Space

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to visit space? Well, Dr. Steve Swanson has a pretty good idea. He's been there three times and joined Idaho Matters to talk more about his experience.

The Idaho night sky will soon have many new observers thanks to a grant from Nasa's Science Activation Program, which will put telescopes in classrooms across the state.

How big is an asteroid? It's not like you can just run out with a tape measure and figure that out. However, it turns out, if you can find it and you know when it might pass in front of a star, it's not that hard to do.

A missing tomato sparked a lighthearted mystery for the astronauts on board the International Space Station — and it's finally been solved after months of accusations and intrigue.

For more than 60 years, humans have been exploring space. These breakthroughs have changed, not just how we see our universe, but the way we live in it. So, as NASA persists in their trek to the final frontier, we thought we'd take a look at what's in store for the next 20 years in space.

The annular solar eclipse will cross across North, Central and South America on Oct. 14, 2023. In the United States, the eclipse will start in Oregon around 10:13 a.m. MT and will end in Texas at 11:03 p.m. MT.

The Perseid meteor shower sends bright streaks shooting across the night sky. Stargazers can watch the shower peak this weekend, but the key, experts say, will be patience.

In May, 100 teams of kids from around the country gathered outside Washington DC and shot chicken eggs into space as part of the American Rocketry Challenge. The middle and high-school-age kids that took part in this challenge were the best, beating out 800 teams and 4,500 students to get to the finals. And two teams from Idaho got to go this year, the Spudniks and the Rigby Rockets!

Bruneau Dunes will soon be offering a new way to look at the night sky!

A historic comet will soon be passing through the night sky and this may be the only chance you have to see it, ever.