space

For the first time in history, NASA has named a spacecraft after a living individual. The Solar Probe Plus has been renamed to the Parker Solar Probe in…

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Nope – it’s a meteor, or a fireball, or space junk...A bright, unidentified object flying over Lake Michigan last night caught…

The object known for now as 2014 UZ224 is only about 330 miles across and takes 1,100 years to orbit the sun. But one of the most interesting things about it is the way researchers found it.

Imagine you’re 14 years old, camping in Ontario with your family.It’s July 20, 1969, and you’re watching on a small TV as Neil Armstrong becomes the first…

Material that repairs itself after being shot? Sounds like something out of a sci-fi movie, but what practical applications could this have? Researchers…

Early tomorrow morning, a total lunar eclipse, or "blood moon," will grace the skies of much of Michigan. The eclipse itself will span several hours,…

A Michigan native is vying for a one-way ticket to a very unusual destination. Laura Smith-Velazquez is one of 100 finalists from across the globe trying…

Historically, missions executed by NASA (and others) were on a grand scale – massive spacecraft built with massive budgets and a massive labor force, but…

The “Block M” has officially made its way into space. This morning at 7:05 a.m. EST, the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle carried by the Delta IV heavy…

Technology has opened the doors in recent years for do-it-yourselfers to complete scientific projects without help from universities or government…