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Next stop for SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship: the Pacific OceanThe Dragon cargo ship, the first commercially owned spacecraft to reach the International Space Station, is making its return trip to Earth. SpaceX designed Dragon for reuse, but NASA wants a new one for each mission.
Climate change: Arctic passes 400 parts per million milestoneArctic monitoring stations show carbon dioxide levels are now above 400 parts per million. Carbon dioxide is the chief climate-change gas and stays in the atmosphere for 100 years. Before the Industrial Age, carbon dioxide levels were 275 ppm.
SpaceX Dragon capsule homeward boundThe SpaceX Dragon capsule will splash down in the Pacific this morning. The Dragon capsule is returning with nearly 1,400 pounds of old space station equipment and some science samples.
Decoding tomato DNA: Genetics could yield sweeter fruitKnowing the genetic sequence of one tomato can help seed companies and plant breeders get a grasp on what makes different varieties, like heirloom tomatoes, different from the generic grocery tomato.
- How climate change destroyed one of the world's largest civilizations
Located in present-day India and Pakistan, the Harappan civilization fell victim to shifting monsoon patterns, a new study has found.
Transit of Venus: Early 'tape measure' for size of our solar systemThe next transit of Venus occurs June 5. Astronomers once used the transit of Venus across the sun to come up with the 'astronomical unit' – the distance from Earth to our sun.
Manhattanhenge: Sun to align perfectly with New York street gridManhattanhenge: The street grid of New York's oldest and largest borough will briefly transform into a Stonehenge-like sundial, as the sun alights up the north and south sides of every cross street.
Venus to have its final day in the sun for the 21st centuryThe planet Venus is due to pass in front of the sun on June 5th and 6th. It won't do so again until 2117.
NASA asks future moon explorers to keep away from Apollo landing siteNASA has asked that any future astronauts or rovers visiting the moon refrain from disturbing the artifacts left behind by past US lunar missions.
Forget 'Men in Black 3': Why aliens won't attack EarthSETI hunter Jill Tarter says Sir Stephen Hawking is wrong about aliens coming to attack or colonize Earth. If aliens can get here, Tarter reasons, they'll be advanced enough not to need slaves, food or other planets,
Radioactive tuna travels from Japan to US faster than windLow levels of nuclear radiation from the Fukushima power plant have turned up in 15 bluefin tuna caught off San Diego. The fish is not harmful to humans, say researchers.
SpaceX: Space Station crew likes what it sees in new transport vehicleThe crew of the International Space Station got its first look at the inside of its newest visitor – SpaceX's Dragon cargo ship – Saturday morning. For the next several years it'll be carrying cargo and astronauts to the space station.
NASA: SpaceX docking ranks near top of space-age 'firsts'The successful docking of the SpaceX Dragon capsule with the International Space Station Friday is a landmark moment in opening space to wider use, NASA officials say.
SpaceX: Historic space station rendezvous at over 17,000 mphThe gleaming white Dragon was snared after a few hours of extra checks and maneuvers. The two vessels came together while sailing above Australia at 17,500 mph.
Crystals found in magma chambers may help scientists predict volcanic eruptionsTo learn more about volcanic activity in an effort to help predict it, researchers investigated the magma from within volcanoes. Crystals often grow within magma chambers, large crevices of searing hot fluid rock beneath volcanoes.
Climate change allows once-rare British butterfly to thriveAlthough it's well known that climate change can prompt plants and animals to shift the ranges in which they live, the brown argus (Aricia agestis) has widened its living quarters with unusual speed, according to an analysis of decades of data collected by British volunteers.
How you can watch SpaceX's Dragon dock with the space stationYou can have a ringside seat to witness the space station's robotic arm pull in Dragon, the first commercial spacecraft to visit the outpost. Time to watch is between 10 a.m. and noon EDT.
Rich-poor divide bogs down UN climate talksDeveloping nations say the industrialized world - responsible for most of the emissions historically - should bear the brunt of the emissions cuts while developed nations want to make sure that fast-growing economies like China and India don't get off too easy.
SpaceX's Dragon craft is a star performer, so farThe Dragon spacecraft passed the underside of the space station and correctly calculated the distance between the two – two tests it cleared with flying colors on Thursday. The craft, owned by SpaceX, is set to dock on Friday.
SpaceX flyby of space station an historic firstThe SpaceX Dragon capsule successfully made its first burn to approach the space station at 3:58 a.m Thursday. It was the final test before the SpaceX capsule docks at the ISS.
