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October 15, 2018

NASA's Kepler planet-hunting space telescope wakes up again

The Kepler wake-up whipsaw continues.

October 15, 2018

Should we be worried about Russian rockets?

The failed launch of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft with two space fliers aboard adds a new chapter to an already long story of mishaps and failures besetting the Russian space industry, according to space safety experts.

October 13, 2018

Alien-hunting agents seek the truth about UFOs in 'Project Blue Book'

NEW YORK — During the 1950s and 1960s, were extraterrestrials visiting the United States?

October 12, 2018

Soyuz rocket failure: Booster separation was to blame for botched launch, Russia says

Russia says that a problem with the separation of first and second stage booster rockets was to blame for Thursday’s failed Soyuz launch.

October 12, 2018

Opportunity Rover still silent on Mars, 4 months after epic dust storm

The Opportunity rover's silent stretch on Mars has now reached four months.

October 12, 2018

Empty Space Station? NASA prepares for the worst (but hopes for the best) after Soyuz abort

A few months from now, the International Space Station (ISS) could be unoccupied for the first time in nearly two decades.

October 11, 2018

Stephen Hawking's final paper revealed

The final paper that famed physicist Stephen Hawking worked on before he passed away deals with a topic bigger than Hawking's legacy.

October 11, 2018

Sex robots ‘will colonize Mars’ says love-bot tester 

Sex-bots will help humans colonize Mars, according to a love-doll enthusiast who helps "test drive" randy robots.

October 11, 2018

Mysterious deep-space flashes: 19 more 'fast radio bursts' found

A huge haul of newfound fast radio bursts (FRBs) may help astronomers finally start to get a handle on these mysterious and powerful blasts from deep space.

October 11, 2018

US, Russian astronauts make dangerous ballistic re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere after rocket fails

NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Alexei Ovchinin made a dramatic escape after their Soyuz booster rocket failed just two minutes after launch Thursday.