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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida—NASA and SpaceX on Friday, Feb. 22, approved a first test flight next week of the new commercial Dragon capsule designed for crew. No one will be aboard, ...

Geologists have said that geysers at Yellowstone National Park have been getting more active in the past year ...

A species of tortoise that was long believed to be extinct was discovered on the Galapagos Islands, according ...

NASA shared an incredible image of an aurora that was shaped like a huge dragon charging across the ...

A Tennessee teen has become the youngest person in America—and possibly the world—to build a working nuclear reactor ...

A Dutch carpenter built a replica of Noah's Ark said he’s going to sail it to Israel. Johan ...

Officials in Imperial County, California, say a bubbling mud geyser is moving and is now dangerously close to ...

Police in Broome, Australia, shared unusual video footage that shows an object flying in the sky, and they’re ...

Growing up as kids, we all remember those days spent staring wide-eyed at the Moon and the stars. ...

Scientists have discovered mountains as rugged as the Rockies 410 miles deep inside the earth, providing new insight ...

NASA’s Opportunity Rover, which was launched in 2003, has ended its mission, said the U.S. space agency. The ...

The wreck of the World War II-era USS Hornet was discovered off the coast of the Solomon Islands ...

One may think of a baby representing new life and possibilities. These five baby macaque monkeys, however, will ...

Saturn's iconic rings are only a temporary accessory, according to research which confirms that they will have disappeared ...

BREMEVERHAVEN, Germany—Scientists prepared on Jan. 24 to embark on an unprecedented, years-long mission to explore the Indian Ocean ...

Scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), the world’s largest particle physics laboratory established in 1954, ...

SHENZHEN, China—A Chinese scientist who created what he said were the world's first "gene-edited" babies evaded oversight and ...

Over the years, scientists have identified dams, pollution, and vessel noise as causes of the troubling decline of ...

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES—Astronomy buffs across the United States have been promised all the makings of a spectacular total ...

DALLAS—Max Glauben was 17 and had already lost his mother, father and brother at the hands of the ...

LOS ANGELES—A SpaceX rocket delivered 10 satellites to low-Earth orbit on Friday, completing a two-year campaign by Iridium ...

Freely sharing Netflix login details with friends and family who live minutes, hours, or days away could become ...

OSLO, Norway—Rapid shifts in the Earth's north magnetic pole are forcing researchers to make an unprecedented early update ...

SAN FRANCISCO—Apple acknowledged that demand for iPhones is waning, confirming investor fears that the company’s most profitable product ...

The ocean is full of really strange creatures, all at different depths in the ocean. As strong ocean ...

Treatment for dementia is in sight after the Australian federal government announced $10 million funding for a study ...

The man who volunteered to be the first to have his entire head transplanted to a new body ...