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Hawaiians see UFO hover and nosedive into the ocean

By Snow Digon

A number of Hawaiians saw a blue glowing oblong object hovering in the sky last Tuesday, prompting residents to call the FAA.

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Congress asked to investigate the mass euthanasia of NASA's 27 lab monkeys

"The animals were suffering the ethological deprivations and frustrations inherent in laboratory life," animal ethics...

By Nina Siena

Chinese craft returns to Earth with Moon rocks

The capsule will be airlifted to Beijing for opening, and the Moon samples will be delivered to a research team for...

By Laurie Chen and Helen Roxburgh

Japan space agency hails return of asteroid dust on Earth

The samples were collected by Hayabusa-2, which launched in 2014, from the asteroid Ryugu, about 300 million kilometres...

By Sara Hussein, Kyoko Hasegawa

Asteroid detected three days after passing Earth

Asteroid the size of a bus misses Earth by just 240 miles

Astronomers revealed they was not able to detect the asteroid until 15 hours after its closest approach

By Nina Siena

SpaceX Crew Dragon 'Resilience' docks with ISS

The crew comprises three Americans -- Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker -- and Japan's Soichi Noguchi.

By Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne

SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS

US President-elect Joe Biden hailed the launch on Twitter as a "testament to the power of science.

By Issam Ahmed and Ivan Couronne

NASA: Elon Musk to quarantine during SpaceX launch Sunday as he may have Covid-19

There is no news if Elon Musk had been planning to attend the SpaceX NASA launch in Florida on Sunday.

By Barnali Pal Sinha

SpaceX-NASA launch postponed to Sunday due to weather

Sunday's launch begins the first of what the US hopes will become routine missions for SpaceX following a successful...

By AFP News

Mars 2020 mission update: NASA rover 100 days away from starting search for alien life

NASA's Perseverance mission was launched in July to carry out the Mars exploration mission around Jezero crater on the...

By Jaskiran Kaur

Two meteor showers peak this week: How and when to best view Taurids and Leonids

Leonids and Taurids are annual meteor shower events that run through September to December visible in all parts of the...

By Jaskiran Kaur

SpaceX ready to take four astronauts to ISS Saturday

Take-off is planned for 7:49 pm Saturday (0049 GMT Sunday) from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

By AFP News

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Here is exactly why Trump's supporters like him

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Space

Hawaiians see UFO hover and nosedive into the ocean

Congress asked to investigate the mass euthanasia of NASA's 27 lab monkeys

Chinese craft returns to Earth with Moon rocks

Japan space agency hails return of asteroid dust on Earth

Asteroid the size of a bus misses Earth by just 240 miles

SpaceX Crew Dragon 'Resilience' docks with ISS

SpaceX launches four astronauts to ISS

NASA: Elon Musk to quarantine during SpaceX launch Sunday as he may have Covid-19

SpaceX-NASA launch postponed to Sunday due to weather

Mars 2020 mission update: NASA rover 100 days away from starting search for alien life

Two meteor showers peak this week: How and when to best view Taurids and Leonids

SpaceX ready to take four astronauts to ISS Saturday

NASA seeks partners to document their journey to Moon during Artemis 3 mission

Scientists discovered lost twin of our moon trailing Mars

Voyager 2: NASA reestablishes contact after lengthy radio antenna upgrade

NASA's Hubble captures rare asteroid that could be worth $10,000 quadrillion

Halloween SpaceX launch halted due to contamination of rocket engine, NASA says

NASA posts cryptic tweet that many believe hints at extraterrestrial communication

SpaceX: Elon Musk's future Mars colony to draft its own laws, according to Starlink ToS

UFO sighting: Mysterious floating bright lights 'freak out' Hawaii residents over the weekend

Here is exactly why Trump's supporters like him

Here is exactly why Trump's supporters like him

Why governments should pick up the phone faster

Why governments should pick up the phone faster

How to build resilience for a post-COVID-19 world

How to build resilience for a post-COVID-19 world