Space Exploration

Late in the evening, the full moon is slated to pass directly into Earth's shadow cast by the sun, illuminating the moon a brilliant red.

A scientist describes how the study of space dust — a substance sometimes as small as a few molecules — can reveal much about our cosmos.

Host Ben Kieffer talks to The Gazette’s Vanessa Miller about the Hawkeye football diversity advisory committee. We also get the latest on Hy-Vee’s lawsuit alleging price fixing in the pork industry and remember renowned Iowa astrophysicist Don Gurnett.

Ben Kieffer talks to University of Iowa astrophysicist Keri Hoadley about NASA's recently launched James Webb Space Telescope.

Two authors use science fiction to explore the potential for vacationing in the stars.

Raja Chari, of Cedar Falls, and three other astronauts are scheduled for launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday at 1:21 a.m. from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

It took a young scientist from Iowa to settle the long-standing question about the origin of gold and other heavy elements in the universe.

Last summer the space probe Cassini finished 14 years of exploring the planet Saturn and its moons. The craft included the Radio Plasma Waves and Science…