NASA assigns astronauts to enter lunar orbit for the first time in decades
NASA has assigned astronauts to the first mission to bring humans to lunar orbit since the Apollo program more than a half century ago.
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Sacramento will rename a skate park after its former resident Tyre Nichols
The late 29-year-old Sacramento native will be posthumously honored with a bronze plaque that will be installed at the newly renamed park.
Astronomers at Britain's Durham University have found an ultramassive black hole
It's one of the biggest ever — roughly 30 billion times the mass of our sun. It's the first to be found using gravitational lensing. That's when a nearby galaxy acts like a giant magnifying glass.
Look up: 5 planets will be lined up in night sky this week
There's no need for a telescope to see the five planets — Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Uranus and Mars — that will line up near the moon. You haven't until Friday to see it for yourself.
NASA's spacesuits are getting a makeover — the first since the '80s
When astronauts step onto the moon in 2025, they'll have a new look — a redesigned, snazzier spacesuit.
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a pretty neat planetary viewing!
Over the next couple of nights, five planets are expected to align in the sky. And you won't even need a telescope to see them (although binoculars will help).
See 5 planets align in the sky the next few nights
The next few nights, five planets will line up in the sky: Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars.
5 planets could be visible in the night sky next week
On Monday and Tuesday, you may be able to catch a glimpse of Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Uranus and Mars all at once.
Scientists think they know why interstellar object 'Oumuamua moved so strangely
A strange comet-like object discovered over five years ago was the first known visitor from another solar system. Its movement was so odd that scientists struggled to explain it, until now.
Scientists believe they have found a crucial building block of life on an asteroid
It's an intriguing finding that suggests life as we know it may have been seeded by asteroids and meteors.