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There's no need to take special precautions to protect your eyes to view the total lunar eclipse, just look up in the sky and enjoy it. Assuming the weather cooperates.

Mars has been getting bigger and brighter in the night sky in 2018, and it will reach its peak on Thursday night, bringing the best opportunity for you to check out the Red Planet since 2003.

With less than two weeks to go before the biggest celestial event to come to Illinois, NASA has released detailed maps of the path of the solar eclipse.

Sky watchers, if you missed the supermoon that happened last weekend, no worries you'll get two more chances to see it in 2016.

My wife, Amy, has been following the year-long saga of astronaut Scott Kelly, who will be coming home to Earth tomorrow after nearly a year (340 days) in space aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

Take a look at these incredible pictures from the International Space Station.

We've all had that neighbor at least once. The one who so enthusiastically decorates their home for the holidays that you swear the lights could be seen from outer space. Maybe you are that neighbor. I've had plenty of neighbors over the years with displays that might qualify for viewing from the International Space Station, and I've enjoyed them all...

The guy in the photo above is Clyde Tombaugh, the man credited with discovering Pluto in 1930. Clyde Tombaugh was born here in Illinois, just outside Streator, in 1906. He built his first telescope at age 20, even grinding the mirrors himself...

It hasn't happened since 1982, and the next one won't be until 2033. It's not just a "supermoon," it's a "supermoon eclipse." And, it's a fairly rare event. There have been just 5 supermoon eclipses since 1900 (1910, 1928, 1946, 1964, and 1982, if you must know)...

A Rock Valley College student has been selected  to travel to NASA's Johnson Space Center as part of the NASA Community College Aerospace Scholars project (NCAS). Chandra Lopez will be in Houston, Tex., from May 20 to 22 as the five-week scholars program ends with an on-site event offering students the opportunity to interact with NASA engineers as they learn more about careers in science and engi