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Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it
A private spacecraft that was supposed to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory has managed to come within nine miles of the doomed spacecraft and even snap pictures More »
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A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage
Two Mercury-bound spacecraft are in the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage More »
The Trump administration halted a Great Lakes project. Then Whitmer called Trump
The Trump administration is allowing construction of a state-federal project aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes to move forward More »
Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science
Researchers have been honored for their quirky, imaginative contributions to science at the 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes More »
France records its hottest summer since measurements began over a century ago
France has recorded its hottest summer since measurements began over a century ago, according to the environment minister More »
Scientists find a huge 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn's south pole
Scientists have discovered an enormous 10-sided wave pattern in the icy ammonia clouds over Saturn's south pole More »
Global warming will exceed limit, UN says in a report that maps path to get back below danger zone
In a strategic retreat, the United Nations concedes that Earth has lost its chance to prevent some of the worst impacts of global warming More »
Japanese scientist Shirakawa, co-winner of 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry, dies at 90
Japanese scientist Hideki Shirakawa, co-winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in chemistry, has died at 90 More »
Nepal floods expose risks to hydropower in a warming Himalayas
As rescuers in Nepal struggle to find hundreds of workers in the tunnels that were buried in last week's flooding, attention has focus on where to rebuild crucial hydropower projects More »
Researchers catch sharks off NY's Hamptons, attach trackers to toothy predators
Researchers are catching a wide range of sharks off New York’s Hamptons and outfitting them with small trackers as they seek to understand more about one of the world’s few confirmed great white shark nurseries More »
