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Blue Origin’s Bezos Reaches Space on 1st Passenger Flight

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was joined by a hand-picked group: his brother, an 18-year-old from...

Bezos Riding Own Rocket on Company’s 1st Flight with People

Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket is set to blast off with its eclectic group of...

Just 7% of Our DNA is Unique to Modern Humans, Study Shows

Scientists have taken another step toward solving an enduring mystery with a new tool that...

Bug Experts Seeking New Name for Destructive Gypsy Moths

The Entomological Society of America, which oversees the common names of bugs, is getting rid...

Cosmic Gulp: Astronomers See Black Hole Swallow Neutron Star

For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the...

Weird ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Lives 100 Years, Pregnant for 5

These nocturnal fish grow at an achingly slow pace.

Computer Trouble Hits Hubble Space Telescope, Science Halted

The orbiting observatory has been idle since a 1980s-era computer that controls the science instruments...

Scientists Hail Golden Age to Trace Bird Migration with Tech

“It’s pretty amazing that we can satellite-track a robin with smaller and smaller chips," said...

Handwritten Example of Famous Einstein Equation Gets $1.2M

There are only three other known examples of Einstein writing the world-changing equation in his...

NASA Mars Helicopter Heard Humming Through Thin Martian Air

First came the amazing pictures, then the video. Now NASA is sharing sounds of its...

US Health Panel Urges Restarting J&J COVID-19 Vaccinations

A U.S. health panel says it’s time to resume use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19...

NASA’s Mars Helicopter Takes Flight, 1st for Another Planet

It was a brief hop — just 39 seconds — but accomplished all the major...