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Loral O'Hara has been conducting research aboard the International Space Station for NASA since September. "Everything is different in microgravity," she says. "Things float off pretty quickly."

The 6th Space Warning Squadron's main mission is its early warning missile detection, but it also tracks what's happening in space.

Last year, the Parker Solar Probe flew closer to the sun than anything ever has before. Now, scientists have released the first results, and there are…

Space exploration and space technology have led to improvements here on Earth. We wrap runners in space blankets at finish lines. Memory foam that once…

Meet the world’s newest island. It was born in a volcanic eruption in 2015 and connected two existing islands, Hunga Tonga and Hunga Ha’apai in Polynesia.…

The Perseid meteor shower is at its peak right now. If you’re the super-early-morning type (like 3:00 AM early) it can make for a great light show.But…

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. It’s one of the most recognizable features of any planet in our solar system, right up there with Saturn’s rings.And,…

It’s been a big week for space exploration, and a bit of a roller-coaster. First, of course, came the excitement over the first image of a black…

The U.S. is shooting for the moon, again. In March, Vice President Mike Pence said he wants to see a NASA lunar mission in the next five years. While…

In recent weeks we’ve seen headlines proclaiming water on Mars and the moon. We tend to think of water - whether it's liquid or ice - as being relatively…