Space

Path Of A Total Solar Eclipse Passes Over A Major Observatory In Chile

5:04pm July 02, 2019

by Joe Palca

The path of a total solar eclipse passed over the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile on Tuesday. You had to be in the southern hemisphere to see the eclipse.

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Solar Eclipse Will Pass Over A Major Observatory In Chile

6:18am July 02, 2019

by Joe Palca

On Tuesday, parts of South American will experience a total solar eclipse. The path of totality passes over one the world's premier observatories located in Chile.

This graphic shows the path of the solar eclipse on July 2 and how much you can see from different places. The yellow band represents the path of totality, or the areas in which a total eclipse will be visible. Other areas will be able to see a partial so

Get A Glimpse: Total Solar Eclipse Set To Pass Over South Pacific, South America

3:36pm June 28, 2019

by Joe Palca

The eclipse will happen on July 2. Its path of totality cuts across much of the south Pacific Ocean as well as Argentina and Chile — including a telescope that is one the world's largest.

The U.S. flag stands alone on the surface of the moon.

As The 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Nears, New Books Highlight The Mission's Legacy

2:48pm June 14, 2019

by Adam Frank

These works make apparent how singular an achievement America's moon landing was — and show that half a century later we're still grappling to understand its long-term meaning.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine (from left), Sen. Ted Cruz, D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and Margot Lee Shetterly, author of the book Hidden Figures, unveil the Hidden Figures Way street sign at a dedication ceremony on Wednesday in Washington,

Street In Front Of NASA Headquarters Renamed To Honor 'Hidden Figures'

6:53pm June 13, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

The name pays tribute to the legacy of African American women who played a major role in the space race but were long overlooked by history.

Street Outside NASA Headquarters Renamed: Hidden Figures Way

6:43am June 13, 2019

Three black female mathematicians' contributions at NASA were overlooked until the book and movie Hidden Figures. The street renaming coincides with the upcoming anniversary of the first moon walk.

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Astronaut Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. walks near the lunar module during the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969.

Books
Arts

'One Giant Leap' Explores The Herculean Effort Behind The 1969 Moon Landing

12:02am June 13, 2019

by Dave Davies

Fifty years after Apollo 11's historic moon landing, journalist Charles Fishman tells the story of the 410,000 men and women who helped make the mission a success.

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Support structure for the thermal probe called "the mole."

NASA Engineers Try To Remedy Stuck Probe On Mars

3:45pm June 12, 2019

by Joe Palca

An instrument on NASA's Mars InSight mission that was supposed to be driven into the planet's soil is stuck. It's designed to measure Mars's internal temperature.

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A Falcon 9 rocket carried 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network into space last month.

Science

Astronomers Worry That Elon Musk's New Satellites Will Ruin The View

5:29pm June 03, 2019

by Geoff Brumfiel

The billionaire wants to deploy thousands of satellites in order to provide global Internet, but astronomers say they could create unsightly glare.

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Science

Amateur Astronomers Gather For 'Star Parties'

11:02am June 02, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Light pollution has taken away much of the night sky. But there are still places far from city lights where amateur astronomers gather with their telescopes for what they call "star parties."

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