2020 Lyrid meteor shower will reach its peak this Tuesday, April 21

The 2020 Lyrid Meteor shower will reach its peak on Tuesday, April 21, as stargazers are treated to a spectacle of up to 20 meteors per hour. 

Astronauts ready to return to space despite COVID-19

It’s been nearly a decade since we’ve seen American astronauts go up in space from American soil, but that will all change next month.

The moon will line up with Jupiter, Saturn and Mars this week in dazzling sky show

Stargazers are in for a special treat this week with the rare opportunity of basking in the glory of an astronomical alignment eons in the making as the moon lines up with Saturn, Mars and Jupiter. 

Astronauts leave virus-plagued planet for space station

NASA’s Chris Cassidy and Russians Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner arrived at the orbiting lab in their Soyuz capsule six hours after blasting off from Kazakhstan.

COVID-19 could delay important upcoming space missions

The United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its Atlas V rocket on Thursday from Cape Canaveral. Some upcoming missions are in jeopardy or delayed due to coronavirus concerns.

ULA successfully launches Atlas V
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The United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched its Atlas V rocket on Thursday from Cape Canaveral. Some upcoming missions are in jeopardy or delayed due to coronavirus concerns.

ULA's Atlas V rocket lifts off from Cape Canaveral after delayed start

United Launch Alliance said that the Atlas V rocket is carrying critical new national assets into orbit for secure communications.

ULA still targeting Thursday launch for Atlas V rocket

United Launch Alliance will use an Atlas V 551 rocket to launch a communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force on Thursday.

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex to close starting Monday due to threat of coronavirus

The Kennedy Space Center will continue to monitor the situation and when it is deemed safe to return, the entire facility will be cleaned and sanitized prior to re-opening.

Full worm supermoon on deck: What you need to know

The celestial event will be the first of three supermoons in 2020, according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac. EarthSky notes that the full worm moon will be the second-closest of the year’s supermoons.

SpaceX launches station supplies, nails 50th rocket landing

A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to blast off from Cape Canaveral on Friday night at 11:50 p.m.  SpaceX says there is the possibility that residents of Brevard, Indian River, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the landing attempt of the rocket's first stage. 

Meet Perseverance: Mars rover gets name ahead of planned July launch

NASA's next Mars rover finally has a name. Perseverance, a six-wheeled robotic explorer, will blast off this summer to collect Martian samples for eventual return to Earth.