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Vulcan rocket awaits Florida launch for certification test
1 of 3 | United Launch Alliance's Vulcan rocket is scheduled to launch Friday on its second mission, Cert-2, from Launch Complex 41…
Powerful solar flare may lead to auroras on Earth
The European Space Agency shows a golden aurora with a splash of red through the stars during the night of December 13, 2014. A powerful aurora is…
NASA’s use of rover prototype on Earth will pave way for Artemis V lunar surface travel
1 of 2 | NASA astronaut Kate Rubins takes Apollo 17 Lunar Module Pilot Harrison “Jack” Schmitt on a ride on NASA’s rover prototype at…
SpaceX Crew 9 Dragon docks with ISS
1 of 4 | The space travel suit of commander Nick Hague sits empty as he and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov prepare to board the…
SpaceX Dragon heads to ISS to bring back crew; launches paused after booster problem
1 of 8 | A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches a NASA, Roscosmos crew to the International Space Station on Saturday afternoon. Photo by…
SpaceX Crew 9 lifts in Florida, headed to International Space Station
1 of 6 | SpaceX on Saturday successfully launched its Crew 9 spacecraft from Space Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…
Like human shoppers, bees have irrational biases when choosing flowers to feed on
Just like people confronted with a sea of options at the grocery store, bees foraging in meadows encounter many different flowers at once and must…
When manned crew lifts off for ISS this weekend, public can take part interactively
NASA Astronaut Nick Hague (R) and Roscosmos Cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov arrive at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida this past weekend. They are…
Space travel might be harmful for human hearts
Long-term space travel to Mars could be bad for astronauts' hearts, a new zero-gravity study shows. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News…
Study: Climate change made rains that led to deadly European floods more likely, heavier
The Elbe river in Dresden, Germany, pictured on 16 September at 19 feet above its normal level after four days of the heaviest rain ever recorded…