NASA moves International Space Station path to avoid unknown space debris

The International Space Station boosted its orbit out of the way of an unknown piece of space debris that was expected to pass within several miles.

Fighter pilot says UFO he chased in 2004 committed 'act of war'

A former U.S. Navy fighter pilot spoke this month about what he says was an encounter with a “Tic Tac”-shaped UFO and believes the flying object committed an “act of war.”

Hurricane Laura captured in stunning pictures from space

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy has photographed Hurricane Laura from his vantage point on the International Space Station.

Jeanette Epps to become first Black female astronaut on ISS in 2021

NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps will make history next year when she becomes the first Black female astronaut to be a crew member of the International Space Station, the space agency announced on Tuesday.

Asteroid headed near Earth the day before Election Day

Scientists say they recently spotted an asteroid expected to zoom uncomfortably close to earth on the day before Election Day.

Pentagon launches task force to investigate UFOs

The Pentagon has created a task force to investigate UFOs following several unexplained incidents that have been observed by the U.S. military.

Astronauts gear up for final leg of SpaceX test flight: coming home

A pair of NASA astronauts face the final and most important part of their SpaceX test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown.

US astronauts pack up for rare splashdown in SpaceX capsule

SpaceX and NASA plan to bring Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken back Sunday afternoon in the company's Dragon capsule.

Astronauts squeeze in last spacewalk before SpaceX departure

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts squeezed in one last spacewalk Tuesday before turning their attention to the all-important end to SpaceX’s first crew flight.NASA’s Bob Behnken and Chris Cassidy floated out of the International Space Station on their fourth and final spacewalk in under a month.

NASA set to release closest ever images of the sun on Thursday morning

WASHINGTON -- NASA and the European Space Agency are set to release the first close-up images of the sun from their joint Solar Orbiter mission.“In mid-June, Solar Orbiter made its first close pass of the Sun following its Feb. 9 launch, turning on all 10 of its instruments together for the first time,” said NASA, in a statement on its website. “This flyby captured the closest images ever taken of the sun.”NASA will reveal the images, along with the first data from the Solar Orbiter mission, during a briefing at 7 a.m. CDT on Thursday.“During the briefing, mission experts will discuss what these closeup images reveal about our star, including what we can learn from Solar Orbiter’s new measurements of particles and magnetic fields flowing from the sun,” NASA added in its statement.In another project, NASA recently released a stunning 61-minute time-lapse video that shows a decade in the life of the sun.The video was created from images taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.Earth’s star continues to reveal its secrets.

Dazzling comet will make closest approach to Earth in July — here’s how to watch

Stargazers, grab your binoculars: A newly-discovered comet is approaching Earth, and it’s likely to make for the best comet sighting from our planet in years.