Latest articles by Elizabeth Howell
When a rogue rocket hits the moon March 4, NASA orbiter will hunt for its crater grave
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter won't be in view during impact time, but may have a follow-up plan to identify the crater grave on the moon.
China says moonbound rocket stage was not from 2014 lunar mission: Report
Chang'e-5 T1 'completely burned up' in Earth's atmosphere shortly after launch, officials said.
James Webb Space Telescope will study Milky Way's flaring supermassive black hole
The James Webb Space Telescope will study the weirdly flickering black hole at the heart of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
Star twinkles 18 times to form hexagonal pattern in new James Webb telescope image
The James Webb Space Telescope finished the first major stage in its long process of aligning the observatory's 18-segmented primary mirror.
Mount Etna is erupting and astronauts are watching it from space
The Sicilian volcano is 'smoking' and 'spitting lava,' one astronaut reports.
Water on Mars may have flowed for a billion years longer than thought
New evidence finds substantial water on Mars flowed as recently as 2 billion years ago.
Eta Carinae's epic supernova explosion comes to life in new visualization
Data from three space telescopes help tell the story of Eta Carinae's explosion.
James Webb Space Telescope will glide to its deep-space parking spot today
Here's how to watch the events related to the James Webb Space Telescope's arrival.
A huge asteroid will fly safely by Earth today. Here's how to watch it live.
You can watch a nearly mile-wide asteroid make its closest Earth approach for the next 200 years today. Here's how.
Climate scientist and Netflix 'Don't Look Up' director talk comet metaphors and global warming (exclusive)
Adam McKay, creator of Netflix's popular satire-comedy movie "Don't Look Up," and climate scientist Kate Marvel talk why the world needs more films like the comet metaphor movie.
Stephen Hawking would have been 80 today. Google Doodle honors famous physicist.
The pioneering work of physicist Stephen Hawking is honored in a Google Doodle today (Jan. 8).
Watch 'coronal streamers' streak off the sun in close-up video from Parker Solar Probe
A new video of solar streamers evokes the streaking stars seen during spacecraft hyperdrives in "Star Wars."
Comet Leonard may have spawned meteor shower on Venus
Comet Leonard may be sparking meteor showers at Venus this weekend during a relatively close approach of the comet to the planet.
See rare total solar eclipse from nearly 1 million miles away
The only total solar eclipse of 2021 was one few could see and this new photo from a spacecraft nearly 1 million miles from Earth shows why.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope on track for Dec. 22 launch
The generational observatory is nearly ready for space after years of delays.
Watch the entire Beaver Moon lunar eclipse in 1 minute time-lapse
It was the longest partial eclipse in 580 years.
See how the huge ozone hole over Antarctica has grown in 2021 in this NASA video
A new NASA video highlights the giant ozone hole that opened over the Antarctic this year.
NASA picks landing site at the moon's south pole for ice-drilling robot
NASA and Intuitive Machines announced the Shackleton Crater landing site for an ice-drilling robot.
Was the 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast an early deepfake?
A new podcast argues the 1938 Martian invasion story foreshadowed the problems of media creation today.
A 'bomb cyclone' is battering much of California
A "bomb cyclone" in the Pacific is dumping extreme rain and several feet of snow on California.
William Shatner of 'Star Trek' says he's ready to go to space for real
The 'Star Trek' star speaks about the final frontier on Twitter, in a Blue Origin video.
William Shatner's space launch on Blue Origin's New Shepard: When to watch and what to know
Here's everything you need to know about Blue Origin's launch of William Shatner and his crew on the New Shepard spacecraft on Oct. 12, 2021.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is not only shrinking. Its winds are also speeding up.
A decade of Jovian storm-chasing paid off for the Hubble Space Telescope.
