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NASA's SPHEREx team rings bell at New York Stock Exchange | Space picture of the day for April 23, 2025
The New York Stock Exchange celebrated the launch of NASA's newest astrophysics observatory by having the probe's team ring ...
Stunning Earth Day time-lapse captures aurora glow
Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...
Here are 10 photos taken by Hubble Space Telescope after 35 years in orbit above Earth
For 35 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has taken photos of celestial objects across the universe. Look back at 10 photos ...
NASA's most senior astronaut returns to Earth with 2 cosmonauts
Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut, marked his 70th birthday by landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan after 220 days in ...
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Don Pettit, NASA's oldest active astronaut at 70, arrives in Houston after 7-month space mission (photo)
Don Pettit arrived in Space City on Sunday (April 20), which happened to be his 70th birthday.
NASA's oldest astronaut returning to Earth after ISS mission
NASA astronaut Don Pettit will return to Earth from the International Space Station Saturday, alongside his two Russian ...
We used to agree on Earth Day. Political division has changed environmental priorities
The Trump administration is rolling back landmark environmental legislation that dates back to the Nixon era, including key ...
Moon Tree planted at SIUE on Earth Day
SIUE marked Earth Day with a tree planting, but not just any tree. It's a Moon Tree, grown from a seed that orbited the Moon ...