Astronauts Start Spacewalk Series to Fix Cosmic Ray Detector
Astronauts began an extraordinarily complicated series of spacewalks to fix a cosmic ray detector at the International Space Station.
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Mercury is putting on a rare celestial show, parading across the sun in view of most of the world.
Astronaut Casts Pennsylvania Absentee Ballot from Space
An election official in Pennsylvania didn't think anything of the absentee ballot application until he saw the out-of-this-world voting location.
High-Tech Chestnuts: US to Consider Genetically Altered Tree
In a feat of genetic engineering, about half the chestnuts collected at this college experiment station feature a gene that provides resistance to blight that virtually wiped out the American chestnut tree generations ago.
Wine Cellar in Space: 12 Bottles Arrive for Year of Aging
A dozen bottles of fine French wine arrived at the space station, not for the astronauts, but for science.
How Daylight Saving Time Affects Health
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Air Force’s Mystery Space Plane Lands, Ends 2-year Mission
The Air Force's mystery space plane is back on Earth, following a record-breaking two-year mission.
World’s 1st Female Spacewalking Team Makes History
The world's first female spacewalking team is making history high above Earth.
Scientists Discover Big Storms Can Create ‘Stormquakes’
The quakes are fairly common, but they weren't noticed before because they were considered seismic background noise.
EPA Proposes Rewrite of Rules on Lead Contamination in Water
Critics say the changes appear to give water systems decades more time to replace pipes leaching dangerous amounts of toxic lead.
Discovery of 20 New Moons Puts Saturn Ahead of Jupiter
Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed planet a total of 82, scientists said. That beats Jupiter and its 79 moons.
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Did Schiff Unfairly Squelch Stefanik at Impeachment Hearing?
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Did Disney Announce Elsa Would be a Lesbian in ‘Frozen 2’?
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Did NASA ‘Admit’ Climate Change Is Caused by Changes in Earth’s Orbit, Not Humans?
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