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The countdown has begun. It's T-minus a month or so until the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 — and humanity's first and famous steps on another world. In appreciation of that achievement, and the five-decade milestone, a flotilla of books has also been ...

Jun 15, 2019 | Florida News, Nature |. FWC Offers Free Kids' Fishing Clinic in Cape Canaveral on June 22. Teaching children a lifelong hobby, instilling an appreciation for our marine environment and providing fun, family outings are the objectives for the ...

A rather sizeable asteroid is headed in Earth's direction and will swing by for a close visit on Sunday. Traveling through the void of space at speeds of almost 17,900 mph, the object will arrive in Earth's vicinity tomorrow morning for a close – but perfectly safe ...

A strange mark spotted on the surface of Mars has reignited the decades-old rivalry between Star Wars and Star Trek fans. 'Star Trek' Vs. 'Star Wars'. This week, the University of Arizona published a new photo captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ...

This month's full moon, known as a strawberry moon, will brighten the night sky from late Sunday, June 16 until Monday morning. But don't expect a ruby-colored sphere in the sky. The moon's name actually comes from the Algonquin tribe, one of North ...

The contributions of mathematicians Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Dorothy Vaughan will forever be embedded in the fabric of American history. The three women were honored by NASA for pushing space exploration forward. According to NPR, the ...

Summer 2019 begins Friday at 10:54 in the morning, at least astronomically. Astronomers call it the summer solstice, and it's the longest day of the year. Friday's the day that the sun reaches its highest point in our Minnesota and Wisconsin sky. It all has to do ...

WASHINGTON — A NASA mission to a metallic asteroid has passed a major review, but questions remain about its ability to remain on budget and schedule. NASA announced June 11 that the Psyche mission had been cleared to proceed into Phase C of its ...

"Apollo's Moon Shot," a series that highlights U.S. moon exploration in the '60s, is coming to the Smithsonian Channel on June 16. (Photo Credit: Smithsonian Channel / YouTube). Stay on target. India Unveils Chandrayaan-2 Spacecraft for Moon Landing ...

Once upon a time long ago, philosophers thought that the material world, including themselves, was made of just four simple elements. For the Greeks they were earth, air, fire and water, combined in different ways to make all forms of matter. Some added a ...

SpaceX has blasted off a payload of three Tesla Roadster-sized satellites for the Canadian government, marking its seventh successful launch this year. Through a thick haze of fog, the white Falcon 9 rocket took flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base in ...

THE Big Bang and black holes share an incredible trait: the singularity. This has led experimental scientists to speculate the universe in fact exists beyond the event horizon of a huge higher dimensional black hole that has existed since the beginning of time.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is planning several events commemorating the upcoming 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing commanded by school alumnus Neil Armstrong. The university says events begin July 18 with a ...

On June 12, 2019, a used SpaceX rocket launched three satellites for Canada's Radarsat Constellation Mission to study Earth from space. The mission lifted off from Space Launch Complex-4E of the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and featured a ...

The final full moon of the spring season will soon be shining in the night sky, and it carries a nickname that sounds both sweet and colorful. It is known as the June “strawberry moon,” but don't expect this celestial body to give off a fruity-red tint. This full moon ...

India is about to take its biggest leap to the moon yet, with a mission to land at the lunar south pole. As the world prepares for the 50th anniversary of NASA's historic Apollo 11 moon landing in July, the India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will launch an ...

Some 65 million years ago the greatest asteroid impact in a billion years may have sown life throughout the solar system, even as it ravaged life on Earth. Blasted debris escaped Earth's gravitational force forming irregular orbits around the sun, eventually ...

The Martian desert is rich in curiosities. And Star Trek symbolism, too. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter — a satellite zipping around the red planet — captured a mass of ancient lava rock that looks strikingly like the Star Trek Starfleet insignia donned by ...

Roadside surveys to monitor the number of breeding grouse have been conducted since 1964 by the DNR, U.S. Forest Service, tribal employees and grouse enthusiasts and volunteers. (Photo: Associated Press). Ruffed grouse drumming increased 41% ...

For most of us, the universe is a little abstract: We can't readily comprehend its scale and can barely see any of it anyway. In spite of the duotrigintillion leagues of space that remain hidden, we've managed to build instruments that can observe planets, stars, ...