NASA needs volunteer space cadets to track its next Artemis mission to the moon and back — here’s how to sign up

NASA needs volunteer space cadets to track its next Artemis mission to the moon and back — here’s how to sign up

NASA’s first manned trip to the moon in over 50 years needs volunteers.  The space agency announced last week that it’s crowdsourcing Earth-side support for its next mission. Artemis II, tentatively slated for April 2026, will carry four astronauts on a 10-day lunar fly-by, marking the first time humans have ventured beyond Earth’s orbit since … Read more

‘UFO’ seen hovering over Disney World’s Epcot — but there may be a simple explanation for it

‘UFO’ seen hovering over Disney World’s Epcot — but there may be a simple explanation for it

Visitors at Disney World’s Epcot are reporting an out-of-this-world experience. A woman working behind the scenes at a popular Nashville radio show gained newfound notoriety with her recent claim of a UFO sighting, during a visit to the Orlando theme park with her boyfriend. While waiting for the nightly fireworks show with her boyfriend, Morgan … Read more

Mariah Carey just learned of Katy Perry’s Blue Origin space flight: ‘Into orbit and back? She’s, like, floating?’

Mariah Carey just learned of Katy Perry’s Blue Origin space flight: ‘Into orbit and back? She’s, like, floating?’

She doesn’t know her.  Mariah Carey isn’t keeping up with the news around Katy Perry.  Four months after the “Teenage Dream” singer, 40, went to space on the Blue Origin flight in April, Carey, 56, is apparently just learning about it.  During an interview on “The Scott Mills Breakfast Show” on BBC’s Radio 2, Mills … Read more

‘Eclipse of the century’ is coming: Here’s where you can see all 6 minutes and 23 seconds of totality

‘Eclipse of the century’ is coming: Here’s where you can see all 6 minutes and 23 seconds of totality

In two years from tonight, all eyes will be on the sky. The “eclipse of the century” is set to take place on Aug. 2, 2027, according to NASA, with the moon moving between the sun and the Earth for up to 6 minutes and 23 seconds. It will be the longest eclipse totality until … Read more

The world started with a ‘bang’ but will end in a scary ‘big crunch’ — and scientists think they know when that will be

The world started with a ‘bang’ but will end in a scary ‘big crunch’ — and scientists think they know when that will be

Our humble blue planet came into being with the Big Bang — the sudden expansion of the universe outwards. Now, according to astrophysicists and cosmologists, Earth and all of its celestial siblings will likely be swallowed back into the super-small singularity they came from, in what is known as the “big crunch” theory. Alarming as … Read more

New tiny world beyond Neptune discovered — boosting ‘Planet Nine’ theory

New tiny world beyond Neptune discovered — boosting ‘Planet Nine’ theory

Astronomers used a telescope in Hawaii to find a new object on the outer edges of our solar system, helping to fuel evidence of a long-standing theory about Planet Nine, or Planet X. For years, scientists have theorized about a ninth planet beyond Neptune because of the orbital patterns of smaller objects in the Kuiper … Read more

Largest Martian meteorite sells for a whopping $5.3M at auction: ‘Geological time capsule from another world’

Largest Martian meteorite sells for a whopping .3M at auction: ‘Geological time capsule from another world’

This record-breaking rock had losing bidders seeing red. At one of Sotheby’s Geek Week events, hosted at NYC’s own American Museum of Natural History, this Martian meteorite smashed through bidding expectations, which were between $2M to $4M. This meteorite, affectionately dubbed NWA 16788, isn’t just any space rock, though. At a stunning $5.3 million, not … Read more

‘Elio’ review: Pixar goes sweet and simple for its original outer space adventure

‘Elio’ review: Pixar goes sweet and simple for its original outer space adventure

movie review ELIO Running time: 99 minutes. <br>Rated PG (some action/peril and thematic elements). In theaters June 20. Like the 11-year-old title character of “Elio,” Pixar’s latest original is small and cute. Nothing wrong with that. It’s time to accept that gone are the days of “WALL-E,” “Up” and “Ratatouille,” when the Disney-owned animation studio … Read more

‘Doctor Who’ frontman Ncuti Gatwa rules time and space in style

‘Doctor Who’ frontman Ncuti Gatwa rules time and space in style

Trust him, he’s a doctor. Ncuti Gatwa is a man of many faces. One of a handful of breakout stars from Netflix’s “Sex Education” — who also count “White Lotus” fan favorite Aimee Lou Wood among their ranks — the Rwandan-Scottish actor went on to appear in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” before taking up the mantle … Read more

Is this the end of the world? How a galactic pile-up could bring Earth’s violent end: Cosmic ‘coin flip’

Is this the end of the world? How a galactic pile-up could bring Earth’s violent end: Cosmic ‘coin flip’

Forget killer asteroids and nuclear annihilation — Earth’s ultimate fate may hinge on a cosmic coin toss. Astronomers have revealed that our Milky Way galaxy has a 50/50 chance of colliding with its massive neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, sometime in the next 10 billion years — an intergalactic smash-up that could fling our solar system … Read more

Astronomers baffled by mystery object flashing signals at Earth every 44 minutes: ‘Like nothing we’ve ever seen’

Astronomers baffled by mystery object flashing signals at Earth every 44 minutes: ‘Like nothing we’ve ever seen’

The truth is out there. Astronomers say they’re stunned by an unidentified object flashing strange signals from deep space. The object, named ASKAP J1832-0911, was detected by the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) and NASA’S Chandra X-ray observatory — the world’s most powerful X-ray telescope. “It is unlike anything we have seen before,” Andy Wang,… … Read more

Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann on ‘Lost in Space’ tour, new musical

Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann on ‘Lost in Space’ tour, new musical

Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann is on the road again this summer with a tour of the East Coast that will take her to the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn and out to the East End of Long Island this June. Known for her witty, personal lyrics and clear, melodic voice, she’s playing the hits from … Read more

Here’s the wild way NASA astronaut made a makeshift version of popular food item in space: ‘This hits the spot in its own way’

Here’s the wild way NASA astronaut made a makeshift version of popular food item in space: ‘This hits the spot in its own way’

A NASA astronaut recently revealed what a makeshift cheeseburger in space looks like — and nothing about it looks appetizing. When you’re in space and don’t have easy access to much, let alone a fast food restaurant — you have to make do with what you have. That’s exactly what Jonny Kim, who is currently … Read more

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is back – here’s how to see the peak of Halley’s Comet debris

The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is back – here’s how to see the peak of Halley’s Comet debris

It’s gonna be a blast! The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is back and about to peak for a dazzling show. The Eta Aquarids meteor shower is back this spring. Benedict – stock.adobe.com The Eta Aquarids get their name from the bright star Eta Aquarii in the constellation Aquarius, as the meteors appear to radiate from … Read more

Carrie Underwood makes a dig at Katy Perry’s space flight after replacing her on ‘American Idol’

Carrie Underwood makes a dig at Katy Perry’s space flight after replacing her on ‘American Idol’

Carrie Underwood is keeping her feet on Earth. The “Before He Cheats” singer, 42, declared that she has no plans to travel to space when she was asked about Katy Perry’s controversial Blue Origin mission in a recent interview with “Access Hollywood.” “The day I go to space will be when the good lord decides … Read more

NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday

NASA’s oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Fresh from space, NASA’s oldest full-time astronaut said Monday that weightlessness made him feel decades younger, with everyday aches and pains vanishing. Don Pettit marked his 70th birthday on April 20 by plunging through the atmosphere in a Russian Soyuz capsule to wrap up a seven-month mission at the International Space Station. In his first public … Read more

Lily Allen apologizes for ‘being mean’ to Katy Perry over Blue Origin space flight

Lily Allen apologizes for ‘being mean’ to Katy Perry over Blue Origin space flight

‘Cause you’re hot, then you’re cold. Lily Allen has apologized for “being mean” to Katy Perry over her controversial Blue Origin space flight on April 14. “I would actually like to apologize for being mean about Katy Perry last week,” Allen, 39, said on Sunday’s episode of her and Miquita Oliver’s “Miss Me?” podcast. “Oh, there was … Read more

Camila Cabello mocks Katy Perry for flying to space to promote her new tour

Camila Cabello mocks Katy Perry for flying to space to promote her new tour

And she didn’t even sing “E.T.” Camila Cabello is mocking Katy Perry for traveling to space before she kicked off her Lifetimes Tour. Cabello, 28, shared a slow-motion TikTok video on Wednesday that showed her holding a paper of the dates of her upcoming Yours, C Tour. Camila Cabello promotes her upcoming tour on TikTok. … Read more

Katy Perry recreates space moves and calls out her haters at first concert after Blue Origin flight

Katy Perry recreates space moves and calls out her haters at first concert after Blue Origin flight

She flew to space and she liked it. Katy Perry embraced her controversial Blue Origin space flight on the first night of her Lifetimes Tour in Mexico City on Wednesday. The 40-year-old “Roar singer, who was dressed in an outer space-themed silver metal bodysuit for part of her show, recreated space choreography by flying in … Read more

Yes, there could have been life on Mars — new NASA discovery supports theory

Yes, there could have been life on Mars — new NASA discovery supports theory

Here’s the latest dirt on Mars. NASA’s trusty Curiosity rover, which has been exploring the so-called red planet for years, just unearthed something huge — a stash of carbon-rich carbonate minerals indicating that the spinning object of Elon Musk’s affection may have once had the goods to host human life. “It tells us that the planet … Read more