October 21, 2015 Under a 'Blood Moon': First total lunar eclipse of the year wows stargazers The moon took on an eerie blood-red hue early Tuesday during the first total lunar eclipse of 2014, a celestial sight that wowed potentially millions of stargazers across North and South America.
October 21, 2015 NASA-funded researchers spot first possible 'exomoon' NASA-funded researchers say they have spotted the first signs of what could be an “exomoon” – a moon orbiting a planet outside our solar system – after witnessing a chance encounter between objects in our galaxy.
October 21, 2015 Water on Earth and moon may have common origin The traces of water in ancient moon rocks may share a common source with water on Earth, scientists say.
October 21, 2015 Moon's age revealed, and a lunar mystery may be solved Scientists have pinned down the birth date of the moon to within 100 million years of the birth of the solar system — the best timeline yet for the evolution of our planet's natural satellite.
October 21, 2015 Astronauts' hearts become spherical during prolonged trips in space, study finds When astronauts spend long periods of time in space, their hearts start to become spherical, a new study claims, adding another danger to a list of potential mishaps that could occur on a mission to Mars.
October 21, 2015 'Taste The Stars' dinner menu features real meteorite sauce A former NASA astronaut has brought a taste of space down to Earth while elevating the concept of space food to new heights.
October 21, 2015 Big asteroid will eclipse bright star early Thurs. Skywatchers, get ready to see a rare vanishing act — and don't blink.
October 21, 2015 Hubble Space Telescope captures shattering asteroid, at least 10 pieces seen in photos The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the first pictures of a disintegrating asteroid.
October 21, 2015 NASA's $17.5B 2015 budget would fund new science missions NASA's 2015 budget would remain essentially flat at $17.5 billion under a White House spending proposal unveiled Tuesday that would hold the line on the agency's biggest space programs while laying the groundwork for major new astrophysics and planetary science missions.
October 21, 2015 Record-breaking meteorite crash on moon sparks brightest lunar explosion ever The high-speed impact of a wayward space rock on the surface of the moon last year triggered the brightest lunar explosion ever seen, scientists say.
