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October 20, 2020

Safe in Austin sanctuary helps special-needs children interact with animals, struggles with expansion effort

The sanctuary has made headlines this year for some of the animals it rescued, including a one-legged dog and a cow in a custom wheelchair.

October 19, 2020

Arizona woman battling cancer receives act of kindness from stranger: 'Best thing that's happened'

A woman in Arizona who was only given a year to live recently received a special gift from a complete stranger.

October 19, 2020

Couple of 60 years, separated for 215 days amid pandemic, reunites in touching video: 'I missed you so much'

A husband and wife separated during the pandemic reunited with a little help from an assisted living facility in Florida.

October 18, 2020

Elon Musk sets 4-year timeline for SpaceX Mars mission, says there's a 'fighting chance'

Musk made the comments during the International Mars Society Convention, speaking via Zoom.

October 18, 2020

Army teams with universities to create miniature drone device that detects aerosols

The U.S. Army has teamed up with experts from academia to develop a 3D-printed device carried on drones to detect aerosols.

October 16, 2020

NASA awards $2.8 million to Purdue’s Indiana Space Grant Consortium to support STEM

NASA has awarded a $2.8 million grant to the Indiana Space Grant Consortium, which is headquartered at Purdue University.

October 16, 2020

Paralyzed South Dakota high school senior scores touchdown in one of team's final games

High school sports can sometimes leave a lasting impression on the kids, parents and coaches involved, and that’s what happened last week in South Dakota.

October 15, 2020

NASA awards 14 US companies with $370M to transform space

As NASA gets set to return to the moon in 2024 and head to Mars several years later, the space agency awarded a number of U.S. companies with contracts worth $370 million to help make these plans happen.

October 14, 2020

LA debuts first firefighting robot in the country, deploys it in downtown blaze

A firefighting robot got its first major test on Tuesday in Los Angeles when it was put to use for the first time in the United States to battle a major blaze. 

October 14, 2020

Army partners with University of Illinois on autonomous drone swarm technology

Army researchers are working with the University of Illinois Chicago on unmanned technology for recharging drone swarms. ​​​​​​​