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Trump, Ivanka To Call Record-Breaking Astronaut Monday

US President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka will call the International Space Station next week to congratulate...

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Google Earth Re-Invented For New Era

Google on Tuesday launched a re-imagined version of its free Earth mapping service, weaving in storytelling and...

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Internet Pioneer Robert Taylor Dies

One of the founding fathers of the internet, Robert Taylor, has died. While working at the Pentagon in the 1960s, he...

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Mars Spacecraft’s First Missions Face Delays, NASA Says

NASA will probably delay the first two missions of its Orion deep-space capsule, being developed to send astronauts...

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France, Japan Aim To Land Probe On Mars Moon

France and Japan want to recover pieces of a Martian Moon and bring them back to Earth, the head of France's National...

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Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS

Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission...

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Two Russians, One American Land Back On Earth From ISS

Two Russian cosmonauts and a US astronaut touched down safely in central Kazakhstan Monday, following a 173-day mission...

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US Astronaut John Glenn Is Buried With Military Honors

US flags worldwide were ordered flown at half-staff on Thursday as astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit...

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NASA’s Cassini Probe of Saturn Prepares For Last Plunge

NASA's unmanned Cassini spacecraft is preparing for its final plunge into Saturn later this year, after two decades of...

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SpaceX Hails ‘revolution’ After Recycled Rocket Launch, Landing

SpaceX chief Elon Musk hailed a "revolution in spaceflight" after blasting off a recycled rocket for the first time...

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Space Blanket Floats Away During Historic Spacewalk

A space blanket floated away from American astronaut Peggy Whitson on Thursday as she made a historic spacewalk outside...

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SpaceX Poised To Launch First Recycled Rocket

SpaceX is poised to launch its first recycled rocket on Thursday, using a booster that sent food and supplies to the...

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Spacewalk A Success For French, US Astronauts

A French and an American astronaut floated outside the International Space Station Friday on a successful spacewalk to...

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Here’s How ‘Hidden Figures’ Literally Hid Its Main Characters

Much like the protagonists in the movie, “Hidden Figures” has unexpectedly proven itself as a standout among peers....

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Spacewalking French, US Astronauts To Upgrade Orbiting Lab

A French and an American astronaut are scheduled to float outside the International Space Station Friday for a...

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Trump Lobbies Congress On Eve of Key Health Care Vote

US President Donald Trump's much-vaunted negotiating skills were put to the test Wednesday as he held last-ditch talks...

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Sea Ice Hits New Record Low At Both Poles

The sea ice cover in the Arctic and Antarctic hit new record lows for this time of year, marking the smallest polar ice...

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Mars In the 2030s As Trump Signs Law For Manned Missions

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a law that said manned missions to deep space, including to Mars, would be the...

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Trump, NASA and A Rare Consensus

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a law that said manned missions to deep space, including to Mars, would be the...