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.

Here's what the Pentagon's former UFO hunter learned on the job

The Pentagon official who led efforts to centralize UFO investigations has some harsh words for some members of Congress.

How to photograph the moon with your cellphone

With a few tricks to improve your cellphone photography skills, you can capture the glowing moon in all its glory.

Ennis ISD cancels classes for April solar eclipse

With North Texas in the path of the Great North American Eclipse this April, a local school district is planning to close for the once-in-several-lifetimes event.

NASA's Ingenuity helicopter takes final flight on Mars

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter was widely acclaimed to be the "Wright Brothers moment" of space exploration. Officials made the unexpected announcement this week that its mission has ended.

Solar eclipse 2024: These U.S. cities are in the path of totality

More than 31 million people live in the path of the Great North American Solar Eclipse, and millions more are expected to flood towns in its path. Here's where you can see it.

Japan becomes fifth country to land spacecraft on moon, but probe may soon fail

Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when one of its spacecrafts without astronauts successfully made a soft landing on the lunar surface early Saturday.

This is the case that protected a phone falling 16,000 feet

It’s the “drop test of the decade,” according to the company taking credit for the phone’s survival.

NASA's Webb telescope finds glowing surprise on brown dwarf

Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study brown dwarfs were surprised to find glowing methane resembling aurora lights on a cold brown dwarf.

NASA Artemis moon landing delayed until at least 2026

Astronauts will have to wait until next year before flying to the moon and at least two years before landing on it.

Man finds iPhone 'perfectly intact' that likely fell 16,000 feet from Alaska Airlines flight

The man said the iPhone was found still in airplane mode and open to a baggage claim number for Alaska Airlines flight 1282, which suffered an inflight blowout and was forced to make an emergency landing.

Astronomers reveal what Uranus and Neptune really look like

For years, Neptune was shown to be “too blue" but researchers with the University of Oxford used modeling to show Uranus and Neptune are closer in color.

Quadrantid meteor shower peak to bring chances of fireballs

The annual Quadrantid meteor shower peaks this week, and it's considered one of the best of the year. Here's how to catch a glimpse.

Blast off! India soars into 2024 with space mission to study black holes

India kicked off 2024 with a significant milestone as the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched its second-ever space mission. The PSLV-C58/XPoSat Mission aims to measure X-ray emissions from celestial sources, including black holes.

Watch out for these astronomical events in 2024

The year will feature 12 full Moons, plenty of meteor showers, five eclipses and four Supermoons.