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Levels of carbon dioxide at record highs despite lockdown

While the greenhouse gas bulletin is based on global averages for 2019, individual recording stations have shown the upward trend for levels of carbon dioxid...

Saturn/Jupiter conjunction to occur at the winter solstice

Patrick Hartigan of Rice University says everyone in the world will be able to see Jupiter and Saturn come together so closely they will look like a "double ...

China launches probe to bring back lunar material

Researching lunar soil could lead to better understanding of the solar system and Earth . Earlier, a Sputnik correspondent reported that the Chang'e 5 luna...

Another Meteor Shower Will Peak in Maine Tomorrow

Last week, the Lyrid meteor shower reached its peak, treating stargazers to up to 20 meteors shooting through the sky per hour. The improved air quality ...

Latest Soyuz Launch Safely Delivered The ISS Crew In Record 3 Hours

Almost nine minutes after a successful launch at 1:45 a.m. EDT of the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and ...

China plans mission to Moon to hunt for lunar rocks

If successful, it would be the first time any country has retrieved samples from the moon in more than 40 years. China is planning to launch an uncrewed space...

Man risks life to save pet dog from jaws of alligator

The rescue south of Fort Myers was caught on camera because of a partnership between the Florida Wildlife Federation and the fSTOP Foundation . The retir...

Immunity to coronavirus could last for months, if not years, scientists find

Another recent study highlighted the importance of T cells response as they were detected in individuals who contracted SARS 17 years after the initial in...

Ireland's mink population to be culled amid Covid-19 fears

Six European states, South Africa, the Faroe Islands and the U.S. have reported mink-related COVID-19 mutations, confirming the transmission of the coronaviru...

NASA Successfully Collected Samples from Asteroid Bennu | IE

It's "almost a Rosetta stone, something that's out there and tells the history of our entire Earth, of the solar system during the last billions of years", said...

Russian-US crew welcomed aboard the space station

The NASA duo returned safely on August 2 and a fresh SpaceX launch, this time anticipating a full-length half-year mission at the space station, is expected nex...

Joint NASA-ESA Satellite Which Will Monitor Sea Levels to Launch Saturday

For specialists hoping to improve their atmosphere models, Sentinel-6's work will effectively consolidate with other science missions. Europe and the United S...

A full "Strawberry Moon" is set to rise over Vancouver tonight

The June full moon will coincide with a penumbral lunar eclipse. The eclipse will be visible from parts of Africa, including Central African Republic, Congo...

Look Up! Strawberry Moon Coming Friday Night

According to the space agency, the Maine Farmer's Almanac first published Native American names for the full moons in the 1930s. Between 11.15 pm tomorrow n...

Ireland’s mink population to be culled amid Covid-19 fears

With three times more minks than people, the Scandinavian country is the world's biggest exporter, selling pelts for around 670 million euros ($792 million) ann...

Baby Yoda is a bonus passenger of the SpaceX Commercial Crew mission

The SpaceX Dragon capsule is now bringing four astronauts - three from NASA, and one from Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency - to spend several months abo...

Leonids meteor shower set for climax: How to see shooting stars

The Temple-Total comet, which takes 33 years to orbit the Sun , is close to Earth, an event that occurs over a period of about 15 years. Meteors in annual sh...

Baby Yoda Went to Outer Space Aboard SpaceX's Latest Launch

Fortunately, the Crew Dragon uses only touchscreen controls, which is good since we know how much Baby Yoda loves flipping switches. "This is another histor...

"All Systems Go": Schedule of Crew-1 launch countdown events

The event will feature commentary from former astronauts Peggy Whitson , Mike Massimino , and Garrett Reisman , with Mike Hopkins , Victor Glover , Shanno...

Mike Pence flies to Florida to watch NASA-SpaceX launch

It marks an official return of USA human spaceflight capabilities, and should hopefully become the first in many human flight missions undertaken by SpaceX an...

SpaceX to launch first official crewed mission to space station

NASA chief Jim Bridenstine announced the delay on Twitter , where he cited "onshore winds and recovery operations" as the reason for the delay. The Crew Dr...

New crew reaches ISS in record time - Science & Tech

Expedition 64 crew members (from left) Kate Rubins of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of Roscosmos in front of the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft. Acc...

Treat Yourself to a Physically Distant Viewing of Tonight's Pink Supermoon

Supermoons typically appear about six to seven per cent larger and 16 per cent brighter than a normal full moon. But this is the brightest supermoon of the ye...

India to lead renewable energy surge after pandemic disruption

However, the construction of plants and manufacturing activity has ramped up again, and logistical challenges have been mostly resolved, the IEA said . In Indi...

Where to watch the historic SpaceX Crew-1 launch this Saturday

One of the test pilots on SpaceX's first astronaut flight, Doug Hurley, said he's certain Musk will be involved with the launch - regardless of where he is. The...

First Caribbean cruise ends early after positive COVID tests

A passenger aboard SeaDream Yacht Club's SeaDream I tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday after setting off on a seven-day cruise from Barbados on Saturd...

NASA certifies SpaceX's Crew Dragon flight system

The mission, named CREW-1, will deliver four of the seven individuals from Expedition 64 to the ISS: NASA space travelers Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and ...

Jupiter's icy, oceanic moon must shine in the dark

If you managed to make it to Jupiter and then looked at the dark side of its moon Europa, you might be blown away by an ethereal glimmer. As well as seeing ev...

NASA chief Bridenstine to leave under Biden administration

When Washington, D.C. began reorganizing the political transition, Bridenstein told Aviation Week Daily defense On November 8 it will not continue under Bid...

Air quality in Delhi continues to be 'severe'; Relief unlikely soon

However, the tribunal, which has powers of a regular court, relaxed the rules for areas relatively less affected by pollution. The money that will be used under...

Eta Strengthens; Hurricane And Storm Surge Watch Issued In South Florida

Weather officials issued a tropical storm watch Saturday for the Treasure Coast ahead of Tropical Storm Eta, expected to bring heavy rainfall and strong winds t...

Storm Eta: Around 150 feared dead in Guatemala

What's the latest? As of the most recent update from the National Hurricane Center , Eta is still a Tropical Depression, with 35 miles per hour maximum sustai...

United Kingdom bars travelers from Denmark over coronavirus mink outbreak

More than a quarter million Danes went into lockdown in the northern region of the country where the mutated variation of the coronavirus has infected minks b...

SpaceX aborts Global Positioning System satellite launch from Florida

SpaceX has successfully launched another 60 satellites into orbit, clearing the way for the public beta of its Starlink satellite broadband network to begin. Th...

SpaceX launches Global Positioning System satellite from Florida, lands booster on ship

An unproven Falcon 9 rocket stands at the Florida launch pad on Thursday afternoon. SpaceX has been pioneering a lot of flights this 2020 and ever since the...