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NASA: Give Us Back our Moon Dust and Cockroaches
NASA wants its moon dust and cockroaches back: The space agency has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust that was fed to cockroaches during an experiment.
Nuclear Industry Hopes to Expand Output with New Reactors
The U.S. nuclear industry is generating less electricity as reactors retire, but now plant operators are hoping to nearly double their output over the next three decades.
US Opens COVID Vaccine To Little Kids; Shots Begin This Week
The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
NASA Launches Study of UFOs Despite 'Reputational Risk'
NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science.
NASA to Launch 3 Rockets from Private Australian Space Port
NASA will launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month in the agency's first blast off from a commercial space port outside the United States.
China Launches Mission to Complete Space Station Assembly
China on Sunday launched a new three-person mission to complete assembly work on its permanent orbiting space station.
Food Waste Cement: A Gingerbread House-Style Building Option
In the near future, edible houses may no longer just be found in fairy tales.
Egypt Displays Trove of Newly Discovered Ancient Artifacts
Egypt on Monday displayed a trove of ancient artifacts dating back 2,500 years that the country's antiquities authorities said were recently unearthed at the famed necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo.
Boeing Capsule Lands Back on Earth after Space Shakedown
Boeing's crew taxi returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Wednesday, completing a repeat test flight before NASA astronauts climb aboard.
Boeing Crew Capsule Launches to Space Station on Test Redo
Boeing's crew capsule rocketed into orbit Thursday on a repeat test flight without astronauts, after years of being grounded by flaws that could have doomed the spacecraft.
Dusty Demise for NASA Mars Lander in July; Power Dwindling
The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday it will keep using the spacecraft's seismometer to register marsquakes until the power peters out.
Most Great Barrier Reef Coral Studied this Year was Bleached
More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world's largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists said.
Battery-Powered Greek Island Bets on Green Future
The island has already been producing most of its own electricity since 2019, using a solar park and a wind turbine hooked up to trailer-sized batteries that maintain an uninterrupted supply.
Earth Given 50-50 Chance of Hitting Key Warming Mark by 2026
The world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark in the next five years.
Mental Health Tips: How Climate Scientists Keep Hope Alive
How climate scientists or emergency room doctors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic cope with their depressing day-to-day work, yet remain hopeful, can offer help to ordinary people.
Revolutionary Find: 19 Cannons in River Likely Sunk in 1779
A warehouse along the Savannah River is holds historical treasures: 19 cannons that researchers suspect came from British ships scuttled to the river bottom during the American Revolution.
50 Years on, Apollo 16 Moonwalker Still 'Excited' by Space
Fifty years after his Apollo 16 mission to the moon, retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke says he's ready for the U.S. to get back to lunar exploration.
Ideas on Mute? Study: Remote Meetings Dampen Brainstorming
Video meetings dampen brainstorming because we are so hyper-focused on the face in that box that we don't let our eyes and minds wander as much, a new study found.
One-Fifth of Reptiles Worldwide Face Risk of Extinction
More than 1 in 5 species of reptiles worldwide are threatened with extinction, according to a comprehensive new assessment of thousands of species published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts for NASA after Private Flight
SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.