NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to return home sooner: Know the official date confirmed by NASA and Space X
NASA and SpaceX are accelerating plans to return astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore to Earth, targeting mid-March.
What is space junk and why does it pose an increasing risk for Earth? An expert explains
Year after year, humanity is setting new records for the amount of stuff we're sending into the Earth's orbit, spurred mostly ...
Earth's Inner Core Is Changing Shape And It Could Alter Our Day's Length
The rotation of the Earth's inner core is tied to the planet's overall rotation. Changes in the core's structure or movement can influence how fast or slow the Earth spins on its axis. Even minute ...
Will an asteroid hit Earth, and could it spell the end of the world?
Earth's planetary defences are facing one of their first major tests as an asteroid with about a one in 50 chance of hitting ...
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The founder of SpaceX said President Trump had asked his company to return two astronauts aboard the space station to Earth “as soon as possible.” NASA said it would do that “as soon as ...
25 Amazing Science Facts That Are Weird, Wild, and True
The wacky, the wild, and the weird. E ven if you weren’t someone who got excited about science class in school, now—as an ...