Skywatchers will be treated to the first full moon of summer when the Buck Moon arrives this weekend. It's called the Buck Moon because it occurs at about the same time as buck deer begin to grow new antlers, according to Space.com. It is also sometimes called the Thunder Moon, describing the weather conditions of the season, or the Hay Moon. (MORE: NASA Spacecraft Brought Back to Life) Time is of the essence with this event, because the moon won't...

Skywatchers will be treated to the first "'Supermoon"of summer when the Buck Moon arrives this weekend. It's called the Buck Moon because it occurs at about the same time as buck deer begin to grow new antlers, according to space.com. It is also sometimes called the Thunder Moon, describing the weather conditions of the season, or the Hay Moon. (MORE: NASA Spacecraft Brought Back to Life) Time is of the essence with this event, because the moon won't be in...

Think we're not alone in the universe? Many scientists at NASA would agree with you, and at a Monday panel discussion they said the world is much closer to finding its "twin" out there than most people know. "We believe we are very close in terms of science and technology to finding another Earth, and signs of life on another world," Sara Seager, a professor of planetary science and physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said at the panel according...

San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina Courtesy NASA Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. You've likely seen many a photograph of the Earth from space, taken by a satellite spinning high above us. But what if you got the chance to snap your own photo of the planet we all call home? That's what these photos are for the people who took them, the astronauts living on the International Space Station, which orbits our planet at a distance of roughly 220...

Don't fret if work, plans or bad weather prevented you from seeing the supermoon this month. It's returning in August, and it promises to be bigger and better, according to astronomers. The supermoon on Aug. 10 will be the second of three consecutive supermoons this summer. Stargazers were treated to the first on July 12, and the final show will be Sept. 9. Supermoons, which are also called "perigee moons," take place when the moon becomes full at the same...

Don't miss your chance to capture the Delta Aquarids meteor shower this weekend. The sky show runs from mid-July to late-August, and peaks July 28-29. As earthsky.org reports, this weekend is particularly favorablebecause the new moon arrives on July 26, so moonlight won't interfere. "It gets that name because the meteors seem to radiate from the constellation Aquarius," explains Kelly Beatty, a senior contributing editor for Sky & Telescope magazine. Aquarius rises around midnight, so Beatty says you'll get the...

Reid Wiseman's Photos From Space Hurricane Arthur, spinning off the East Coast of the United States in this image, was captured by Wiseman on July 3, 2014. (Twitter/Reid Wiseman) Here's your chance to see Earth from an angle that few humans have witnessed firsthand. Astronauts Reid Wiseman and Alexander Gerst are currently aboard the International Space Station, but they haven't been keeping their incredible view of our planet to themselves. Instead, they're regularly posting images to their social media accounts...

To celebrate the birthday of the Chandra X-ray Observatory earlier this week, NASA has released a new set of stunning supernova images for everyone to ogle. The first pair — Tycho and G292.0 — trace out the expanding debris and shockwaves of supernova remnants. The second pair, known as The Crab Neubla and 3C58, highlight the clouds of high-energy particles produced by pulsars. According to NASA, Chandra has "helped revolutionize our understanding of the universe," since it was first launched...

Godspeed, Scott Carpenter. The United States’ fourth astronaut to fly in space and the second to orbit the Earth, Scott Carpenter, 88, died on Thursday (Oct. 10) after suffering a recent stroke. The original Mercury 7 astronaut was being cared for at a hospice center in Denver when he passed. Carpenter was initially expected to make a full recovery from the stroke, but his condition worsened this week, sources close to his family shared. [Aurora 7: Astronaut Scott Carpenter’s Mercury...

After 10 years in space, the Rosetta spacecraft is set to attempt its biggest accomplishment yet. A 4-billion-mile journey is expected to end Wednesday when the European Space Agency's spacecraft will finally catch up with the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko comet, according to SPACE.com. If successful, it will be the first time any spacecraft has orbited a comet, the report added. In November, Rosetta will drop a small lander known as Philae onto the comet, the Christian Science Monitor reports.Philae will be used...

After 10 years in space, the Rosetta spacecraft has achieved its biggest accomplishment yet. Scientists and spectators at ESA's mission control in Darmstadt, Germany, cheered Wednesday after the spacecraft successfully completed its final thrust to swing alongside comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. ESA chief Jean-Jacques Dordain says the probe's rendezvous with 67P is an important milestone in Rosetta's life. It isthe first time any spacecraft has orbited a comet, according to Space.com. (MORE:You Better Catch This Meteor Shower Soon ...) Pictured is comet...

Above: Images from pastPerseidshowers Typically, the best time to catch a meteor shower is during peak viewing days. But not this month. The Perseids, which run from mid-July to mid-August, will peakAug. 11, 12 and 13, according to EarthSky.Normally, you could see as many as 100 shooting stars an hour under prime viewing conditions, but light from this month's full moon will upstage the meteor shower. The closest supermoon of the year will shine August 10, so only the brightest...