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A test model of the Perseverance rover, designed to explore the surface of Mars, sits in a garage at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...

The theory, spearheaded by astronomer Michele Bannister and her investigative team at the University of Canterbury in New ...

"We're going to do it in three years, and we're going to do it for a ridiculously low price," Pete Klupar, executive director ...

Last year delivered doses of drama and excitement in the space business, with a record number of launches, breathtaking ...

On Wednesday evening, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt and his wife, Wendy, announced a major investment in not just one ...

How two big names in mainstream disaster preparedness helped sell Americans on fear, anxiety, and a new generator.