solar eclipse at its peak.
Delta flight 1218 is timed to give travelers the best chance to view the total solar eclipse at its peak.
Astronomers discover what could be universe's brightest object with black hole gobbling a sun a day
Researchers determined that this rapidly growing object can shine 500 trillion times brighter than the sun.
Researchers determined that this rapidly growing object can shine 500 trillion times brighter than the sun.
See the massive solar flares the Sun spit out this week
NOAA and NASA spacecraft are constantly watching the Sun, recording solar events like these two powerful solar flares this weekend.
NOAA and NASA spacecraft are constantly watching the Sun, recording solar events like these two powerful solar flares this weekend.
School bus-sized satellite to come crashing into Earth's atmosphere this week
The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite captured data on Earth's land, oceans and polar caps, including monitoring natural disasters.
The European Space Agency's ERS-2 satellite captured data on Earth's land, oceans and polar caps, including monitoring natural disasters.
Man killed by lion after entering enclosure at zoo: 'The animal attacked'
A zoo guest who decided to climb a wall to enter a lion enclosure to apparently take a selfie was mauled to death by the animal Thursday, according to reports.
A zoo guest who decided to climb a wall to enter a lion enclosure to apparently take a selfie was mauled to death by the animal Thursday, according to reports.
Pregnant elk soar through Tennessee skies in state's first-of-its-kind population study
It's all part of a groundbreaking study that aims to understand the population dynamics of the species better.
It's all part of a groundbreaking study that aims to understand the population dynamics of the species better.
How NASA plans to study the sounds of the total solar eclipse
Eclipse watchers can help NASA study how the April total solar eclipse impacts wildlife and insects. The abrupt darkness can fool animals into thinking its dusk.
Eclipse watchers can help NASA study how the April total solar eclipse impacts wildlife and insects. The abrupt darkness can fool animals into thinking its dusk.
Newly-found Roman villa may have been where Pliny the Elder saw Mount Vesuvius eruption
The inhabitants of this “monumental" Roman villa, dating back to around the 1st century AD, may have witnessed one of the most violent cataclysms in history.
The inhabitants of this “monumental" Roman villa, dating back to around the 1st century AD, may have witnessed one of the most violent cataclysms in history.
SpaceX launches 'Odysseus' lunar lander, aiming for historic US moon mission
SpaceX launched Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander on Thursday. The U.S. hasn't returned to the moon's surface in more than 50 years. Here’s when the touchdown attempt is planned.
SpaceX launched Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander on Thursday. The U.S. hasn't returned to the moon's surface in more than 50 years. Here’s when the touchdown attempt is planned.
These states have the most UFO sightings
Here's where people are reporting the most UFO sightings in the U.S., according to the National UFO Reporting Center.
Here's where people are reporting the most UFO sightings in the U.S., according to the National UFO Reporting Center.
Geomagnetic storm could create Northern Lights display across northern US -- if only the clouds would go away
Materials from the Sun hitting Earth's atmosphere could create a vivid Northern Lights display for parts of the upper Midwest and northern U.S. early this week.
Materials from the Sun hitting Earth's atmosphere could create a vivid Northern Lights display for parts of the upper Midwest and northern U.S. early this week.
Grandmother soars toward dream of pilot license: 'I like being able to go where I want'
Dorsay Einung, a soon-to-be 63-year-old grandmother from Nebraska, is defying age and gender barriers by pursuing her dream of obtaining a pilot's license.
Dorsay Einung, a soon-to-be 63-year-old grandmother from Nebraska, is defying age and gender barriers by pursuing her dream of obtaining a pilot's license.
ESA to use laser beams in space to study gravitational waves
During the LISA mission, three spacecraft will fly in formation, forming a triangle connected by laser beams to detect gravitational waves.
During the LISA mission, three spacecraft will fly in formation, forming a triangle connected by laser beams to detect gravitational waves.
NASA announces potentially habitable ‘super-Earth,’ only 137 light-years away
"Super-Earth" only 137 light-years away from our planet could be potentially habitable, NASA says.
"Super-Earth" only 137 light-years away from our planet could be potentially habitable, NASA says.
40 years ago, he became the first one-man spacecraft
Astronaut Bruce McCandless drifted away from the space shuttle and into history. The photo of his untethered spacewalk became one of the most iconic images of the decade.
Astronaut Bruce McCandless drifted away from the space shuttle and into history. The photo of his untethered spacewalk became one of the most iconic images of the decade.
Shark fossils from Alabama, Kentucky national park lead to discovery of new species
The discovery was made at Mammoth Cave National Park in southern Kentucky.
The discovery was made at Mammoth Cave National Park in southern Kentucky.
Skyscraper-size asteroid expected to pass by Earth Friday
There’s no risk of it hitting our planet since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.
There’s no risk of it hitting our planet since it will pass seven times the distance from Earth to the moon.
Columbia space shuttle disaster was 21 years ago
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 marks 21 years since the Columbia space shuttle disaster. The spacecraft broke apart as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana in 2003, killing all seven crew members.
Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 marks 21 years since the Columbia space shuttle disaster. The spacecraft broke apart as it re-entered the atmosphere over Texas and Louisiana in 2003, killing all seven crew members.
Guardians' home opener on collision course with solar eclipse in Cleveland
By the time the first pitch is thrown at the Guardians' home opener on April 8, fans will have seen something more unusual than a no-hitter, more rare than a perfect game and astronomically more exciting than an unassisted triple play.
By the time the first pitch is thrown at the Guardians' home opener on April 8, fans will have seen something more unusual than a no-hitter, more rare than a perfect game and astronomically more exciting than an unassisted triple play.
Syphilis reaches 1950s levels in US, while other STD rates show mixed trends
The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.
The U.S. syphilis epidemic isn't abating, with the rate of infectious cases rising 9% in 2022, according to a new federal government report on sexually transmitted diseases in adults.