NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft will soon orbit the moon. Unlike other satellites, this new autonomous rocket is expected to have an unusual orbit pattern since it will experience the gravitational pulls … [+2775 chars]
UPDATE 10:38 a.m. Mothra has been identified. The large moth spotted on a wall in the Vernon area is called, appropriately enough, a tarantula moth. The harmless Polyphemus moth looks like a cross… [+1909 chars]
Classifying celestial objects is a long-standing problem. With sources at near unimaginable distances, sometimes it's difficult for researchers to distinguish between objects such as stars, galaxies,… [+4723 chars]
An asteroid more than a mile across is going to pass through Earth's neighborhood on Friday. This is the biggest asteroid to swing by Earth this year. Fortunately, massive as it is, it doesn't pose … [+1641 chars]
Measuring the expansion rate of the universe was one of the Hubble Space Telescope’s main goals when it was launched in 1990. Over the past 30 years, the space observatory has helped scientists disc… [+5214 chars]
