Two weeks after a total solar eclipse wowed skywatchers in Europe, a near-total lunar eclipse is in store Thursday for people in North and South America.

SpaceX's Elon Musk plans to build new Starship launchpads in Louisiana, replacing sections of marshland as part of a major spaceport project. Space journalist Kristin Fisher talks with NBC News' Gadi Schwartz about the plans.

NASA had hoped to prevent its Swift observatory from breaking apart in Earth’s atmosphere. But the spacecraft tasked with the rescue hit problems.

The World Robot Conference in Beijing provides an opportunity for China’s robot makers to display their innovations and convince investors of the real-world potential for the technology.

A defunct part of a Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon uncontrolled this month at an estimated 5,400 mph. Now NASA has photos.

Timelapse videos from Mallorca and Arcos de las Salinas show the moon passing directly between the earth and the sun to produce a rare total solar eclipse.

The Perseids’ peak coincides with another highly anticipated celestial event: a total solar eclipse that will be visible in parts of Europe.

The United States sweltered through its hottest July ever recorded last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirmed Monday.

Louisiana health officials are urging residents to take precautions against a flesh-eating bacterial infection following the deaths of five people this year.

Avi Loeb, head of the UAP Science Council for the White House, joins Stay Tuned NOW to discuss key takeaways from the latest batch of files on unidentified aerial phenomena.

Four environmental organizations filed a petition Thursday asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reverse approval of a startup’s plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space to Earth, arguing the agency ignored the project’s potential impacts on wildlife, astronomy research and eye safety.

The second of two red panda cubs born at a Santa Barbara Zoo in California earlier this summer died over the weekend, the zoo said Monday.

With the record-breaking sale of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, debate is swirling over the private market for dinosaur fossils. Some argue they belong in museums where they can be studied and seen by the public. NBC News' Marquise Francis reports.

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen announced Monday that he is stepping down from his full-time role as an astronaut, months after flying around the moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission.

An exclusive look at Greensea IQ's AI-powered robots that can find and clear mines on the ocean floor. A powerful new tool that minimizes the human risk of deactivating these deadly hazards. NBC News' Brian Cheung reports.

Temperatures on the ocean surface hit a record high in June, European scientists warned Wednesday, fueling fears of more dangerous heat waves this summer.

The announcement is the latest in a stream of funding contracts NASA has awarded private companies in its effort to establish a permanent presence on the moon.

NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz previews the new exhibit at the California Science Center, where visitors will soon be able to view NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour in its ready-to-launch position.

NASA on Tuesday plans to launch a mission to save its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory. A spacecraft is expected to push the telescope into a stable orbit so it doesn’t fall into the atmosphere.

The NASA Swift space observatory is in danger of falling from space after 22 years, but a rescue mission with the help of a robot is set to launch on June 30. NBC News’ Gadi Schwartz talks with Katalyst Space CEO Ghonhee Lee, the company partnering with NASA, about the historic mission.