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Public can tune in as NASA live streams space station’s 25th anniversary call to crew
NASA will mark the 25th anniversary of the International Space Station with a call between crew and NASA officials Wednesday. File Photo by…
Geminid meteor shower among December astronomy highlights
A full moon, also known as the "Beaver Moon," sets behind 42nd Street in New York City on November 27. The last week of December will feature the…
SpaceX launches South Korea spy satellite
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on October 30.…
Russian Progress 86 spacecraft lifts off with supplies for ISS
A Russian Progress spacecraft took off from Kazakhstan carrying supplies for the International Space Station Friday, according to NASA. Photo…
NASA shuttle astronaut, scientist Mary Cleave remembered as ‘trailblazer’
NASA is remembering astronaut and scientist Dr. Mary Cleave, who became NASA's first woman associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission…
U.S. has rare chance to see the northern lights
The northern lights are visible over the city of Tromso in northern Norway in 2014. The aurora borealis could be visible Thursday in some parts of…
Nearby six-planet system locked in a ‘rhythmic’ orbit, researchers say
This is an artist’s illustration of the six newly discovered planets circling their star in resonance. Image by Roger Thibaut/NCCR PlanetS…
Fish and Wildlife Service designates North American wolverine as threatened species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has designated the distinct population of the North American Wolverine as a threatened species. Photo courtesy…
U.S. and Saudi Arabia explore space for peaceful purposes
What looks like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening is the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region, NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. The U.S.…
Antarctic glacier doubles speed as oceans warm
The Cadman Glacier retreated about 5 miles between November 2018 and May 2021 as oceans warmed and the ice shelf thinned, according to new…