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July 17, 2021

TWA Flight 800: Memorial marks 25 years since crash; wreckage to be destroyed

The crash of TWA Flight 800 remains a painful tragedy, with victims’ relatives expected to gather Saturday to mark the 25 years that have passed since the disaster. 

July 17, 2021

SpaceX fascination becomes cancer therapy for retired Texas teacher

A retired teacher spent breaks from his cancer treatment combing social media for pictures of SpaceX rocket launches, yearning to join his fellow photographers in Boca Chica, Texas, to document the historic events.

July 16, 2021

Meet the mom heading to space on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spaceship

Kellie Gerardi, a 32-year-old bioastronautics researcher and social media influencer is gearing up for the flight of her life – to space with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic.

July 14, 2021

NASA's Mars Perseverance rover snaps shots of unique rock formation in 'ancient lakebed'

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has stumbled upon a unique rock formation in an ancient lakebed, the latest reported discovery in the robot's exploration of the Red Planet.

July 14, 2021

Richard Branson says critics are 'not fully educated' on benefits of space travel

Billionaire Richard Branson pushed back against critics of his recent trip to space, suggesting they simply "aren’t fully educated" on the benefits space exploration offers Earth. 

July 14, 2021

Lunar orbit 'wobble' could result in high-tide flooding rise in the 2030s: NASA researchers

By the mid-2030s, scientists believe that coastal regions around the U.S. will begin to experience an increase in high-tide flooding (HTF) partially due to a "wobble" in the moon's orbit.

July 13, 2021

A teacher's front row seat to the final frontier

Retired teacher and cancer survivor uses photography to heal

July 11, 2021

Veteran NASA Astronaut Tom Jones: Virgin Galactic's historic spaceflight opens ‘the door to space tourism’

Veteran NASA Astronaut Tom Jones asserted on “Fox News Live” on Sunday that Virgin Galactic's historic spaceflight opens “the door to space tourism.”

July 4, 2021

Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station

Two astronauts on Sunday made the first spacewalk outside China’s new orbital station to set up cameras and other equipment using a 15-meter-long (50-foot-long) robotic arm.

July 4, 2021

IDF launches overnight airstrike on Gaza Strip for incendiary balloons

The Israeli military launched an airstrike late on Saturday against Hamas facilities after the group launched incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip.