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If Atlantic Ocean currents collapse due to melting ice sheets, researchers predict there will be huge shifts in tropical monsoon systems — and the effects could be irreversible for at least 100 years.

SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn private astronaut mission carried a variety of NASA experiments to orbit. Here's a quick look at the research and its goals.

Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman and SpaceX engineer Sarah Gillis prepare for the first private spacewalk, a groundbreaking milestone in space tourism.

Dock, dock, dock ... no goose! The NASA Docking System that released Starliner from the space station is critical for future Moon astronauts.

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SCOTLAND’S space sector has the potential to become a major billion-pound industry as it aims to be a major global player in the coming years, a…

The cause of mysterious methane spikes on Mars may be a strange form of alien life — or it may just be interesting chemistry. Either way, something odd is happening on the Red Planet.

I do not think it is a leap to see our exploitive relationship with Earth as part of a centuries-long war against the environment

In 1851, the French physicist Léon Foucault provided an experimental proof of the Earth’s rotation using a pendulum. Although Foucault is best known for this ingenious experiment, he also made several important contributions to physics including the discovery of eddy currents as well as measuring the speed of light. Foucault…

For Omni-Heat Arctic, Columbia looked to planet Earth for inspiration to keep you warmer in colder weather

A private crew set out on an audacious orbital expedition Tuesday, journeying deeper into the cosmos than any humans in half a century as they prepare for the first ever spacewalk by non-professional astronauts.