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Spacewalking astronauts tackle battery, cable work
Spacewalking astronauts are tackling battery and cable work outside the International Space Station.
Video: Staying fit in space
Managing the health of astronauts orbiting Earth at 28 000 km/h is a challenge, but how will we equip astronauts to stay healthy and deal with any medical emergencies during...
Watch live: Astronauts work on ISS power, computer systems during spacewalk
NASA astronauts are working to upgrade the ISS's power system. Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques stepped outside ISS shortly after 7:30 a.m. ET for the third spacewalk in three months.
Staying fit in space
ESA's exercise team lead shares how astronauts maintain their muscles in space
Scientists predict sun's activity will be weak during next solar cycle
Scientists charged with predicting the sun's activity for the next 11-year solar cycle say that it's likely to be weak, much like the current one. The current solar cycle, Cycle...
Devil in the detail
Space Science Image of the Week: ExoMars orbiter captures the details of intense dust devil activity on Mars
This Single Mission Could Solve 2 of the Biggest Mysteries of the Universe
Here's how the biggest thing in the universe could reveal secrets of the smallest things.
Watch 2 Astronauts Take a Spacewalk Outside the International Space Station Today!
If you've got a case of the Mondays, NASA is here to help: the agency will be broadcasting live as two astronauts climb outside the International Space Station for a...
This 'Habitable Planets Catalog' Will Help NASA Probe's Hunt for Alien Worlds
NASA's newest planet-hunting mission just got a list of high-priority targets.
See SpaceX Assemble Its Falcon Heavy Rocket for Arabsat 6A Satellite Launch (Time-Lapse Video)
The Falcon Heavy is scheduled to fly for the second time ever on Tuesday (April 9), and you can see a video of its in-hangar assembly.
The Event Horizon Telescope Is Trying to Take the First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole
Astronomers orchestrated radio dish telescopes across the world into an Earth-size virtual camera for a bold new experiment attempting to deliver the first-ever image of a black hole.
Gravitational Observatories Hunt for Lumpy Neutron Stars
New data reinforces the notion that these exotic stellar corpses are among the universe’s most perfect spheres -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques expected to take 1st spacewalk
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques is poised to take his first spacewalk this morning, heading out with American astronaut Anne McClain to work on the Canadarm2.
Staying fit in space
ESA's exercise team lead shares how astronauts maintain their muscles in space
Staying fit in space
ESA's exercise team lead shares how astronauts maintain their muscles in space
Stargazing technology used to spot cancer
An X-ray machine which uses space technology to generate crystal clear images that doctors can use to detect the early signs of cancer has been prioritised for €1.2m of funding...
NASA researchers catalogue all microbes and fungi on the International Space Station
A comprehensive catalogue of the bacteria and fungi found on surfaces inside the International Space Station (ISS) is being presented in a study published in the open access journal Microbiome....
Rep. Devin Nunes to send eight criminal referrals to DOJ over Trump-Russia probe
Rep. Devin Nunes the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, plans to send eight criminal referrals to Attorney General William Barr this week.
Sanchez slams three homers as Yankees blast Orioles 15-3
Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez put on a show Sunday in Baltimore, hitting three homers as New York blasted the Orioles 15-3.
Astronauts Hope to Share Space Experience with All Earthlings, Panel Says
Going to space is hard, but a panel of astronauts say communication, community and art can make it a little bit easier.
Debris from anti-satellite test no danger to ISS, India says
India insisted Saturday that debris from its anti-satellite missile test was not a danger to the International Space Station, in a rebuff to criticism from the US space agency.
SpaceX's Starhopper Prototype for Starship Reaches End of Its Rope In Test Hop
SpaceX's squat Starhopper testbed for the future Starship spacecraft reached the end of its tether in an April 5 test.
Rays' Yandy Diaz clubs a homer against the Giants, breaking his bat
Tampa Bay Rays offseason pickup Yandy Diaz is off to a hot start for the team, making the highlight reel again Friday night.
Jack O'Connell to star in BBC's 'North Water' miniseries
"Skins" and "Unbroken" alum Jack O'Connell is set to star in the BBC's adaptation of Ian McGuire's novel, "The North Water."
Giancarlo Esposito, Adrienne Barbeau booked for 'Creepshow' episode
Giancarlo Esposito, Adrienne Barbeau and Tobin Bell have signed up to star in the first episode of the horror anthology series "Creepshow."
NASA Announces $100,000 Winners of Virtual 3D-Printed Mars Habitats
NASA picked three teams to share a $100,000 award from a competition to make virtual Martian habitats.
In astrophysics milestone, first photo of black hole expected
Scientists are expected to unveil on Wednesday the first-ever photograph of a black hole, a breakthrough in astrophysics providing insight into celestial monsters with gravitational fields so intense no matter...
NASA Approves Extension of Boeing Starliner Commercial Crew Test Flight
A day after Boeing confirmed delays in test flights of its commercial crew vehicle, NASA said that the company's crewed test flight will get an extended stay at the station...