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Rippling ice and storms at Mars’ north pole
ESA’s Mars Express has captured beautiful images of the icy cap sitting at Mars’ north pole, complete with bright swathes of ice, dark troughs and depressions, and signs of strong...
Can solar geoengineering mitigate both climate change and income inequality?
New research from the University of California San Diego finds that solar geoengineering—the intentional reflection of sunlight away from the Earth's surface—may reduce income inequality between countries.
Wanted: Girlfriend to fly to the Moon with Japanese billionaire
A Japanese billionaire has launched an online wanted ad for a girlfriend who will fly around the Moon with him on a SpaceX rocket.
Yusaku Maezawa: Japanese billionaire seeks 'life partner' for Moon voyage
Yusaku Maezawa appeals for a "life partner" to join him on Space X's maiden Moon voyage in 2023.
'Star Trek: Picard' picked up for Season 2 ahead of debut
CBS All Access announced Sunday it renewed "Star Trek: Picard" ahead of the sci-fi show's premiere.
Richard Linklater, Dr. Phil collaborating on animal-rescue docu-series
Richard Linklater, Bill Guttentag and Dr. Phil McGraw are collaborating on an animal-rescue docu-series set in Texas, CBS All Access said Sunday.
Watch: Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes avoids penalty with toe drag, finds Travis Kelce for score
Kansas City star quarterback Patrick Mahomes capped the Chiefs' first-half rally with a spectacular touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce against the Houston Texans.
'Space unites us': First Iranian-American astronaut reaches for stars
Jasmin "Jaws" Moghbeli earned her fierce nickname during her time as a decorated helicopter gunship pilot who flew more than 150 missions in Afghanistan.
SpaceX tests rocket for critical Crew Dragon in-flight abort launch on Jan. 18
SpaceX has fired up the booster that will fly the company’s upcoming in-flight abort test of its Crew Dragon spacecraft.
I rode the 'Lunar Rover' from 'Ad Astra' and it was awesome (video)
Out in the desert in New Mexico, in the dusty terrain bordering a commercial spaceport, I got the chance to take a wild ride in a "lunar rover."
Fly me to the moon: Japanese billionaire Maezawa seeks girlfriend for SpaceX voyage
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of a new documentary program, in the latest attention-grabbing...
Japanese billionaire seeks girlfriend for SpaceX voyage
Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa's search for a girlfriend to join him on a voyage around the moon will be the subject of a new documentary program, in the latest attention-grabbing...
Satellite constellations harvest energy for near-total global coverage
Scientists have discovered the right combination of factors to make a four-satellite constellation possible, which could drive advances in telecommunication, navigation and remote sensing.
Hundreds of vultures roost on U.S. border patrol Texas radio tower
Federal officials are seeking solutions to address the problem posed by hundreds of vultures roosting on a Customs and Border Protection radio tower in Texas.
Shocked meteorites provide clues to Earth's lower mantle
An international team of scientists have completed a complex analysis of a ''shocked meteorite'' and gained new insight into Earth's lower mantle.
Tina Fey, Amy Poehler to host next Golden Globes gala
"Saturday Night Live" alumni Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will host the Golden Globe Awards gala in 2021, NBC announced.
Bong Joon Ho, Martin Scorsese vie for top directing honor
Bong Joon Ho, Martin Scorsese and Sam Mendes are all in the running for this year's Directors Guild of America Award for Best Director of a Theatrical Feature Film.
Amazing photos: The Wolf Moon lunar eclipse of January 2020 in pictures
See photos of the Full Wolf Moon and penumbral lunar eclipse of Jan. 10-11, 2020.
Galaxy group 13 billion light-years away could be ending the cosmic 'Dark Ages' before our eyes
Three galaxies 13 billion light-years may be ending the cosmic 'dark ages' before our eyes.
Our galaxy has thousands of alien stars that didn't come from the Milky Way
Where did these stars come from?
China kicks off 2020 with mystery satellite launch: report
China's first rocket launch of 2020 was a mystery payload, with Chinese state media and independent analysts making different claims about the goal of the mission.
One of NASA's new 'Turtle' astronauts may walk on the moon ... or even Mars
One of the members of NASA's newest astronaut class graduating today (Jan. 10) might be the next to walk on the moon and perhaps might even be the first to...
China launches gigantic telescope in hunt for life beyond earth
China on Saturday officially opened operations of the world's largest radio telescope, which it will use for space research and help in the hunt for extraterrestrial life, the official Xinhua...
SuperTIGER on its second prowl—130,000 feet above Antarctica
A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays is taking its second turn high above the continent of Antarctica three and a half weeks after its...
Eyeing Moon, NASA hosts first public astronaut graduation ceremony
NASA on Friday celebrated its latest class of graduating astronauts at a public ceremony in Houston, honoring a diverse and gender-balanced group now qualified for spaceflight missions including America's return...
SuperTIGER on its second prowl -- 130,000 feet above Antarctica
A balloon-borne scientific instrument designed to study the origin of cosmic rays is taking its second turn high above the continent of Antarctica three and a half weeks after its...
Iran Plane Crash Wreckage Spotted from Space (Satellite Photos)
Sharp-eyed satellites have spotted debris from the Ukrainian airliner that went down in Iran early Wednesday morning (Jan. 8).
Aeolus: Weather forecasts start using space laser data
Operational weather forecasts have started incorporating novel wind measurements made from orbit.