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NASA has been reporting that the launch of the next commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station will be visible from parts of Central New York tonight.

Have you seen on Facebook that there is suppose to be a Full Moon this Friday the 13th? Actually, there will not be a full moon.

Coming up on Monday, you can witness one of the rarest astronomical events right here in Upstate New York. We are talking about Mercury passing between Earth and the sun, the Mercury Transit.

If you're looking to look up to the skies for the Eta Aquarid meteor shower here in Central New York, you may be disappointed. Much of the shower will not be visible in New York.

Wake up Easter morning not only with goodies from the Easter bunny, wake up with a beautiful view of the International Space Station flying over Utica and Rome.

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the tragic Challenger Explosion. On January 28th, 1986 7 american astronauts were killed when The Space Shuttle Challenger burst in to flames just 73 seconds into it's flight. One of the people on that mission was Mohawk, NY native Gregory B. Jarvis.

Many are ringing in the New Year with the sight of Comet Catalina. Other than that comet, when will the next one be visible to us here on Planet Earth to enjoy and see?

Remember how Earth missed getting hit by an asteroid on Halloween and Christmas Eve? Well, now it looks like planet Earth is expected to be hit by a solar storm in the hours around New Year's Eve, possibly providing the holiday with some out-of-this-world fireworks.

Have you ever dialed the wrong phone number? It's embarrassing right? Astronaut Tim Peake dialed the wrong phone number from space, and feels embarrassed from the International Space Station.

Is an asteroid named 2003 SD220 heading towards Earth on Christmas Eve? Will it hit us?

Looking to catch the beautiful Taurid meteor shower here in New York? The peak times to view are tonight, and next week.

Throughout history, NASA and other organizations have left junk behind in space. This junk could consist of silverware and actual trash to whole pieces of old rockets. Now, that release of space junk is coming back to haunt us. Ironically it will haunt us on Friday the 13th!