NATIONWIDE — As millions watch the historic Artemis II rocket head into space on Wednesday, days later, many more people will be looking to the skies again in the hopes of catching the Orion capsule.

Smithville ISD is working to replace a longtime afterschool program after learning it was not selected for a new round of federal grant funding that helped provide free afterschool and summer ...

On August 12, the New Moon’s shadow will fall over a portion of Earth’s surface. When that happens, the Sun will temporarily disappear from the sky in a total solar eclipse. These breathtaking events ...

The 2026 astronomical calendar features only four eclipses. But August is a bounty of riches, with two set to occur. They include a full solar eclipse on August 12 and a partial lunar eclipse on ...

July’s full moon will grace the sky this week. Called the buck moon, it will rise in the east and reach peak illumination at 10:36 a.m. ET on Wednesday, according to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, though ...

On Wednesday, July 29, the moon will adorn the night sky and reach its peak of fullness, followed by two seasonal meteor showers July’s full Buck Moon will peak on Wednesday, July 29, and is named for ...

Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" has been out in theaters for less than a week, and New Yorkers have the chance to see the film in its intended format, though in precious few theaters. "The Odyssey" ...

The annual Florida Python Challenge offers cash prizes to hunters for removing invasive Burmese pythons from the Everglades. Pythons are ambush predators that use constriction to kill prey by cutting ...

The Florida Python Challenge is an annual competition to help control the invasive Burmese python population. Hunters must humanely kill captured pythons, and decapitation is not considered a humane ...

Union Pacific’s No. 4014 “Big Boy,” the world’s largest steam locomotive in operation, is coming to the area this week as it wraps up a nationwide tour. The massive locomotive — 133 feet long and ...

The asteroid will be visible for several nights from different parts of the world. We'll tell you when and where to look, and what equipment you’ll need to spot it. The closest approach will occur on ...

The "public display days" for two Big Boy locomotives at Steamtown National Historic Site are over, but visitors can still see them on display together through June 30. Those two days on June 15 and ...