
Space
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space
Their SpaceX capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico in the early evening, just hours after departing the International Space Station.
4 weeks ago
Philly school leaders hope even participating in the space essay contest will encourage students to get more interested in science.
5 months ago
What to know about Monday’s blue supermoon
The next blue supermoon will not happen until 2032, but supermoons occur more frequently.
8 months ago
In 2021, four people became the first all-civilian team to orbit Earth multiple times. Researchers studied their cognition, behavior and psychological performance.
10 months ago
Listen 1:26Central Bucks students blast off into STEM with NASA TechRise Challenge
Lenape Middle School students built a rocket-powered lander that NASA will test out.
11 months ago
Listen 1:10Teams from Drexel and the University of Delaware traveled to the path of totality as part of a nationwide NASA project.
1 year ago
Listen 1:14Can’t get enough of the total solar eclipse or got clouded out? Here are the next ones to watch for
An eclipse on the scale of Monday's event won't happen again until Aug. 12, 2045.
1 year ago
Unimpressed by Philly’s cloudy eclipse? The animals at the zoo weren’t too impressed either
Citizen scientists at the Philadelphia Zoo found the natural world largely unmoved by the celestial display.
1 year ago
Scenes from the solar eclipse: Clouds obscure the Philly region’s moment with the sun
Uncooperative weather during the eclipse could not darken the Delaware Valley’s celestial spirit.
1 year ago
Listen 2:44Many still manage to spot solar eclipse in Philadelphia area despite clouds
The peak of the solar eclipse is over in the Philly region. Clouds thickened as we reached maximum coverage, but brief breaks in the clouds allowed people to see the event.
1 year ago
Philadelphia Zoo invites visitors to document animal behaviors during Monday’s eclipse
Visitors to the Philadelphia Zoo can observe their favorite animals and document their behaviors before, during and after the eclipse.
1 year ago
Listen 1:08Where to watch the solar eclipse in Philly
We haven’t seen an eclipse of this magnitude in our region in 40 years. The next one of this size won’t happen until 2078.
1 year ago
Not in the path of totality? You can still watch Monday’s total solar eclipse online
Here are some alternatives if you're clouded out during the eclipse or if you can't travel to the path.
1 year ago
Chester County, like much of Pennsylvania, will experience 90% totality during the solar eclipse on April 8.
1 year ago
University of Delaware students will be part of a NASA experiment during the total solar eclipse
The team will send weather balloons tens of thousands of meters into the atmosphere for experiments on gravity waves and the building blocks of the universe.
1 year ago
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