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On April 8, crowds gathered across the United States to see a solar eclipse. People wore special glasses and watched the moon pass in front of the sun. The eclipse was visible in 15 states. In the U.S., the path…
During the total solar eclipse on April 8, the moon passed completely in front of the sun. This image, made of seven different photographs, shows the moon’s jou…
Parts of the United States are preparing for an astrological event. On April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible in 15 states. The other continental states will be able to see a partial solar eclipse. A solar eclipse…
Astronaut Frank Rubio accidentally spent a record-breaking length of time in space. He wants to go back. On September 27, 2023, Frank Rubio broke the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight. When he got back, he ate a salad. “What…
On January 8, a rocket built by Astrobotic Technology launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida. It carried a lunar lander built for NASA by Astrobotic. This was the first U.S. lander to go into space in more than 50 years. But…
One night in May, a group of people gathered around a computer monitor on a rooftop. They were scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The monitor was linked to equipment that could receive transmissions from a satellite. The…
Astronomers have discovered an unusual solar system. It’s near Earth. It’s made up of six planets orbiting a star. The planets’ orbits appear to be coordinated. Scientists say their movement is like a perfectly timed symphony. It’s “precise, very orderly,”…
As NASA’s Lucy spacecraft passes the asteroid Dinkinesh on November 1, it makes a surprising discovery. A small moon is circling the asteroid. The moon is a 10t…
This year’s fourth and final supermoon appeared on September 29. A supermoon occurs when a full moon is at or near the closest point in its orbit around Earth. …
NASA scientists have discovered the cause of some small tremors, or moonquakes, on the lunar surface. They’re from a spacecraft that was left there 50 years ago. When the Apollo 17 astronauts returned to Earth, in 1972, they left…
