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International Space Station is 'teeming with germs and bacteria'

Prior to this study, numerous bacterial cultures on the ISS were largely unknown - most could not be determined by traditional methods such as petri dish growth...

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch postponed again, rescheduled to Wednesday

A live stream of the launch will be available half an hour before liftoff on SpaceX's YouTube page . Crane then lifted the massive rocket, weighing about 75 ...

Astronauts outside ISS for first spacewalk of 2019

Hague is designated extravehicular crew member 2 (EV 2), wearing the suit with no stripes, and with helmet camera #17. While the station uses solar panels, ba...

David Saint-Jacques becomes fourth Canadian astronaut to complete spacewalk — NewsAlert

McClain insisted she wasn't wet, and that the moisture was minimal. A crewmate later noted perspiration. The spacewalk appeared to run like clockwork, with Sa...

Global release of first black hole photo set

A black hole's event horizon, one of the most violent places in the universe, is the point of no return beyond which anything - stars, planets, gas, dust, all...

NASA responds to outrage over spacesuit issue on ISS

That's according to NASA astronaut Anne McClain, who on Monday shared an absolutely gorgeous moonset video taken from the International Space Station (I...

First ever black hole images in the final stage of 'printing — CAS

The black hole is 26,000 light years away, making it rather hard to photograph, which is why the team combined radio telescopes from Chile, Spain, Mexico, Arizo...

Japans Hayabusa2 bombs asteroid to create crater on surface

It will wait until all the dust and debris for the explosion has settled before attempting to move back towards the new crater. As shown by the first pictures...

Israel's Beresheet completes second successful maneuver ahead of moon landing

SpaceIL , the creator of Beresheet, tweeted, "Critical lunar orbit capture took place successfully". Genesis, Israel's historic spacecraft, which entered luna...

Shell hit with Dutch climate lawsuit

Friends of the Earth has taken Shell to court "to force it to cease its destruction of the climate". The protesters carried banners with slogans such as "We S...

Biggest python EVER: Snake found in Florida Everglades had 73 eggs

Researchers say they've captured the largest female python in the Everglades' Big Cypress National Preserve: A massive, 17-foot-long snake that weighed 140 ...

Classes to sue Shell over climate change

Sara Shaw, an worldwide climate justice and energy campaigner with Friends of the Earth Netherlands , said some of Shell's predictions are right on point. Shel...

Rhino poacher killed by elephant, then eaten by lions in South Africa

Kruger National Park has an ongoing problem with poaching and there remains a strong demand for rhino horn in Asian countries. The victim's family reportedly ...

Curiosity Rover Captures Two Solar Eclipses on Mars

There's something completely sublime about watching solar eclipses from the surface of another planet, as showcased in these new videos captured by NASA's ...

Nearly 500 people in Southeast report bright fireball

From concerned citizens to astronomy hobbyists, almost 500 individuals from at least eight states phoned the American Meteor Society (AMS) to log the sunrise sp...

Distant destroyed planet offers terrifying glimpse into planet's future — Earth APOCALYPSE

Manser continued. To date, scientists have identified about 3,000 stars that host one or more planets, most of which are main-sequence stars similar to the Sun....

NASA terms India's shooting of its satellites as a 'terrible thing'

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine on Monday said that the A-SAT missile's successful targetting of a live satellite has created at least 400 pieces of orbit...

Israeli Spacecraft Enters Lunar Orbit Ahead of Moon Landing Attempt

SpaceIL was founded by three young engineers: Yariv Bash, Kfir Damari and Yonatan Winetraub. Beresheet was developed by Israeli nonprofit organization SpaceI...

SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch 'targeted' for Tuesday

This afternoon (April 5), a shiny new Falcon Heavy roared to life, as smoke billowed from its engines during a preflight test. SpaceX completed a static fire ...

First space test flight for Boeing’s astronaut capsule put back to August

The mission duration will be determined at a later date. The US space agency said in a statement on Wednesday that after completing an in-depth technical asse...

Russian supply ship heads for space station

Russian Federation used the ultra-short scheme of flight to the space station during the launch of a Progress MS-09 resupply ship, which successfully reached th...

Climate change delays Great Barrier Reef's recovery

Not only do adult corals bleach and die when exposed to elevated temperatures, this prevents new coral recruitment and undermines ecosystem resilience. "There's...

Japan’s Hayabusa2 drops ‘bomb’ on asteroid

Japan's space agency JAXA said its Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully dropped the " small carry-on impactor " made of copper onto the asteroid and collect its u...

ASAT: US downplays NASA's criticism of India over space debris

What was bragged as a proud moment for India last week by its Prime Minister, Narendra Modi , has turned out to be a global shame. India's direct decent anti...

India declines comment on NASA’s anti-satellite criticism | Lexington Herald Leader

Unfortunately, it looks as though this might not be the case. NASA said that India shot its satellite to pieces, posing an "unacceptable" risk to astronauts...

SpaceX's 'Starhopper' Starship Prototype Just Aced Its 1st Hop, Elon Musk Says

For one , it is the first time a rocket engine has been fired at the new Boca Chica launch facility, something nearby residents may be celebrating or bemoaning...

Toxic air lowers life expectancy by 20 months

It shows that breathing toxic air - both inside and outside the home - will cut the life expectancy of a baby born today by an average of 20 months, compared ...

Australian Opposition reveals ambitious climate change action plan

But at the same time, he will seek to counter any attack by declaring there will be "no carbon tax and no carbon pricing mechanism" under a Shorten Labor govern...

Black hole BREAKTHROUGH: Event Horizon Telescope to reveal ‘FIRST RESULT’

Of all the phenomena that occur in the universe, one of the most perplexing for scientists is the black hole . Next Wednesday, a press conference is set to be ...

Presence of life-indicating gas confirmed on Mars

An global team of scientists comparing observations made by two separate spacecraft taken a day apart in 2013 have finally conclusively confirmed the presence o...