This is a picture of the core of a quasar. Specifically, it’s a Hubble Space Telescope image of the core of quasar 3C 273. It’s 2.5 billion light-years away from Earth. It was discovered in 1963 and it is the first quasar (quasi-stellar object) ever discovered.

The Orionids meteor shower peaks during mid-October each year.

Many people in Michigan got a chance to see the Northern Lights on Friday and Saturday night, and if the weather cooperates, we might get another chance Sunday night.

Many people in Michigan got a chance to see the Northern Lights on Friday night and if the weather cooperates, we might get another chance Saturday and Sunday night.

The storm, expected to be one of the most powerful in years, is set to create stunning aurora displays visible across the state.

Michigan residents across the state will have one of the best shots in decades to see Northern Lights, thanks to the sun.

Did you see something streak across the sky on Friday night? There have been several reports of a fireball.

Mark your calendars for these dates, eclipse fans.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America and all of Michigan will at least get to see a partial eclipse.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America and all of Michigan will at least get to see a partial eclipse.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America and all of Michigan will at least get to see a partial eclipse.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America and all of Michigan will at least get to see a partial eclipse.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America and all of Michigan will at least get to see a partial eclipse.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America and all of Michigan will at least get to see a partial eclipse.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America and all of Michigan will at least get to see a partial eclipse.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America and all of Michigan will at least get to see a partial eclipse.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America and all of Michigan will at least get to see a partial eclipse.

In videos submitted to KSAT Connect, viewers showed bright light emitting a circular smoke into the air

In preparation for this historic event, meteorologist Jonathan Kegges put together a viral video below to get you primed for the eclipse and address the basics of it.

On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America and all of Michigan will at least get to see a partial eclipse.

There is only one place in Michigan where people will be able to experience the total solar eclipse.

What type of eclipse it will be and where the eclipse will be is what makes this a rare event.

As is the case with others around the country, Barham is gearing up to try and photograph a historic eclipse that is set to hit North America on April 8.

The first total solar eclipse since 2017 will cross North America in 2024, but not everyone will have the same view of it.

For anyone counting down the days until April 8, there are some safety tips for viewing.

The aircrafts being used offers bigger windows for passengers to get a better view of the eclipse.

The aircrafts being used offers bigger windows for passengers to get a better view of the eclipse.

The first total solar eclipse since 2017 will cross North America in 2024, but not everyone will have the same view of it.

It’s unclear when the first test flight of the aircraft will be, but it is expected to be sometime this year.

The first total solar eclipse since 2017 will cross North America in 2024, but not everyone will have the same view of it.

The annual Leonids meteor shower is expected to peak Friday night as one of the biggest meteor showers of the year.

The remnants behind Halley’s comet will deliver the annual Orionid meteor shower this weekend in North America. Here's how to see it.

Starlink satellites can be seen lined up in the night's sky, leaving people around the world wondering what their purpose is.

The remnants behind Halley’s comet will deliver the annual Orionid meteor shower this weekend in North America. Here's how to see it.

Feast your eyes on our sister planet this weekend: Venus will be at its highest point in our sky on June 4.

A rare hybrid solar eclipse will be visible tonight in parts of the world -- but not in the U.S. Don’t worry, you can still watch it on a live stream!

If you missed the three-planet cosmic kiss in early March, take note of an even bigger event this week.

If you missed the three-planet cosmic kiss in early March, take note of a bigger event at the end of the month.

Look up into the night sky tonight in Metro Detroit -- you could catch a glimpse of two planets.

Michigan is a winter wonderland, even from space.

Something that hasn’t been seen in 50,000 years is set to light up the sky.

The year’s final big meteor shower peaks Wednesday night -- and Michiganders will have a chance to catch it, if the weather cooperates.

Did you see a possible fireball streaking across the night sky in Southeast Michigan on Thursday night?

A pair of experiments exploring bone density with and without gravity are headed to the International Space Station.

Some non-election related Nov. 8 content for you, the last lunar eclipse for three years will occur early Tuesday morning, according to NASA.

One of the best meteor showers of the year is ready for its peak night on Friday, and you should be able to spot them here in Michigan.

This Monday, NASA crashes a spacecraft into an asteroid at 15,000 mph.

Watch live as NASA’s mega Moon rocket launches an uncrewed Orion spacecraft on a six-week mission around the Moon and back to Earth.

Michiganders could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights this week.

Michiganders could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights this week.

A Detroit Chemist has taken her love for science and beauty, and created a successful business. “So I actually go into the lab and formulate all of the products by hand, that we do sell and produce, and I’ve actually created these formulas from scratch over the years,” Alyssa Space, Founder & CEO of 4 Her Cosmetics told “Live in the D’s,” April Morton.

We’re going to get a look at the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope today.

The White House is unveiling the first image from NASA's new space telescope and it's the deepest view of the cosmos ever captured.

We’re going to get a look at the first full-color images from the James Webb Space Telescope next month.

Have you had a UFO experience in Michigan? Maybe you’ve seen something you couldn’t explain? We want to hear all about it.

A House panel is going to hold a public hearing on “unidentified aerial phenomena,” also known as UFOs.

Welcome to Sunday, Motown.

Stormy weather continues through the midnight hour and during the early hours of Monday. A total lunar eclipse will occur late Sunday night into early Monday morning.

Once the rain clears out of Metro Detroit this weekend, we’re in for a late-night treat: A total lunar eclipse!

The Event Horizon Telescope has captured the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our own Milky Way galaxy.

NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently captured images of the gear that helped the Perseverance rover land on Mars.

A NASA Earth scientist goes into detail about what kind of projects are being utilized to give us more information about our home planet.

One private astronaut is promising to take his crew closer to the moon than anyone has been since the last Apollo mission.

There's a lot happening in space lately -- here's a roundup of what's new this week, including a tree stump of sorts on a different planet, Earth has a new companion and the International Space Station will come crashing to Earth soon.

This past week has been a busy one in the space world: We’re talking about a telescope’s final destination one million miles from Earth, four tons of metal barreling toward the moon and a mystery in the cosmos that is baffling scientists.

Asteroid 7482 (1994 PC1) won’t be this close for another 200 years.

We all know from Star Trek that space is the final frontier, and in 2021 we saw a big jump in space exploration. Now, if you want to get closer to the stars you can see a new exhibit in Metro Detroit that will take you on a journey to our future.

After 25 years of development, NASA launched the James Webb Telescope last weekend.

We might not be able to claim that 2021 was *the* wildest year in recent history (2020 will likely get that credit for quite some time), but it might be a close second.

An annual NBC tradition is airing “It’s a Wonderful Life” on Christmas Eve -- but there’s something you might not know.

The annual Geminid meteor shower is set to peak this week and we’ll have a shot to see it in Michigan skies.

This year has been an extraordinary year for space travel.

The longest partial lunar eclipse of the year is happening early Friday, and people in all 50 states will be able to view it.

Was it a meteor, like we saw a few years ago in Metro Detroit? Experts don’t think so.

A large, mysterious fireball lit up the sky early Wednesday morning across Michigan, the Midwest and even Canada.

What in the world was that?!

Actor William Shatner and Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations, will fly on board New Shepard NS-18. They will join crewmates Chris Boshuizen and Glen de Vries for the flight.

Watch the SpaceX 'Inspriation4' launch scheduled to take off on Sept. 15, 2021.

Smoke alarms went off at the Russian segment of the International Space Station in the early hours of Thursday, and the crew reported noticing smoke and the smell of burnt plastic.

The small helicopter that landed on Mars with rover Perseverance has exceeded expectations, flying for the 12th time on the red planet and capturing the landscape like never before.

The peak of the annual Perseid Meteor Shower is almost here!

NASA is looking for volunteers to help them simulate a mission to the Red Planet.

Sunday’s episode of Tech Time is about detecting microplastics in the ocean from space.

We’re lucky to get fleeting moments throughout the year when we can witness beautiful sights in the sky. Thanks to space experts, we’re fortunate enough to have a heads up as to when we’ll get the best view of them.

Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company’s first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.

The small helicopter flying on Mars hasn’t just been successful -- it’s been overachieving.

Thrill-seeking billionaire Richard Branson is streaking toward space aboard his own winged rocket ship in his boldest adventure yet.

If you’ve missed any of the celestial events that have happened this year already -- the Pink Moon in April or the recent solar eclipse, to name a couple -- you’ve got one more chance to witness a rare supermoon this year, and it’s happening this week.

Overnight Wednesday (Detroit time), the moon will pass in front of the sun, blocking part of the sun and casting its shadow on the earth.

Animal spaceflights paved the way for the first human astronauts, and today, creatures big and small continue to space travel, advancing our knowledge of how the zero-gravity environment impacts all beings and aiding research down on Earth.

General Motors (GM) and Lockheed Martin are teaming up to develop a new lunar vehicle for NASA's Artemis program.

A mission to explore energy transport in space using a NASA suborbital sounding rocket launching from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia may provide a brief light show for residents of the eastern United States and Bermuda.

For its third Mars flight, NASA's small Mars chopper flew at speeds and distances well beyond what had ever been previously tested here on Earth.

This week, NASA will start preparing for the possibility of an asteroid hitting the earth in the future.

The first flight lasted just 30 seconds with Ingenuity simply taking off, hovering 10 feet above the ground and touching down again. Each flight will get more complicated.

One of the goals of NASA’s Mars Rover, Perseverance, is to test new technology that could support future human missions to the Red Planet.

An interactive exhibit is being held at the Somerset Collection.

The U.S. Department of Defense recently confirmed that a 2019 video that captured apparent unidentified flying objects is an authentic video.

NASA collected data from their small helicopter Ingenuity on Monday morning that revealed its successful flight on mars -- the first controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.

NASA's experimental Mars helicopter has taken flight.