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French skies mostly clear for Friday's lunar eclipse

However, the phenomenon of totality, which occurs when the moon is completely engulfed in Earth's shadow would last for approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes, mak...

Weather Authority: Flash Flood Watch

Because this is a fluid situation - no pun intended - that watch could be expanded to the Piedmont and Foothills over time if the heavy rain concentration moves...

Your recycling may be going into landfill overseas instead of being recycled

Since 2002, the amount of waste sent overseas to countries including China , Turkey, Malaysia and Poland has increased sixfold - accounting for half of the pac...

Welcome to Mars-now with a liquid lake!

The radar profile of this sub-surface Martian lake is similar to lakes found under the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets here on Earth, this suggests that ther...

'Game Changer': Scientists Say Liquid Water Found on Mars

Researchers have found evidence of an existing body of liquid water on Mars. The presence of the underground lake was discovered by scientists at the Italia...

Longest lunar eclipse of the century set to arrive Friday

The phenomenon will follow the "Super Blue Blood Moon" occurred on January 31 which was termed as a once in a lifetime event combining a supermoon, blue moon an...

Found: Liquid Water on Mars

Scientists using ground-penetrating radar found a 12-mile (about 20km) wide lake about a mile beneath the southern ice cap. Roberto Orosei, principal investig...

Radar Probe Reveals Huge Reservoir of Liquid Water Under Mars’ Surface

This particular lake, however, would not be drinkable, and lies nearly a mile deep (1.5 kilometers) beneath the icy surface in a harsh and frigid environment. "...

Mars making closest approach to Earth in 15 years

The event, known as Mars Close Approach , will take place July 31, when Mars is 35.8 million miles away. When a close approach happens, a rumour often flies ...

Vandenberg Air Force Base readies another Space X Iridium satellite launch

A final launch, also of 10 satellites on a Falcon 9, will complete the constellation, replacing the first-generation system that has been operating since the la...

Giant Liquid Water 'Lake' Discovered On Mars

Mars is now cold, barren and dry but used to be warm and wet. Billions of years ago, Mars is thought to have had oceans and rivers, much like Earth. The rese...

Scientists detect a body of liquid water beneath a Martian ice cap

While previous research unearthed possible signs of " intermittent liquid water flowing " on Mars" surface, a new discovery has now braced the possibility of "e...

Follow the SpaceX rocket launch

Ten more satellites for Iridium Communications have been successfully launched into orbit. After the launch, the company will attempt to land the rocket on ...

Mars Express Just Discovered a Subsurface Liquid Water Lake on Mars

Lake beds like those explored by Nasa's Curiosity rover show water was present on the surface of Mars in the past. However, the planet's climate has since...

Evidence detected of lake beneath Mars' surface

Robotic landers and rovers have uncovered evidence that there were once flowing streams and rivers on the surface , and even freshwater lakes that would have b...

The moon may once have supported life, say scientists

In 2009 and 2010 an global team discovered hundreds of millions of tonnes of water ice on the moon. Schulze-Makuch and Ian Crawford, a professor of planeta...

Life on Mars could accidentally destroy NASA

The Red Planet is experiencing such events every six to eight years and we are assisting to one of those moments. On the ground, NASA's Opportunity rover , w...

Boeing Hits Snag During Latest Test Of Its Starliner Spacecraft For Astronauts

Later this summer, Starliner Spacecraft 2 is due to be transferred to a Boeing facility in El Segundo, California for environmental testing. Discovering a p...

Moon may have been habitable 4 billion years ago

Both periods had intense amounts of volatile gases, most notably water vapor, coming from its interior - this, researchers say, could have been supportive of li...

Trump Admin to Propose Revoking California's Clean Car Standards

Instead, Trump's plan will cap federal fuel economy requirements at the 2020 level, meaning at least 35mpg fleet average rather than roughly 50mpg by 2025 as ...

NASA plans to fly solar probe closer to Sun

Under NASA's Living With a Star Program, the project is the first major mission and is tagged at price Dollars 1.5 billion. It's sort of like holding your han...

Trump Administration Presses Plan to Ease Fuel-Economy Standards

The Trump administration will propose a plan to freeze emissions standards at 2020 levels while undercutting California's legal waiver to set emissions standard...

Longest total lunar eclipse of the century will occur on July 27

A good chunk of the world will get a first-hand look at a lovely astronomical occurrence on July 27, when a " blood moon " and Mars appear together in the night...

SpaceX Launches Communications Satellite on 2nd-Ever Flight of New Rocket

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to charge at least $200K for space rides The rocket made a successful separation and landed on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. I...

Australians will see the longest lunar eclipse of the century on Saturday

The U.S. and other North American countries will unfortunately be missing out. Earthlings will be treated to a magical, red blood moon , the longest we've expe...

When to MISS the longest Lunar Eclipse of the century

On the other hand, the next lunar eclipse is closer and will occur on January 21 2019, it will not be visible in India. Those on the east coast will not see...

Japan start-up plans meteor shower by 2020

Rushing towards the Earth surface, while getting brighter and brighter. The data collected via this project can help predict the path of artificial objects re-e...

Blood moon likely on Friday as longest lunar eclipse takes place

Limassol and Dubai will offer some of the best views of the full eclipse beginning at 10:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m local time. This part of the eclipse is known a...

First responders arrive at the scene of a Toronto shooting

Paramedics, firefighters and police converged on the shooting in Toronto's east end, which has many popular restaurants, cafes and shops. Bill Blair, minist...

Planetarium to make arrangements for viewing Blood Moon

The entire event - beginning as the moon passes through the Earth's stratosphere - will last about six hours and 13 minutes, Petro said. As the Moon continues...