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Michael Ackerson/SmithsonianGeologists rely on tiny crystals of the mineral zircon to understand the timing of key events in Earth's early days, like the rising of continents and the emergence of oceans. -
NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve GribbenNASA says a spacecraft that plowed into a small, harmless asteroid millions of miles away last month succeeded in shifting its orbit. “This mission shows that NASA is trying to be ready for whatever the universe throws at us,” NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said Tuesday.
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NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid on Monday night. These are the final images it captured as it hurtled toward the rocky surface. -
NASA successfully crashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in a test of planetary defense. Now it will determine whether the mission was able to alter the asteroid's course. -
Jeff Bezos' rocket company has suffered its first launch failure. Barely a minute into the flight, bright yellow flames shot out from around the single engine and the capsule’s emergency launch abort system immediately kicked in, lifting the craft off the top. It parachuted onto the remote desert floor, but the rocket crashed back to Earth. The rocket is the same kind Blue Origin uses to send paying customers on short rides to the edge of space. -
Managers said Thursday they will conduct another fueling test to ensure all hydrogen leaks are plugged. If that test goes well - and if the Space Force extends a flight safety waiver - then NASA could take another stab at launching the 322-foot rocket in late September. -
It's one of two new planets that were recently found about 100 light years from Earth, both of which take just days to orbit their own sun. -
Governors and public health officials across the country have fought tirelessly for access to more ventilators. Coronavirus attacks a patient's… -
A new exhibition at the Museum of Discovery and Science in Fort Lauderdale explores the history and science of dinosaurs.Through animatronic dinosaur… -
Alexa, Can Police Access Your Recordings? Florida Criminal Case Raises Questions About SmartspeakersPolice in Hallandale Beach want to gain access to a unique “witness” in a criminal investigation.Adam Reechard Crespo and his girlfriend Silvia Galva had… -
Scientists led by a UCF researcher have uncovered a cosmic doorway where comets pass as they travel through the solar system. The findings are helping… -
The Florida Space Coast is the site of space travel’s most iconic moments. In 1969, Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong successfully traveled to the moon. They…
