Asteroid will make its closest approach to Earth in more than a century Monday night

According to NASA’s JPL, the giant space rock known as 2019 TA7 will skim past Earth at a distance of roughly 930,000 miles, making its closest approach to Earth in nearly 115 years.

Alexei Leonov, 1st human to walk in space, dies in Moscow

Alexei Leonov, the legendary Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to walk in space 54 years ago — and who nearly didn't make it back into his space capsule — has died in Moscow at 85.

Satellite launched from airplane over Atlantic Ocean will study atmosphere

It was a unique launch for NASA on Thursday evening, as the space agency sent a special satellite designed to study the Earth's upper atmosphere into orbit.

Carcasses of 5 bulls found mysteriously mutilated, drained of blood on Oregon ranch

Five bulls were found dead and drained of blood on a ranch in Oregon. There was no indication they had been shot, attacked by predators or eaten poisonous plants.

Invasive fish found in Gwinnett County

The invasive northern snakehead, which can breathe out of water, turned up at a private pond.

Meet the ‘Queen of Corpulence’: ‘Holly’ crowned 2019 ‘Fat Bear Week’ champion

A winner has officially been announced for Alaska’s Katmai National Park & Reserve fifth annual “Fattest Bear” of Brooks River competition featuring the park’s heftiest bears.

Massive, bright orange ‘Hunter’s Moon’ will take over sky this Sunday

Yes, it’s already fall. Don’t believe it? Just look up at the sky and bask in the glow of the bright orange “Hunter’s Moon” that is sure to be a treat for stargazers this weekend.

Madrid to cull nearly 12,000 invasive parakeets over threats to environment, public safety

Madrid’s city council on Monday announced plans to rid the Spanish capital of thousands of invasive parakeets through “ethical culling” and sterilization of eggs.

Delta flies 120 girls to NASA with all-women crew in bid to inspire female aviators

Delta celebrated International Girls in Aviation Day on Sunday with its fifth annual Women Inspiring our Next Generation (WING) Flight, which carried 120 girls ages 12 to 18 from Salt Lake City to NASA in Houston.

Nevada warns hunters of ‘zombie’ deer disease affecting herds in 24 other states

A neurodegenerative disease is spreading through deer and elk populations in 25 states and provinces throughout the United States, turning infected animals into drooling, stumbling ‘zombies.’

Discovery of 20 new moons around Saturn puts the ringed giant ahead of Jupiter

Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed planet a total of 82, scientists said Monday. That beats Jupiter and its 79 moons.

Viral video of unidentified lights off NC’s Outer Banks has people questioning — aliens or military?

Video of a mysterious group of lights in the sky captured off North Carolina’s Outer Banks by a man visiting the area has gone viral on Youtube, sparking the classic debate: Was it aliens, or the military?

2 meteor showers to light up the sky this week back-to-back

If you have any wishes to make, now is the time, because stargazers will get their chance to view two back-to-back meteor showers that are expected to peak this week.