So let's see what's happening with the moon tonight, Aug. 19. As of Tuesday, Aug. 19, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and it is 16% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation ...

Last month, astronomers made an exciting discovery, observing an interstellar object — only the third of its kind ever ...

The Chandra X-ray Telescope is investigating the habitability of exoplanets. NASA explains. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart ...

Standing outside a Redmond office park, astronaut Warren "Woody" Hoburg holds a basketball to signify planet Earth.

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman recently captured footage of auroras over South Pacific Ocean, which she shared on social. The ...

There’s still time to catch the Perseid meteor shower, with darker skies offering better viewing than during its moonlit peak ...

A new-and-improved Starship megarocket is due to soar halfway across the world in a matter of days in SpaceX's first test of the vehicle since May.

Despite the setbacks, SpaceX is turning its attention to Starship’s milestone 10th flight. Musk in May predicted that “launch ...

HOUSTON—The largest radar reflector antenna ever assigned to a NASA mission has been successfully deployed, the space agency ...

The U.S. wants to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030, but the first challenge is finding an ideal spot.

On this episode of "Uncanny Valley," we dig into WIRED's latest—from crude deportation memes to GPT-5's negative reception.

When the Artemis 2 astronauts launch to the moon next year, they will be accompanied by one of 25 plush toys just named a ...