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    Holy Fail When SpaceX's Starship rocket blew up — for the second time — it punched a hole open in our atmosphere, according to new research. Four minutes after launching from SpaceX's facility in Boca Chica, Texas on November 18, the Starship's superheavy booster exploded at an altitude of roughly 56 miles after separating from […]

  • Where Did Mars's Water Go? The Picture Is Getting Clearer

    Two new studies provide two new answers to the mystery of where Mars's water disappeared to.

  • A pregnant shark was tagged and monitored for 5 months, then disappeared. Scientists now know its fate

    Scientists tracked the movements of a large pregnant porbeagle shark for months. Then, its tag floated to the ocean surface, suggesting a larger shark had eaten it.

  • Hatch Shut to Send Troubled Starliner Home With No Astronauts on Board

    The hutch of Boeing's plagued Starliner is officially closed. The much-maligned spacecraft, which has been stuck at the International Space Station since early June due to a litany of technical issues, is set to make its return just after 6 pm EDT today. The plan is for it to engage its braking burn just […]

  • Scientists Intrigued by Signs of Hidden Ring of Objects at Edge of Solar System

    New observations with the Subaru Telescope have uncovered the existence of an intriguing cluster of objects at the edge of our Solar System. The resulting studies, which will be published in the Planetary Science Journal, suggest that there could be an entire structure of objects lying beyond the uncharted darkness of the Kuiper Belt, […]

  • Boeing's troubled Starliner returns to Earth – leaving astronauts at space station

    Boeing’s Starliner returned to Earth on Saturday, its capsule safely landing in the New Mexico desert and two astronauts still in space, left behind until a SpaceX vessel can bring them back next year because NASA judged their return too risky. Boeing's beleaguered Starliner made its long-awaited return to Earth on Saturday without the astronauts who rode it up to the International Space Station, after NASA deemed it too risky to bring them back aboard the spacecraft.After years of delays, Starl

  • This climate change fix could save the world — or doom it

    Wary experts say "dystopian technologies" to cool Earth could backfire. Eager businesses aren't listening to the warnings.

  • Just how rare is a rare-colored lobster? Scientists say answer could be under the shell

    Orange, blue, calico, two-toned and ... cotton-candy colored? A recent wave of these curious colored lobsters in Maine, New York, Colorado and beyond has scientists asking just how atypical the discolored arthropods really are. Lobsters' color can vary due to genetic and dietary differences, and estimates about how rare certain colors are should be taken with a grain of salt, said Andrew Goode, lead administrative scientist for the American Lobster Settlement Index at the University of Maine.

  • Without astronauts, Boeing's Starliner returns to Earth

    Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed uncrewed in a New Mexico desert late on Friday, capping a three-month test mission hobbled by technical issues that forced the astronauts it had flown to the International Space Station to remain there until next year. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who became the first crew to fly Starliner in June, remained on the ISS as Starliner autonomously undocked at 6:04 p.m. ET (2204 GMT) on Friday, beginning a six-hour trek to Earth using maneuvering thrusters that NASA last month deemed too risky for a crew.

  • Boeing's Starliner spacecraft lands back on Earth without astronauts

    Boeing's Starliner spacecraft landed back on Earth without its crew after a six-hour flight from the International Space Station. After months of turmoil over its safety, Boeing’s new astronaut capsule departed the ISS.

  • Army cadets help uncover ancient artefacts

    The cadets found a hillfort and Roman pottery while working alongside university archaeologists.

  • Stunning Timelapse Shows 'Orbital Sunrise' From Space

    NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured a stunning timelapse of an ‘orbital sunrise’ while flying over Europe on the International Space Station.Footage released by NASA shows glowing reds and greens from the aurora intensifying behind the continent as the sun prepares to rise.Dominick launched to the International Space Station in early March, and was expected to spend around six months in space. Credit: NASA via Storyful

  • Boeing's faulty Starliner spacecraft heading back to Earth - leaving astronauts in orbit

    The Starliner space capsule which developed faults as it transported two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) is to be flown back to Earth unmanned on Friday. It should be taking test pilots Sunita "Suni" Williams and Commander Barry "Butch" Wilmore back to Earth, but the pair are staying on the ISS instead after NASA decided it would not risk having them on board as planned.

  • TIME100 AI 2024: Cari Tuna

    Find out why Cari Tuna made TIME’s list of the most influential people in artificial intelligence

  • Daughter's 4-Sentence Obit for Mom Who 'Burnt Bridges' Goes Viral. She Says It's 'No Joke' (Exclusive)

    “It was done in four sentences because I refused to spend another dollar on that woman," Christina Novak exclusively tells PEOPLE

  • Trump Fumes Over 'Irrelevant' Dick Cheney In Meltdown After Harris Endorsement

    Donald Trump said only he could "stop World War III" in a message going after the former GOP vice president and "Comrade Kamala Harris."

  • Taylor Swift Literally Distances Self From Trump-Supporting Bestie Brittany Mahomes

    Taylor Swift was spotted seated separately from bestie Brittany Mahomes at Thursday’s Kansas City Chiefs game after the wife of quarterback Patrick Mahomes came out in support of ex-President Donald Trump.Brittany Mahomes had been a frequent companion of Swift’s since she began dating Chiefs tight-end Travis Kelce, and the two typically sat together in the same suite at games—but Mahomes found herself in hot water with some Swift fans (and potentially Swift herself) after she liked a post from D

  • Trump assails women who accused him of misconduct, days before his debate with Harris

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortly after appearing in court for an appeal of a decision that found him liable for sexual abuse, Donald Trump stepped in front of television cameras Friday and brought up a string of past allegations of other acts of sexual misconduct, potentially reminding voters of incidents that were little-known or forgotten.

  • "I gave my baby a name going extinct - he'll be the only one at school with it"

    A couple gave their baby a soon-to-be extinct name and say he'll be the only child at school with it - despite trolls claiming he'll be bullied. Casey Hennessy, 21, and her partner, Zacchaeus Harper, 25, have always been fans of more traditional names. When they found out they were expecting a baby boy, they floated the names Winston, Axel and Finnegan but only one name came out on top. Casey gave birth to little Arnold on December 9, 2023, weighing 8lbs 3oz, at 23.13pm. She said as soon as she looked down at him she knew he was an Arnold.

  • Ilona Maher posed in a bikini for Sports Illustrated. It matters more than you think.

    Ilona Maher posed on the cover of Sports Illustrated's swimsuit edition. It's an important step in the right direction.