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NASA's Office of the Inspector General 2023 annual report highlights 7 major challenges, including the return of humans to the moon and the retirement of the International Space Station.

Earth’s boreal forests circle our planet’s far northern reaches, just south of the Arctic’s treeless tundra. If the planet wears an Arctic ice cap, then the boreal forests are a loose-knit headband wrapped around its ears, covering large portions of Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and Siberia.

The modest Northern Taurid and Southern Taurid meteor showers peak on separate days over the next week. Here's how to get the most out of the annual display of shooting stars and fireballs.

Climate change is accelerating and the world will cross the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming threshold this decade, according to research published

SpaceX and NASA have delayed the next Dragon cargo launch to the International Space Station by two additional days, to Nov. 9.

Season two of this star-packed animation is an absolute triumph. From alien fascists attacking Earth to a roided-up take on daddy issues, it’s delicious chaos

Perumal Murugan's two books, Fire Bird and Sandalwood Soap, launched within a month of each other, reflect the global appetite for local, earthy stories that transcend particularities. His protagonists, like Muthu and Velatha, are Everyman figures, and readers cheer them on. Murugan's mastery of craft and regional sensibility make his…

For the record, Ken Mattingly never did get the German measles. The former NASA astronaut, who in 1970 was pulled from the Apollo 13 crew, died on Tuesday (Oct. 31) at the age of 87.

When the driest place in North America and one of the hottest places on Earth becomes a desert oasis complete with a lake, it's impossible not to take note.