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NASA’s ICON mission ends with critical breakthroughs on Earth, space weather
NASA's ICON, shown in this artist’s concept, studied the dynamic zone high in the atmosphere where terrestrial weather from below meets space…
NOAA, United Airlines to measure greenhouse gases during domestic flights
An instrumented Mooney research aircraft passes over the Northern Rocky Mountains in Montana during NOAA’s 2023 NOGAP aerial mission to capture…
Solar storm may cause northern lights to be visible from New York to Idaho
The northern lights or aurora borealis, seen here during a solar storm in May, may be seen from New York to Idaho during a G2 storm on Wednesday…
NASA picks next 4 crew members for simulated Mars mission in Texas
The Mars environment does not seem to be very hospitable, this image of the Red Planet shows. Photo courtesy of NASA The third…
Researchers may have halted an inherited form of blindness in dogs
Often an owner may not even realize their dog has progressive retinal atrophy until middle-age, long after puppy breeding may have occurred. Photo…
Events commemorate 55th anniversary of moon landing
1 of 4 | Astronaut and Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin is pictured during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity on the moon on July…
Decline in bees, other pollinating insects leads to shrinking crops
Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate them.…
Science explains mind-altering effects of ‘magic’ mushrooms
"Magic" mushrooms achieve their psychedelic effects by temporarily scrambling a brain network involved in introspective thinking like daydreaming…
NASA nixes VIPER lunar rover project
1 of 2 | An illustration depicts NASA's VIPER rover preparing to roll off the Griffin lander onto the moon, but launch delays and…
NASA: Meteor flew over New York City, Statue of Liberty
A meteor streaks across the sky in West Virginia on August 11, 2021. NASA said a meteor soared over New York City before breaking up on Tuesday.…