A storm on the sun could lead to the light show of a lifetime for some of us here on Earth. ...

Citizen stargazers help solve the mystery behind the presence of mysterious purple lights. ...

At a Glance Aurora watchers located primarily in southern Canada captured photosof the ribbons of purple light between 2015 and 2016.'Steve' can be observed at lower altitudes than typical auroras. A group of "citizen scientists" helped solve amystery surrounding ribbonsof strange purple lightin the sky that has become known as the aurora "Steve." Aurora watchers located primarily in southern Canada captured photosof the ribbons of purple light,, between 2015 and 2016, according to a NASA press release. Theamateur scientists shared...

At a Glance NASA's proposed 'Hammer' spacecraft is meant to deflect threatening celestial bodies.Asteroid Bennu has a one in 2,700 chance of striking Earth.A new study says the Hammer will be unable to deflect the asteroid if it does come too close. In the unlikely event an asteroid dubbed Bennu does threaten to collide with Earth in 2135, NASA's proposed "Hammer" spacecraft will be no match for the incoming celestial mass, a new study says. The Hammer, short forHypervelocity Asteroid...

An aeronautics company is testing out a method to collect space junk, and the simplicity of it might be the most shocking part. ...

NASA’s Kepler space telescope captures an incredibly rare, bright supernova. ...

At a Glance The 9.4-ton Tiangong-1 Space Lab is likely to come plummeting to Earth sometime between March 30 and April 2.Where debris from the space station will land remains a mystery.The risk to humans is very slight, but scientists warn that no one knows for certain. An impaired and out-of-control Chinese space station is expected tocrashto Earth sometime over the Easter weekend, but the exact landing location remainsa mystery. For months, agencies have been tracking the progress of the...

At a Glance Watch a livestream of the bluemoon rising on The Weather Channel app from 9-10 p.m. Friday.The next time you'll be able to witness a blue moon is Halloween night 2020. The second blue moon of 2018 is set for Saturday morning and will be the last one to adornthe night sky until 2020. Saturday's Sap Full Moon,which is also a blue moon because it is the second full moon of the calendar month, is set to peak...

At a Glance The spacestation is expected to re-enter the atmosphere at about 10 p.m. EDT Sunday, plus or minus 7 hours.Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder activated the state’s Emergency Operations Center to monitor the re-entry of the space station.The risk that an individualwill be "hit and injured by the re-entry ofa generic space objectis estimated to be less than one in one trillion." China's out-of-control Tiangong-I Space Lab is predicted to re-enter Earth's atmosphere Sunday,April Fool's Day. The , give...

At a Glance Fears the Chinese space station would plummet to Earth and land in the northern U.S. never materialized.What was left of it found a watery grave in the southern Pacific Ocean, authorities said. Fears China's out-of-control Tiangong-1 Space Lab would plummet to Earth and land in the northern U.S. never materialized Sunday.What was left of it found a watery grave in the South Pacific, Chinese space authorities said. The spacestation re-entered Earth's atmosphere about 8:15 a.m. Bejing Time...

Thankfully, the space lab did exactly what scientists tracking it predicted. ...

At a Glance The fourth month of the year will bring a meteor shower and several other events that'll appeal to skywatchers.April will close out with a full moon. April showers aren't the only thing present in the sky during the year's fourth month. Above the clouds, numerous celestial events will light up the skies. Here are the events skywatchers will definitely want to have on their calendar this month. Moon and Jupiter Together On April 3, a waning gibbous...