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Historic Texas wildfires rage toward U.S. nuclear weapon...
A series of wildfires in Texas began spreading on Monday (Feb. 26) and have now grown to historic scales, reaching 60 counties and...
Passing stars may have changed Earth's orbit and climate,...
Passing stars may have altered Earth's orbit, and its climate, many times throughout cosmic history. New research digs into what that...
Russian satellite narrowly avoids collision with US spacecraft,...
NASA's TIMED satellite narrowly avoided hitting a defunct Russian satellite in the early hours of the morning.
Radar images show Europe's doomed ERS-2 satellite buckle...
New radar images show surprise changes to the doomed ERS-2 spacecraft as it tumbled through Earth's atmosphere on Feb. 21.
'Living fossil' tree frozen in time for 66 million years...
Wollemi pines — thought to have gone extinct 2 million years ago — were rediscovered in 1994. Scientists are now hoping to reintroduce...
'Mathematically perfect' star system being investigated...
A distant star system housing 6 planets that move in 'mathematically perfect' orbits has ignited a search for possible alien technosignatures.
Mars-bound astronauts will face incredible stress. Here's...
Traveling to Mars will involve close quarters for more than two years. Here's how astronauts can deal with the stress of those conditions.
'Rare' metal slab found in Maryland was once part of a...
A mysterious scrap of metal found at a 1634 settlement in Maryland was once part of a suit of armor.
