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New species of dinosaur related to Tyrannosaurus rex discovered

This name refers to the large air spaces in some of the bones, one of the traits that helped the scientists identify its theropod origins. These sacs were ext...

"Great Deal To All Immigrants": Indian-American Muslims, Sikhs On Kamala Harris

The Biden-Harris ticket will contest Trump-Pence on 3 November. The Biden-Harris ticket already strikes a contrast with 2016, when nominee Hillary Clinton and...

Perseid Meteor Shower - How to see it

Read on to hear about and view local images... Starting on or around August 17, moonless skies will give the meteors more room to shine before they disappear...

Perseid meteor shower creates dazzling night sky

It is also advised that viewers distance themselves from spots with heavy light pollution. The Perseid meteor shower is set to dazzle across Central Minnesota...

Dwarf planet Ceres is an 'ocean world,' NASA finds

Some of the evidence for recent liquids in Occator Crater comes from the bright deposits, but other clues come from an assortment of interesting conical hills...

4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf breaks up with global warming blamed

Officials said following the collapse , the 4000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf had nearly halved in size, reducing by 43 per cent. The biggest is almost the size ...

Mauritius oil spill, visible from space, could worsen as tanker crack widens

Local officials, activists, and residents are anxious that it may be "too late" to contain the spill. A Japanese company that operates a cargo ship that ran ...

Perseid meteor shower 2020: How and when to watch

Unfortunately, the combination of the moon being in its last quarter phase, and a questionable weather forecast means there could be reduced visibility. Either ...

This is prime time for a meteor shower

As it takes our eyes some time to adjust to the dark, the phone's bright light will make it more hard to do so. The Director of Francis Malcolm Science Center...

NASA and SpaceX confirm first astronaut launch

The couple is scheduled to take off at 3:33 p.m. Libby Jackson, human exploration programme manager at the UK Space Agency, said the work done by SpaceX and N...

River Otter beavers allowed to stay following 'groundbreaking' government decision

A five-year study into the activities of beavers within East Devon has decided they're as awesome for things in general as everyone is always saying they are, w...

SpaceX test-fires prototype of Starship vehicle

The proposed Starship will have six Raptor engines , standing 50m (165ft) tall. The so-called " hop check" was prepared to arrive at a 150-meter (492-foot) ...

Cancer That Afflicts Humans Discovered In Unearthed Dinosaur

The cancer was discovered in the fibula, or lower leg bone, of Centrosaurus apertus , a horned dinosaur that lived 76 to 77 million years ago. The disc...

SpaceX aims to please astronomers with its latest Starlink satellite launch

The live feed for the launch will start around 15 minutes prior to launch time, so at roughly 12:57 AM EDT (9:57 PM PDT). The satellites are to be deployed from...

Watch the first launch of NASA astronauts on a commercial spacecraft

This launch will serve as the proof that Crew Dragon and the Falcon 9 rocket that carries it, is ready for human-rating, after which it will be ready for regula...

USA eastern seaboard braces for Hurricane Isaias

The storm knocked out power to more than 2.8 million homes and businesses from NY to North Carolina, according to electric companies. Another person died in ...

SpaceX Brings NASA Astronauts Home in Milestone Test Flight

The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule safely returned NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon. Which was kind of fun, b...

Strong Winds Reported as South Carolina Braces for Tropical Storm Isaias

While a few local officials on the East Coast ordered evacuations, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper warned of severe inland flooding, as occurred with 2018's ...

What to Know Before the Historic Launch of SpaceX's Crew Dragon

NASA has selected both firms to help stimulate a marketplace in the USA for going to space . It will be the first crewed orbital flight from United States ...

NASA astronauts successfully reach Earth aboard SpaceX capsule

NASA astronauts last returned from space to water on July 24, 1975, in the Pacific, the scene of most splashdowns. A visibly emotional Musk later remarked, "...

SpaceX and NASA to launch first manned flight in nine years

NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine and SpaceX chief operating officer Gwynne Shotwell have also implored the public to follow the launch on television in orde...

NASA astronauts on overnight trip in SpaceX capsule begin descent home

The Soyuz 23 mission in October 1976 accidentally landed in Lake Tengiz in the middle of blizzard. Stich said Crew Dragon, an acorn-shaped pod that can seat...

SpaceX counts down to historic Crew Dragon astronaut launch

NASA postponed the first crewed mission by Elon Musk's SpaceX, citing bad weather at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The weather is only now l...

Today marks the return of human spaceflight from United States soil

The private rocket company's launch of its first crewed mission on Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida will put an end to the USA space agency...

100-million-year-old microbes found on the seabed revived, study finds

The pressure is huge for the microbes in the seafloor, due to all the water accumulated in the upper part, not to mention the fact that the lack of oxygen ...

Two astronauts are preparing to return Earth aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon spaceship

EDT, Saturday, Aug. 1 , with splashdown estimated at 2:42 p.m. on Sunday Aug. 2 . Their undocking from the ISS is scheduled for approximately 7:34 pm (23:34...

NASA's Mars rover launches successfully

The mission - created to better understand the geology and climate of Mars and seek signs of ancient life on the Red Planet - will use the robotic scientist to ...

Bahamas, Florida brace for newly formed Hurricane Isaias

Isaias had maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometres per hour early Friday and was centred about 70 kilometres southeast of Great Inagua Island in the Bahama...

Endangered tigers spotted in Thailand after four-year absence

Once ranging across Asia, tigers have been wiped out in southern China, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and much of Myanmar. Javadekar said India is ready to work w...

China Takes A Stunning Photo Of Earth And Moon From Mars Probe

The latest Mars mission, the Perseverance Rover, was launched yesterday, July 30, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the United States, with 10.9 ...

NASA astronaut shares stunning view of sunrise from space

They include Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur , who will also serve as spacecraft commander and pilot, respectively. The assignment, which is slated to sta...

China Successfully Launches Its First Mars Rover to the Red Planet

A Long March 5 carrier rocket destined for the red planet blasted off Thursday from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in the southern Hainan province. For ex...

Hawaii bracing for rain, wind, surf impacts from major Hurricane Douglas

A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 18 hours. Gradual weakening is ...

SpaceX Will Take Four Astronauts To The ISS In 2021

This is a regular mission, meaning the crew will be staffing the International Space Station for an extended period - six months for this stretch, sharing the...

Schoolgirls in India discover Earth-bound asteroid

Currently, the asteroid is circling Mars, and does not remain a threat to Earth . The ladies, from the town of Surat in the western Indian condition of Gujar...