The 20-year-old docking compartment is now the first ISS module to be decommissioned and removed from the space…
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The Nauka module, launched into orbit yesterday, was unable to use its main engines after a computer glitch.
Dubbed "Tollund Man," the natural mummy offers a window into what life was like in Europe 2,400 years ago.
The surprising observation could yield new insights into early human evolution.
Launch is scheduled for 10:58 a.m. EDT, with NASA coverage beginning at 10:30 a.m. EDT.
Science operations resumed on July 17 after the orbiting observatory spent a month stuck in safe mode.
This unassuming smudge could be the largest comet ever observed by astronomers.
Operations are now underway to restore a failing computer on the storied space telescope.
Reaching over 50 feet tall, they're now the largest known ripples on Earth.
The new guidelines are restrictive but offer ways to move forward with related research.
A natural astronomical cycle is poised to make the effects of human-caused global warming even worse.
A future lander will likely need a drill to find any signs of life on this irradiated moon of Jupiter.
Some drug-resistant bacteria from dog food are the same as those found in hospital patients.
By 2030, the medicine in our cabinets will be more personalized, preventative, and alive.
Birds aren’t descended from dinosaurs. They are dinosaurs.
Newly discovered rocks, with their histories wiped clean, are still considered good places to look for signs of…
The effects of this infamous oil spill are still being felt more than a decade later.
Capable of moving like an inchworm, the “smart spacewalker” will launch to the ISS on July 15.