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November 24, 2021

Pentagon launching new UFO investigation unit, replacing Navy group: report

The federal government is embarking on a new attempt to explain the unexplainable.

November 20, 2021

NASA to crash spacecraft into asteroid to test planetary defense: What to know

NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission, the world's first planetary defense test mission, is scheduled to launch early Wednesday morning. 

November 19, 2021

Partial lunar eclipse stuns viewers worldwide

The historic November 2021 partial lunar eclipse stunned viewers around the world on Thursday night.

November 18, 2021

Longest partial lunar eclipse in nearly 600 years: When to watch

A partial lunar eclipse will take place on Thursday night and into early Friday. 

November 18, 2021

US warns pilots in Africa of weapon fire due to Ethiopia's war

The United States is warning pilots that planes operating at one of Africa’s busiest airports could be “directly or indirectly exposed to ground weapons fire and/or surface-to-air fire” as Ethiopia’s war nears the capital, Addis Ababa.

November 16, 2021

Russia dismisses US claims astronauts were threatened by missile strike

Russia dismissed U.S. concerns that astronauts on the the International Space Station were threatened by a missile strike that blew up a Russian satellite. 

November 15, 2021

US condemns Russia for blowing up own satellite and creating space debris

The United States condemned Russia on Monday for destroying one of its own satellites, which created debris that U.S. Space Command says could endanger space crews for decades.

November 15, 2021

Russia shoots down satellite in ‘debris-generating event': US Space Command

Russia has shot down a satellite in orbit over the weekend, the U.S. Space Command revealed Monday.

November 14, 2021

Michigan plane crash leaves child as only survivor

A plane crash on an island off the coast of Michigan killed four passengers and left a child as the lone survivor. 

November 8, 2021

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day flight

Four astronauts returned to Earth on Monday, riding home with SpaceX to end a 200-day space station mission that began last spring.