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A heavy space probe is falling to Earth today (March 10), eight years earlier than expected, according to NASA.

The 1,300-pound (600 kilograms) Van Allen Probe A should mostly burn up as it enters Earth’s atmosphere, but some components are…

Around 1,000 years ago, a pre-Inca culture acquired wild parrots from hundreds of miles away in the Amazon rainforest and then kept them captive in what is now coastal Peru, all so people could access the birds’ vibrant feathers, which were…

NASA’s revised plans to send astronauts back to the moon are quickly taking shape.

On Feb. 27, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman revealed a new vision for the Artemis program, and the missions the agency hopes will establish a long-term human…

NASA space probe expected to reenter the atmosphere with a chance of raining debris

A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy buried in a huge stream of gas. Astronomers have never seen this type of explosive event in an environment like this before — and it may…

A single gene mutation protects against Alzheimer’s disease in people destined to get the disease very young — and now we know why.

The gene mutation affects a protein called reelin that directs brain cells to shred the probable culprits in…

NASA’s Artemis program continues to push the boundaries of human exploration, with its next landmark mission, Artemis II, on the horizon. The space agency has made significant strides in preparing for a crewed mission that will orbit the…

Parts of a giant Nasa satellite will crash to Earth on Tuesday evening, the US space agency is warning – but the chance of being struck is extremely low.

According to the US military’s Space Force, the roughly 1,323lb (600kg) spacecraft, one…

Everybody farts. The question is how often? And how much gas is too much gas to pass?

Those are questions that arose from frustration with a piece of lab equipment.

First-of-its-kind vaccine protects children from deadly intestinal infections

By Sahas Mehra