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September 29, 2024

10 fun facts about Mars, also known as the red planet

Mars is a planet with so much more to discover. Research has been done on the planet to test its sustainability for life, and more continues today.

September 29, 2024

Comet visible from Earth for first time in 80,000 years: 'Most anticipated comet of the year'

A comet that has not been seen for more than 80,000 years is expected to be visible from Earth, potentially during two separate time periods in the next month.

September 28, 2024

SpaceX launches mission to space station that will bring back stranded NASA astronauts next year

An astronaut and a cosmonaut launched with two empty seats for the International Space Station on Saturday in a capsule expected to bring back two stranded astronauts.

September 28, 2024

SpaceX launches mission to ISS that will bring back stranded Starliner astronauts

The two astronauts whose ISS mission was extended due to a troubled Boeing Starliner are expected to return in the SpaceX capsule in February. (Credit: NASA)

September 27, 2024

Meet the American who reported the first sensational UFO encounters, Puritan leader John Winthrop

Meet the American who shared sensational accounts of UFO encounters. John Winthrop was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony — his journal of colonial life is essential to American history.

September 26, 2024

Titan owner Rush claimed NASA helped develop carbon fiber hull; agency has different story

OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush claimed NASA and aerospace manufacturers helped develop and design the carbon fiber hull, but the space agency said it had little involvement.

September 25, 2024

Image shows UFO downed by US fighter jet in Canadian airspace days after Chinese spy craft incident

A newly released image shows a UFO that was brought down last year by a U.S. military fighter jet in Canadian airspace.

September 24, 2024

Geomagnetic storm expected to hit Earth following autumnal equinox

A coronal mass ejection could strike the Earth's magnetosphere this week and cause a geomagnetic storm due to conditions caused by the autumnal equinox.

September 23, 2024

Dark matter may be behind wobble in Mars’ orbit, study suggests

A bold new study in Physical Review suggests that a wobble detected in Mars' orbit could be the result of dark matter made up of primordial black holes.

September 23, 2024

Scientists say X-rays from nuclear explosion may deflect asteroids from Earth

Scientists in New Mexico conducted several experiments and learned that asteroids can be deflected from Earth using explosions of nuclear warheads above the space rock's surface.