May 2, 2016 Blood Moon: Shortest total lunar eclipse of the century rises Saturday Only the speediest of skywatchers will have a chance to see the total lunar eclipse rising Saturday: NASA predicts that the total phase of the lunar eclipse will only last about 5 minutes, making it the shortest lunar eclipse of the century.
May 2, 2016 Giant alien planet has four suns in its sky Planets with four suns in their sky may be more common than previously thought, a new study suggests.
May 2, 2016 The evolution of NASA's ambitious asteroid-capture mission NASA's ambitious asteroid-capture mission has changed a lot since the agency officially announced its existence less than two years ago.
May 2, 2016 Total solar eclipse, supermoon, equinox: Friday’s celestial triple play Friday is a huge day for skywatchers, offering a rare trifecta of celestial events – a total solar eclipse, a supermoon, and the vernal equinox.
May 2, 2016 Astronauts snap amazing total solar eclipse photos from space Astronauts on the International Space Station caught sight of an amazing solar eclipse March 20, and they have the photos to prove it.
May 2, 2016 Total solar eclipse on Friday: How to watch it live online Even though most people around the world won't be able to see Friday's total solar eclipse in person, anyone with an Internet connection can watch it live online thanks to two webcasts featuring the cosmic event.
May 2, 2016 Major solar storm hits Earth A severe solar storm smacked Earth with a surprisingly big geomagnetic jolt Tuesday, potentially affecting power grids and GPS tracking while pushing the colorful northern lights farther south, federal forecasters said.
May 2, 2016 Jupiter's moon Ganymede has a salty ocean with more water than Earth A salty ocean is lurking beneath the surface of Jupiter's largest moon, Ganymede, scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have found.
May 2, 2016 Space ‘rain’ and black holes solve galactic star-making mystery For decades, the reason why some galaxies produce more stars than others has remained a mystery. However, a team of astronomers at Michigan State University now believes they may have finally solved the riddle.
May 2, 2016 Test of world's largest solid rocket steeped in space shuttle history When the world's largest solid rocket motor is ignited in Utah this week, it will not leave the ground, but it will fire with components that have a long spaceflight history.
