SPACE

NASA Launches Official Inquiry Into UFO Sightings

NASA is organizing a task force that will determine how the agency studies UFOs in the future.

William Shatner at the Blue Origin launch in October 2021.

William Shatner Said His Blue Origin Voyage Filled Him With ‘Overwhelming Sadness’

William Shatner blasted off in October 2021 and quickly suffered what's been dubbed ’the overview effect,’ or realizing Earth is just a space dot.

A conceptual illustration of NASA’s DART spacecraft and the Italian Space Agency’s LICIACube approaching Dimorphos.

NASA Is Crashing a Spacecraft Into an Asteroid Tonight—Here’s How to Watch It

The cameras documenting NASA’s DART mission are named LUKE and LEIA.

James Webb NIRCam composite image of Jupiter system.

See Jupiter's Auroras in the Latest Images From NASA's James Webb Space Telescope

In addition to capturing spectacles millions of light years away, the James Webb Space Telescope can also show us planets like Jupiter from a fresh perspective.

The 2022 Perseid Meteor Shower Will Peak This Week—Here’s How to See It

The Perseid meteor shower will be hard to observe in 2022, but it's still worth looking up at its peak between Thursday, August 11 and Friday, August 12.

100 Interesting Facts About Venus

Venus has been called “Earth’s evil twin,” and that's not—sadly—because it looks just like Earth but has a mustache.

Nichelle Nichols in Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA (2021).

Woman In Motion: How 'Star Trek' and Nichelle Nichols Forever Changed the Face of NASA

Though Nichelle Nichols was best known for her role as Lieutenant Uhura on 'Star Trek,' she also played a key role in the formation of NASA’s Space Shuttle Program and inspired generations of STEM leaders.