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A pair of lunar spacecraft zipped past each other as they traveled in nearly parallel orbits.
The World Nature Photography Awards capture the serene and vicious beauty of nature.
The dazzling red features, witnessed by millions during totality, were anticipated as a result of the Sun nearing its solar maximum phase.
ULA's Delta IV Heavy rocket—famous for setting itself ablaze at liftoff—performed its final flight on Tuesday at 12:53 p.m. ET.
A pair of NASA spacecraft detected tiny variations in the Moon's gravitational pull, which may be the result of a dense layer sinking to the bottom.
Millions of people experienced totality on Monday as the Moon wandered between Earth and the Sun.
It's not in your head: Pollen season isn't what it used to be.
An excavation in Lincolnshire revealed what appears to be a sacred site.
The new calf is a hopeful indicator that a population on the brink of extinction may recover.
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All our coverage of the Great North American Solar Eclipse, including the weather forecast, fake eclipse glasses, citizen science, and more.
A neutron star merged with something unknown. Physicists think it might be a mini black hole.
Rocket Lab CEO Peter Beck has some unique approaches to innovation—and they seem to be working.
The two companies are dueling it out over proprietary information for a new mothership design.
Monday’s eclipse is bringing together a diverse group of citizen scientists, working to collectively enhance our knowledge of the Sun and Earth’s atmosphere.
Doctors say their unlucky patient caught leptospirosis after tussling with a rat in his toilet bowl.
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