Space

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.

Dr. Irwin Horowitz, past president of the Boise Astronomical Society , talks about the best opportunities to see the comet in the coming days and exactly where to point our binoculars or telescopes.

NASA’s first of several planned missions to the moon is on track to return to Earth on Dec. 11, and the space agency is getting help from dozens of companies across the U.S., including some in Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, New Mexico and Colorado.

As the Orion spacecraft nears the end of its first mission Idaho Matters takes a look at the journey and what's next.

Have you ever wondered what aliens might look like? Well, you're not alone.