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April 5, 2018

Supersonic planes could make big comeback with quieter, 'low-boom' NASA aircraft

NASA and Lockheed Martin are developing a new, experimental aircraft that could make it possible to fly from New York City to London in just under three hours.

April 4, 2018

India loses contact with new communications satellite just days after launch

India lost contact with a communications satellite only days after the country launched the craft into space, according to multiple media reports and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).

April 3, 2018

NASA’s next planet hunter is ready to find undiscovered worlds

Scheduled for launch this month, NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will embark on a two-year mission to seek out new exoplanets close to Earth and, possibly, even evidence of extraterrestrial life.

April 2, 2018

Venus' clouds could host extraterrestrial life, researchers say

A paper published last week takes a look at the second rock from the Sun -- Venus -- as well as its atmosphere.

April 2, 2018

SpaceX launches 14th Space Station resupply mission

SpaceX launched its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station Monday, sending a reused cargo ship to the orbiting lab.

April 2, 2018

SpaceX set to launch resupply mission to the International Space Station

SpaceX is set to launch a resupply mission to the International Space Station Monday.

April 1, 2018

Chinese space station Tiangong-1 re-enters atmosphere, largely burns up

A defunct Chinese space lab has re-entered Earth's atmosphere and mostly burned up, authorities in Beijing said late Sunday.

April 1, 2018

China's Tiangong-1 space lab set to fall to Earth: What to expect

No, this isn't a joke. China's runaway space lab, Tiangong-1, is set to fall to Earth sometime from now through Sunday, April Fool's Day.

March 31, 2018

Stephen Hawking laid to rest, honored by friends and colleagues

Famed British scientist Stephen Hawking was laid to rest Saturday during a private funeral in Cambridge attended by some 500 people.

March 31, 2018

Easter’s blue moon is a message from the heavens

During the days leading up to Easter, the most sacred day in Christianity, the heavens have been presenting a stunning light show.