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The Chicago area could be in for a treat this week, as a strong geomagnetic storm could trigger a vivid Northern Lights display.

The final “supermoon” of 2025 will take to the skies later this week, though Chicago-area residents will have to brave the cold to see it.

If residents are treated to another Northern Lights show Wednesday, there’s an important tool you can use to see them at their best.

If residents are treated to another Northern Lights show Wednesday, there’s an important tool you can use to see them at their best. Charlie Wojciechowski explains.

NASA’s acting Administrator Sean Duffy seems to have provoked the ire of Elon Musk.

Chicago-area residents could be treated to a wonderful nighttime display as Comet Lemmon makes its closest approach to Earth in coming days.

A West Texas woman saw something unusual on a recent morning, a massive parachute drifting slowly across the sky.

Bill Nye spoke in front of the U.S. Capitol building to protest funding for NASA.

We’re already in October, but the first supermoon of 2025 will finally rise in the skies of the Chicago area on Monday night.

A paper from NASA scientists and other researchers explores whether an asteroid with a 4% chance of hitting the moon should be deflected or blown up.

Thousands of newborn stars sparkle and dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA’s Webb Space Telescope.

One of the year’s most prolific meteor showers will peak overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday, as the Perseid shower hits its zenith.

Four astronauts are back on Earth after a five-month stay at the International Space Station.

Astronaut Jim Lovell, best known as the commander of the Apollo 13 mission to the moon, has died in Illinois.

Apollo 13 commander Jim Lovell, who helped turn a failed moon mission into a triumph of on-the-fly engineering, has died. He was 97.

NASA has discovered the third known interstellar object to pass through our solar system, but the icy snowball object poses no threat to Earth.

NASA is partnering with Netflix to stream rocket launches, giving viewers front-row access to missions to the ISS and beyond starting this summer.

A group of phenomena will make June’s full moon, known as the “strawberry moon,” live up to its name while also providing a unique spectacle.

SpaceX’s Dragon, which was developed in part with U.S. government funding, is a capsule capable of traveling to and from the International Space Station. Here’s what you need to know.

A powerful geomagnetic storm started impacting Earth’s atmosphere Sunday, which could make the Northern Lights visible over the Chicago area.