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Hubble Telescope Reveals What 200 Billion Stars Look Like (Photos)
Two incredible new images from the Hubble Space Telescope show galaxies in all their shining glory.
Kathy Sullivan, 1st American Woman to Walk in Space, on the All-Female Spacewalk That Could Have Been
NASA's plans for the first all-female spacewalk by space station astronauts this week had all the makings of a historic moment.
See Jupiter Near the Moon Wednesday Morning
The waning moon will make a close approach to Jupiter in the night sky tonight (March 26), and you can see the giant gas planet shining close to Earth's natural...
Trump administration calls for putting Americans back on moon by 2024
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, speaking on behalf of the Trump administration, announced on Tuesday an accelerated goal of putting Americans back on the moon within five years "by any...
Ultra-sharp images make old stars look absolutely marvelous!
Using high-resolution adaptive optics imaging from the Gemini Observatory, astronomers have uncovered one of the oldest star clusters in the Milky Way Galaxy. The remarkably sharp image looks back into...
Cubs' Cole Hamels hits hole-in-one, home run in less than 48 hours
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cole Hamels completed a rare feat by hitting his most recent home run less than 48 hours after hitting a hole-in-one.
US to Return Astronauts to the Moon by 2024, VP Pence Says
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence called on NASA to return American astronauts to the moon by 2024 — just five years from now — during the National Space Council meeting...
American Astronauts to Return to Moon Within 5 Years, Pence Pledges
As the vice president called for greater urgency by NASA, how the Trump administration intends to accomplish the goal was not made clear.
Two new planets discovered using artificial intelligence
Astronomers at The University of Texas at Austin, in partnership with Google, have used artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover two more hidden planets in the Kepler space telescope archive. The...
Look: 1,486 taste tequila to break Guinness World Record
A crowd of 1,486 liquor fans broke a Guinness World Record in Mexico by participating in the world's largest tequila tasting.
Boeing holds test flights for 737 MAX fix: sources
Boeing has flown test flights of its 737 MAX to evaluate a fix for the system targeted as a potential cause of two deadly plane crashes, two sources familiar with...
US wants astronauts back on the Moon in five years: Pence
Vice President Mike Pence announced Tuesday that the United States aims to send astronauts back to the Moon in five years, with a woman first in line to set foot...
Mars calling
An exciting new competition is giving citizens of planet Earth the opportunity to get their voices to Mars in the next phase of the ExoMars programme. The ExoMars rover and...
Supercomputers Solve a Mystery Hidden Inside Merging Water Droplets
Weird things happen when water droplets smash into each other.
NASA Moon Orbiter Tracks Chinese Rover on Lunar Farside (Photos)
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter continues to monitor the whereabouts and wanderings of China's Yutu 2 rover on the moon's far side.
The hunt is on for closest Earth-like planets
NASA’s new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is designed to ferret out habitable exoplanets, but with hundreds of thousands of sunlike and smaller stars in its camera views, which of...
Chicago prosecutors drop all charges against 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett
Chicago prosecutors dropped all charges Tuesday against Jussie Smollett in the latest turn of events involving the television actor.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker scores 59 in milestone-filled night
Phoenix Suns star guard Devin Booker morphed into a one-man show during the team's game against the Utah Jazz on Monday night.
Lunar Module Makes Landing in Revamp of Apollo/Saturn V Center
For more than 20 years, Lunar Module 9 has been in a state of constant flight. Now, it has finally come down for a landing — and for a closer...
Researchers unveil effects of dust particles on cloud properties
Scientists have generated significant findings that highlight the impact of high-latitude dusts on the conversion of clouds' water droplets to ice -- or glaciation -- within low-level clouds in the...
Chicago prosecutors drop all charges against 'Empire' actor Jussie Smollett
Chicago prosecutors dropped all charges Tuesday against Jussie Smollett in the latest turn of events involving the television actor.
Visit the Heart of the Milky Way in This 360-Degree, 4K Simulation (Video)
Put yourself at the center of an ever-changing Milky Way with this new immersive video of the galaxy's core.
Michael B. Jordan to star in, produce 'Methuselah' for Warner Bros.
Michael B. Jordan has signed on to star in and produce "Methuselah" at Warner Bros., a drama film about an ageless man.
NASA cancels all-female spacewalk because of suit availability
NASA canceled what would have been the first all-female spacewalk at the International Space Station because it did not have the right size spacesuit.
U.S. missile defense system intercepts ICBM target in test
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency tested the Ground-based Midcourse Defense, intercepting an ICBM target with Ground-based Interceptors launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base.
Giant hula hoop breaks Guinness record in India
A father-and-son team in India broke a Guinness World Record by creating 17-foot, 4-inch diameter hula hoop and spinning it.
NASA cancels all-women spacewalk for lack of smaller spacesuit size
What should have been a giant leap for womankind has turned into a stumble on the path to equality after U.S. space agency NASA made a personnel change to what would have...
The hunt is on for closest Earth-like planets
NASA's new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) is designed to ferret out habitable exoplanets, but with hundreds of thousands of sunlike and smaller stars in its camera views, which of...