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US spy agency undertakes 'critical national security launch'An Atlas 5 rocket successfully launched a National Reconnaissance Office spy satellite on Monday, just days after the Air Force's secret X-37B space plane returned from its secret 15-month mission in orbit.
Rio Summit: Environmentalists slam agreements as too weakRio Summit: Expectations were low, and environmentalists say that texts diplomats agreed upon fail to set sustainable development goals.
Summer Solstice: Why the days will shorten from here on outSummer Solstice: Summer is officially here with Wednesday's solstice, making today the longest day of the year, and, at least for those in the American Northeast, one of the hottest so far.
Is global warming responsible for chinstrap penguin decline?A population of chinstrap penguins in Antarctica has seen a 36 percent decline since 1991, in what researchers say is a consequence of declining krill populations.
Did archaeologists really find bones belonging to John the Baptist?Relics found in an old Bulgarian church is believed to be those of John the Baptist, the biblical figure said to have baptized Jesus.
- China becomes third nation to successfully dock spacecraft in orbit
The three Chinese crew from Shenzhou-9 docked and entered the spacelab live on television, making China only the third country, after the United States and Russia, to successfully perform such a maneuver.
Did someone smuggle a Tyrannosaur skeleton out of Mongolia?A US attorney is seeking to return a 70-million-year old dinosaur skeleton to the Mongolian government, who claims it was sneaked out of the country.
- Whale hits boat: Man safe after his boat collides with whale
Whale hits boat: An experienced sailor was rescued by coast guards after a whale collided with his boat.
Mercury crater mysteriously resembles Mickey MouseNASA discovered a Mercury crater that resembles Mickey Mouse's head.
Rio +20 Summit kicks off amid global pessimismExpectations are low at the UN conference that seeks to preserve Earth's ecosystems amid a growing population.
New findings could rewrite scientists' model of how universe hangs togetherAn experiment led at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory suggests that the Standard Model, which describes how subatomic particles interact, may have some flaws.
Octopus photographed clinging tenaciously to dolphin's nether partsMarine researchers off the west coast of Greece spotted an octopus taking the ride of its life.
Tyrannosaur allegedly smuggled to US to be returned to MongoliaPaleontologists and Mongolian officials have maintained that the skeleton, which belongs to a type of tyrannosaur called a Tarbosaurus bataar, was taken illegally from their country.
Mysterious Air Force space plane lands after 15 months in orbitAn unmanned space plane built by Boeing, the second of its kind, returns to Earth after 463 days in orbit for a clandestine mission.
As NASA slashes budgets, China achieves orbital milestoneChinese astronauts have successfully docked with a prototype space station, paving the way for a moon mission after 2020.
Voyager 1 to become first man-made object to leave solar systemLaunched in 1977, Voyager 1 is now poised to become the first craft to enter interstellar space.
Australian rock art among world's oldestAn archaeologist has discovered charcoal drawings that are 28,000 years old, making them the oldest in Australia and among the oldest in the world.
Could China's Shenzhou 9 success usher in a new space race?Chinese astronauts successfully docked with a prototype space station, making China only the third nation, after the United States and Russia, to perform such a maneuver.
China 'one step closer' to constructing space stationA trio of Chinese astronauts, including the country's first woman in space, successfully docked with an orbiting test module.
Report: Wildfire risks around the world likely to change dramaticallyPrevious studies produced projections of changing fire risks for individual regions. A new study attempts to gauge future changes to wildfire patterns globally as the climate warms.
