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Flash Flood Watch Still in Effect; New System Forming in Atlantic

The second tropical wave is going to be one to watch for the Caribbean. That disturbance is forecast to move northwestward to northward during the next severa...

NASA discovers 3 new planets; 1 potentially habitable ‘super Earth’

It's only 22 percent larger than Earth and circles its star every 3.9 days - tracing an orbit that's 11 times closer to its star than Mercury's is to our sun....

Tesla Will Entertain Drivers With Netflix & YouTube Service

As with Tesla's growing collection of video games , these are games intended for down time in the vehicle. During the E3 event last June, Bethesda announced ...

Lookout for tomorrow's rare 'black' supermoon over North America

As a result, the moon will have a drastic impact on tides. Here's everything you need to know about this astronomical event. Unfortunately, stargazing fans ...

A huge asteroid rushed past the Earth

It was only first seen a couple of days ago and was only confirmed to be an asteroid in the past day. The rock, named Asteroid 2019 OK , flew just 45,000 mil...

‘Formation of planets’ revealed by new space discovery

The initial TESS data was supplemented by multi-wavelength photometry, spectroscopy, and high-resolution digital imagery collected by ground-based telescopes. T...

Look Up! Dazzling Double Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

The American Meteorological Society notes that the Delta Aquariids will peak late Monday and early Tuesday. As for the alpha Capricornids , these showers a...

In France found a two-meter femur of a dinosaur

The two-metre long femur was discovered this week at Angeac-Charente, a site in the southwest of the country where remains of some of the largest animals that e...

Global warming dwarfs climate variations of past 2,000 years

In statistical terms, all instrumental 51-year temperature trends starting after the 1950s exceed the 99th percentile of reconstructed pre-industrial 51-year tr...

Automakers reach emissions deal with California, in rebuff to Trump

Ford , Honda , Volkswagen and BMW of North America reached a compromise with the California Air Resources Board on fuel efficiency standards for their ...

NASA's Orion Spacecraft: Where to?

Aerospace company Lockheed Martin has finished building the Orion capsule that will fly on the uncrewed Artemis 1 test mission around the moon next summer, ...

Chandrayaan 2: First orbit-raising of spacecraft performed successfully, ISRO confirms

As India made history by successfully launching the country's second indigenous mission to the Moon, Priyanka hailed the ladies in-charge behind the mission- Mu...

A "City-Killer" Asteroid Just Missed Hitting Earth Today

This is one of the best known photographs of an asteroid , in this case, taken from only 3,200 miles above the surface. "It's probably the largest asteroid t...

NASA praises 'great launch' as Falcon 9 blasts off to Space Station

The Dragon spacecraft, riding on top of the rocket, is headed to deliver supplies, science equipment and a new docking mechanism that will be used for spacecr...

Europe braces for record-breaking heatwave

The first with temperatures of 40 degrees Celsius and above is expected this Tuesday, which will also occur Wednesday and Thursday, with forecasts of new histor...

NASA Remembers Legendary Flight Director Chris Kraft

Among the projects he worked on were the P-51H and the Vought F8U Crusader. Among the lessons learned there was that, "It's not fatal to change your mind", stat...

World celebrates 50th anniversary of first landing on the moon

Hours later, as he first stepped on to the Moon's surface, he uttered the historic phrase: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind". All of t...

NASA Seeks Input from US Industry on Artemis Lander Development

Deputy director of China National Space Administration (CNSA) Wu Yanhua told Xinhua news agency that space authorities of Europe and Russian Federation have agr...

US marks 50 years after Apollo 11’s ‘giant leap’ on moon

In this photo obtained from NASA, Apollo 11 commander Neil Armstrong's right foot leaves a footprint in the lunar soil July 20, 1969, as he and Edwin "Buzz" Ald...

Three New Space Station Crew Members Launch Aboard Penultimate Soyuz-FG

Albans, England has captured incredible video footage of the Soyuz MS-13 capsule approaching the ISS to dock. NASA is launching a rocket from Kazakhstan aroun...

Astronauts hailed as heroes 50 years after historic moon landing

It was on July 16, 1969 that astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and (the one no-one remembers) Michael Collins were strapped into their spacecraft sitting a...

Over the Moon: Chinese Internet Marks 50 Years Since Apollo 11

Hours later, at 21:56 CT (02:56 GMT), Neil Armstrong made history by becoming the first person to walk on the Moon . "It would not be at all helpful to be co...

EPA declines to ban pesticide linked to neurological issues in children

The agency concluded there is not sufficient evidence of the chemical's dangers to justify the ban requested by environmental groups and a group of states. Se...

Chandrayaan-2: 20-hour countdown for India’s second moon mission begins

This mission will make India the fourth country after the US, Russia, and China to carry out a soft landing on Moon. Provided Chandrayaan-2 launches on time, ...

One Giant Leap for Mankind: Canada's Role in the Moon Landing Remembered

Neither NASA nor Pence provided an update on when that Artemis 1 mission will launch. Pence joined NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and Aldrin, the second man...

SpaceX's 'Starhopper' Caught on Fire During Static Fire Test

The test, which lasted approximately 5 seconds, seemed to be successful, although bright orange flames engulfed the vehicle after its single Raptor engine fir...

Moonwalker Buzz Aldrin marks Apollo 11 anniversary at launch site

And in Armstrong's hometown of Wapakoneta, Ohio, almost 2,000 runners competed in "Run to the Moon" races. Thousands of people have been celebrating the 50th ...

Hundreds celebrate 50th anniversary of moon landing at JFK Library

But debate about whether to return to the moon or go directly to Mars resurfaced Friday during a White House Oval Office gathering that included Apollo 11 ast...

Chinese Space Station Tiangong-2 Burned in The Atmosphere

Many interesting and important discoveries have been made in the experiments of Tiangong-2. "It demonstrates that China sticks firmly to its worldwide dut...

Heat and humidity this weekend

Throughout the weekend, there is a risk of strong thunderstorms and wind gusts over 35 km/h. If the air temperature hits 100 at any point Friday through Su...

Apollo 11 Rocket Projected onto Washington Monument

Most of these people are construction workers, scientists, and engineers who never left the ground. Meanwhile, astronaut Michael Collins stayed behind in the ...

Excessive Heat Watch issued for southern MI counties

The average number of days per year nationwide with a heat index above 105 degrees Fahrenheit would more than quadruple to 24 by mid-century and increase eight-...

How To Watch Partial Lunar Eclipse Live Online

Stargazers have been treated to a cosmic spectacle as a partial lunar eclipse was visible across parts of the UK. The moon will be in flawless alignment with ...

Extinction Rebellion activists hold protests across the UK

South Wales police said roads in Cardiff city centre were also blocked, where activists are conducting a people's assembly to discuss the climate emergency. It ...

Apollo 11 launched 50 years ago on July 16, 1969

In a contingency speech written nearly exactly 50 years ago for President Richard Nixon, titled 'IN EVENT OF MOON DISASTER, ' speechwriter William Safire op...