The launch will include 5,500 other experiments and supplies for the six astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

The New York Times issues an embarrassing correction to an essay on gender bias in American space exploration that was largely lampooned even when it was presumed to be accurate.

Developing baby birds may be able to sense danger and "warn" other unhatched birds in the same nest about nearby predators, according to a new study.

Developing baby birds may be able to sense danger and "warn" other unhatched birds in the same nest about nearby predators, according to a new study.

The Planetary Society’s pioneering spacecraft LightSail 2 is getting ready for its big moment – deploying the solar sail it carries on board, which should be able to propel the spacecraft using only the force of photons from the Sun striking its surface, if a…

Elephants in a recent study picked out larger amounts of seeds by smell alone. Some could smell the difference between 150 and 180 sunflower seeds.

A stunning new image has revealed that our Milky Way had something of a sinister side in its youth as it gobbled up a smaller dwarf galaxy 10 billion years ago.

The galaxy humanity calls home is teetering on the edge of a vast featureless abyss.

Chris Kraft was Nasa's first flight director and played a critical role in the first Moon landing.

The greedy galaxy cannibalised a smaller star system way back in the distant past.

An Post has been forced to apologise for a spelling error that appeared on its new commemorative stamps celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Moon landings.

Ten billion years ago, the Milky Way may have consumed a dwarf galaxy.

Chris Kraft, NASA's first flight director, died Monday, two days after the agency celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Chris Kraft, who created NASA's Mission Control and made quick decisions from the first Mercury mission to the moon landings, has died.

The team from the University of South Florida came across the microtektites while sifting through sediments trapped inside fossil clams. For years, however, no one knew what they were.

Chris Kraft was also my friend.

Ten billion years ago, our own Milky Way galaxy 'cannibalized' a smaller nearby galaxy, according to a new study published Monday.

If you thought fictional zombies walking around on film were scary, the condition that turns creatures into mindless eating machines actually exists in nature. — in ants.

Referring to the indigenous systems used in Chandrayaan-2, he said the mission is Indian at heart, Indian in spirit!

People don't realise that sharing their location on social media could have serious consequences

Die Astronauten der "Apollo"-Missionen haben kiloweise Gesteinsproben eingesammelt. Forscher arbeiten bis heute mit dem Material - auch weil fundamentale Fragen zur Mondgeschichte weiter ungeklärt sind.

NASA has featured the stunning image of the moon during the lunar eclipse as its Astronomy Picture of the Day

While the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing Saturday, Sotheby's auctioned off three original NASA videotapes of the event for a whopping $1.82 million.

It's been nearly a week since construction of a massive telescope atop Hawaii's Mauna Kea was scheduled to begin.

Sharks are known to stalk and sniff out prey before they attack. But all this newly discovered shark species has to do is glow in the dark, and the prey comes to them.

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RT @disizepensil: Number of political science professor by country: Turkey: 82.000.000 US: 16.500 Mexico: 13.000 Japan: 9600 Germany: 9400…

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RT @OceanaCAN: Last summer, a mother orca pushed the corpse of her dead calf for 17 days in what was dubbed a “tour of grief,” but the scie…

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RT @edyong209: Ten years ago today, at a TED conference, a neuroscientist claimed that he could simulate the human brain in ten years. And,…

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Great day yesterday but sad because I won't be doing anymore science with this fantastic, brilliant and caring person @Elaine595959 I think I'm going to miss this place @edgehill A big thanks to everyone who helped me through the last 3 years. https://t.co/yMNXH7kWf5

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