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In microgravity, astronauts must measure their mass, not their weight, which they can do with two devices on the ISS.

The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away from our planet in an orbit around the sun.

Scientists with the HESS Observatory have identified the most energetic cosmic electrons ever observed. What could this mean for our understanding of the universe?

New research reports the most powerful cosmic rays ever detected. Because the rays lose energy as they travel through space, their detection at high energies means they are likely coming from sources relatively close to Earth.

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The MIT engineer was the 100th woman to go to space

Expert believes airport queues will dwindle and pre-flight stress could be a thing of the past

A current key to stabilizing climates across the Atlantic and beyond could be one-third weaker by 2040, a new study has revealed.

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Motivations that drive four-time Vuelta winner who says ‘earth will turn the same’ without Tour de France win on palmares

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