Puerto Rico's iconic Arecibo radio telescope to close in blow to science

The huge telescope at the renowned Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico will be dismantled in a blow to scientists who depend on it to search for planets, asteroids and extraterrestrial life.

Pickup truck-sized asteroid came less than 250 miles from hitting Earth

An asteroid roughly the size of a Ford F-150 flew less than 250 miles away from Earth last week, setting a record for the closest-known asteroid to fly past the planet without hitting it, NASA announced.

Iota makes landfall; Nicaragua struck by 2nd hurricane in 2 weeks

Hurricane Iota has roared ashore as a dangerous Category 4 storm along almost exactly the same stretch of Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast that was devastated by an equally powerful Hurricane Eta 13 days earlier.

SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts docks with space station

SpaceX’s newly launched capsule with four astronauts arrived Monday at the International Space Station, their new home until spring.

Members of NASA’s Space X Crew-1 have North Texas ties

The international crew of four astronauts is the first to launch on an American commercial spacecraft. Two on the crew have ties to North Texas.

Leonid meteor shower will light up the sky this week: What to know

After skygazers were treated to two meteor showers last month, November will see the return of the Leonid meteor shower, set to light up the sky early this week.

SpaceX launches four astronauts to the International Space Station

SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station on Sunday on the first full-fledged taxi flight for NASA by a private company.

Dallas Arboretum’s leftover pumpkins heading to Dallas Zoo

Lots of the leftover pumpkins from the Dallas Arboretum's fall festival are on their way to the Dallas Zoo.

Creepy, snake-sized invasive worm spotted in Virginia, and it’s ‘essentially immortal’

A foot-long invasive species slithered by a suburban Virginia resident last week, leaving pest-control experts scratching their heads before they found help identifying it.

Space station marks 20 years of people living in orbit

The International Space Station was a cramped, humid, puny three rooms when the first crew moved in. Twenty years and 241 visitors later, the complex has a lookout tower, three toilets, six sleeping compartments and 12 rooms, depending on how you count.

NASA releases never-before-seen pictures of Bennu, an asteroid that may hold the building blocks of life

Following Tuesday's historic touchdown on the asteroid Bennu, NASA has released never-before-seen images of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft kicking up rocks and debris on the space rock's surface.

Northern lights dance across Norwegian sky in stunning timelapse video

The mesmerizing display was captured Oct. 19 in a timelapse video by British photographer Matt Robinson on the island of Senja in Norway.

NASA mission touches down on asteroid Bennu: Here’s what you need to know

After orbiting the near-Earth asteroid Bennu for nearly two years, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft collected a sample from its surface on Tuesday.