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March 22, 2017

Startup reveals ambitious electric plane plan

A UK startup is developing an electric plane that it says will one day carry passengers between London and Paris.

March 20, 2017

SpaceX capsule returns space station science to Earth

A SpaceX capsule is back on Earth with a full load of space station science samples.

March 20, 2017

This Valkyrie R5 humanoid robot is put to the test with Mars colonization on the horizon

Northwestern University has a Valkyrie R5 robot that is now undergoing agility tests in a Massachusetts warehouse to prepare for the NASA's Space Robotics Challenge finalist round this June.

March 17, 2017

Buzz Aldrin hosts virtual reality experience on how to get to Mars

Buzz Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, is looking to keep humanity going and get to Mars.

March 10, 2017

NASA discovers spacecraft missing for 8 years

India's Chandrayaan-1 went missing eight years ago after contact was lost several months after it went into service.

March 7, 2017

Strange new Nebula is missing its light source

The discovery of a new and rarely seen nebula 10 billion light-years away has created a cosmic mystery: What is lighting up this dusty cloud of gases?

March 7, 2017

Scientists have plan to bring back Mars' oceans

Mars isn't particularly habitable to humans at the moment, but NASA's latest brainstorm could one day bring back the planet's beaches—or at least some of its oceans, Engadget reports.

March 6, 2017

NASA spacecraft avoids collision with Martian moon Phobos

Close call!

March 3, 2017

'Winds' from monster black holes can rapidly change their temperature

Hot gas streaming out from the region around supermassive black holes can experience rapid and extreme changes in temperature.

March 2, 2017

Scientists discover world's most ancient fossils

Scientists have found tiny fossils that are thinner than a human hair and are an astounding 3.7 billion years old, making them the oldest known fossils on Earth.