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Endangered Species Act at 50 faces growing list of threats
1 of 4 | Protections under the Endangered Species Act have helped re-establish stable bald eagle populations in the United States.…
JAXA says SLIM landing successful, deploys robots to surface
Japan's Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon, or SLIM, is shown after a photo from a robot rover. Photo courtesy of Japan Aerospace Exploration…
First full moon of 2024 on the rise
A Strawberry Moon sets just before sunrise behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on June 4. Thursday night will be the first full moon of…
Total solar eclipse will have surprising effects on animals, weather
1 of 3 | The moon eclipses the sun during a total solar eclipse at the AURA Cerro Tololo Observatory near La Serena, Chile on July 2,…
New camera system captures how animals see colors in motion
A new video camera system is giving humans a glimpse into how animals see colors in motion, according to researchers at the Hanley Color Lab at…
NASA team takes top award for contributions to high-energy astrophysics
1 of 2 | An illustration depicts NASA's IXPE satellite pointed at a nebula in space with three identical X-ray optics imagers at top,…
Dogs’ favorite TV: shows with other dogs, nature docs
Photo courtesy of Adobe Stock/HealthDay Ever wonder what your dog most likes to watch on TV? Think nature documentaries, Lassie or…
Contact restored with NASA’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter
An illustration depicts the Mars helicopter Ingenuity on the Red Planet. On Thursday, communications ceased with the craft after it made an…
JAXA says they hope sun will recharge lunar lander’s solar panels
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said it hopes its SLIM moon lander, which lost power shortly after its historic arrival on the moon can be…
NASA loses contact with Ingenuity Mars Helicopter during test flight
An illustration depicts the Mars helicopter Ingenuity on Mars. NASA lost contact with the chopper this week during its 72nd flight on the red…