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Rare 'double planet' to reappear for first time since 1226
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Greenhouse gas levels hit record high despite lockdowns
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How you can view the stunning Eta Aquariid meteor shower tonight
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China launches first mission to collect Moon rock samples since 1976
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NASA astronaut heads to International Space Station on Apollo 11 anniversary
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National Moon Day 2019: History and Significance of Moon Day
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World celebrates 50 years of Apollo 11 touchdown at Moon
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EPA Will Not Ban Pesticide Linked to Neurological Issues
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Soyuz to carry crew to ISS on 50th anniversary of Apollo 11
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Chandrayaan-2 countdown to start at 6.43 p.m. today: ISRO Chairman
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United States marks 50 years since Apollo 11's 'giant leap' on moon
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Moon landing at 50: Cleveland celebrates Apollo 11 with parties, events, movies
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Apollo 11 Astronaut Warns US Against Being 'Overbearing'
All three were born in 1930, and although Aldrin and Collins are still alive, Armstrong died in 2012 at the age of 82. "Yet for all they did, for all the risks ...
Trump meets with Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins
Collins, who served as an assistant secretary of state after Apollo 11 , added that the world tour he made after the mission helped him realize how the crew's ...
Astronauts headed to the International Space Station on anniversary of moon landing
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Red wine compound may help astronauts stay strong
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'Artificial snow' could save stricken Antarctic ice sheet
By pumping ocean water onto coastal regions surrounding parts of the West Antarctic ice sheet and converting it to snow, it may be possible to prevent the ice s...
SpaceX Perform Eventful Starship Hopper Static Fire Test
The test, which lasted approximately 5 seconds, seemed to be successful, although bright orange flames engulfed the vehicle after its single Raptor engine fir...
China's space lab Tiangong-2 reenters atmosphere under control
About Tiangong-2: It was launched back in September 2016 to conduct a series of scientific and technological space experiments, including in-orbit propellant ...
Cambodia probing where shipments of plastic waste came from | AP business
Cambodia will send back more than 80 shipping containers filled with plastic waste, the country's environment ministry has said. It is the second time a huge...
Scientists create method to print magnetic liquid droplets
But this award-winning innovator dreamed of more - what if magnets could be soft, flowable as liquid and malleable to conform to a limited space? The new clas...
Welcome to TIME Immersive's Apollo 11 'Landing on the Moon' Experience
Google Doodle came up with a short animated clip that recreates the launch of Apollo 11 and the first moon landing . Made "in partnership" with Apollo 11 astr...
Moon, Kentucky celebrates the Apollo Mission anniversary
On Saturday, you can meet the gentlemen who worked on the Mercury and Gemini missions at the St. Louis Science Center as part of their New Moon Rises series. Th...
Washington Monument Commemorates 50th Apollo 11 Moon Landing Anniversary
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11 containers of Cdn trash among illegal garbage shipments: Cambodia
Ministry spokesman Neth Pheaktr said Wednesday that 83 containers , which arrived starting in October 2018 , are being held at the country's main port in Siha...
Excessive heat watch issued for much of MA this weekend
The average number of days per year nationwide with a heat index above 105 degrees Fahrenheit would more than quadruple to 24 by mid-century and increase eight-...
GSLV Rocket Glitch Rectified, Chandrayaan-2 Launch Likely Next Week
Monday's launch was postponed due to a last-minute " technical snag " which was spotted shortly before the spacecraft was set to take off, but the issue now app...
Another asteroid is hurtling toward Earth, but astronomers say it’ll miss us
In case you're not already aware of the damage that the asteroids can cause to our Earth, some of them include satellite destruction, tsunamis, earthquakes,...
Apollo 11: Partial lunar eclipse due on 50th anniversary
Astrophotographer Zaid Abbadi captured the partial lunar eclipse of July 16-17, 2019 from Amman, Jordan. "Western Australia will have the best view, with th...
SpaceX astronaut mission looking 'increasingly difficult' in 2019 - executive
Debris collected from the test site in Florida, which identified burning within the check valve, informed the tests in Texas. SpaceX says it didn't expect tha...
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible across Ireland tonight
When that happens, a fraction of the moon's surface is covered by the darkest central part of the earth's shadow, called the umbra. Stargazers will be able to...
Climate change activists 'take Leeds Bridge' | Calendar
The "Operation Mushroom" campaign is part of a string of protests taking part in Ireland and the UK. Some of the 1,000 people arrested during that protest ap...
Mars could become habitable by creating islands from ultralight material
It'd also be warm enough for humans to live and farm food in order to survive in the otherwise harsh, acrid conditions elsewhere the planet. Their results demon...
Russia launches major new telescope into space after delays
Finally, after a month long delay, Russian Federation has launched its powerful X-ray observatory, Spektr-RG. The rocket was launched, following repeated delay...