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NASA's Swift Observatory Nears Reentry After Rescue Mission Falls Short
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory is expected to fall from orbit within days, ending a 22-yea...
Scientists Trace Van Gogh's Starry Night to a Real July Dawn
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A team combining astronomy, art history, weather records and Vincent van Gogh's letters says the ...
Japan Launches Historic Mission to Return Samples From Mars Moon Phobos
TOKYO - Japan launched an ambitious mission to Mars early Tuesday that is designed to collect material from the moon Pho...
Francis Halzen Wins Physics Nobel for Opening a New Window on the Universe
STOCKHOLM - Francis Halzen, the physicist who helped turn a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice into an observatory for nea...
Crew-13 Reaches Space Station in Record 7 Hours 55 Minutes
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Four astronauts reached the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft on T...
Starship Reaches Orbit for First Time and Deploys 26 Satellites
STARBASE, Texas - SpaceX's Starship reached Earth orbit for the first time Monday and deployed 26 next-generation Starli...
Millions Watch Spain's First Total Solar Eclipse in a Century
MEDINACELI, Spain - Millions of people gathered across northern and central Spain on Wednesday to watch the country's fi...
WMO Says Strong El Niño Is Intensifying, Raising Global Weather Risks
GENEVA — A strong El Niño is intensifying across the tropical Pacific and is expected to reshape temperature and rainfal...
SpaceX Starship Flight 12 completes major test flight, marking step forward for future Moon and Mars missions
SpaceX’s Starship Flight 12 has completed a major uncrewed test flight from Starbase, Texas, marking the first flight of...
Singapore to begin nuclear-readiness assessment in 2027
Singapore will start an assessment with the International Atomic Energy Agency from 2027 to evaluate whether the country...