outer space

(TNS)—Astronomers have determined that our nearest neighbor is gradually inching away from us. The Weather Channel reports that the Earth’s moon is mo...

(TNS)— Attention, Pennsylvania residents: When things are a little less cloudy, take a gander at the night sky at some point this month. It’s there th...

SMILE: Early in the morning, before sunrise on April 25, the dark sky will hold a rare sight — a smiley face. Really. The planets Venus and Saturn wil...

Boeing, the engineering company behind the failed mission that left two astronauts stranded in space, received $6.4 billion in contracts from NASA bet...

March’s full moon, also called the worm moon, will appear red in the skies tonight during a total lunar eclipse. “The eclipse happens because the eart...

For a brief window, Asteroid 2024 YR4 looked like a planetary hazard in the making. At up to 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter, it was described as a p...

GEMINID: Now through Christmas Eve, you can watch for the Geminids all night long. The Geminid meteor shower is often highly visible in the Northern H...

NASA: America’s space agency needs you. According to a NASA press release, the organization is looking for people to suggest innovations on how to rec...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — 2024’s next supermoon will rise this week. And it’s going to be the closest one of the year. According to the Old Farmer’s Almanac,...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A “once-in-a-lifetime-event” is brewing in the far reaches of space at the moment. In a complete blaze of glory, a new star will fo...

Growing up in Bradford, Margaret Weitekamp did not want to study history. Her father, Dr. Raymond Weitekamp, taught American history at the University...

Once U.S. astronauts make it back to the moon, it’ll be one small step for man and one giant leap for the federal budget. A rocket launcher for the Na...

There’s nothing to see here, or hear here, actually. That’s the message NASA gave after reports of a strange noise heard by astronaut Butch Wilmore em...

FACTS: When we found the website bestlifeonline.com with a section called 100 Fun Bits of Trivia Guaranteed To Make Your Day, we knew it was something...

MOUNT JEWETT — Kinzua Bridge State Park will offer a free, unique opportunity at 4 a.m. Tuesday when a meteor shower will fall across the sky over the...

Bart Barton of Smethport believes it is important to keep history alive – especially if, like him, you have had the chance to live through it. Barton ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — To borrow the two words from a Hilary Duff hit single, the solar eclipse is so yesterday. And not only because it’s come and gone (...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — On a recent camping trip to Kings Canyon National Park I had the opportunity to escape the light-polluted vistas of the city and l...