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- Should the space station have a dedicated port for private spaceflight?
During a Senate hearing Wednesday on the future of NASA, one official discussed the possibility of dedicating a special port on the International Space Station for private spacecraft.
First LookHow NASA's Pluto mission 'revolutionized' planetary scienceNASA's mission to Pluto shattered any misconceptions that scientists or the public might have had about the complexity of dwarf planets.
How important are warmer seas in the melting of glaciers?According to a new study focusing on the western Antarctic Peninsula, they are critical. This research feeds into a growing body of evidence underscoring warmer oceans as a primary driver of the world's shrinking glaciers.
Is NASA hiding UFO evidence?Is NASA covering up for aliens? Rumors fly after video feed on the International Space Station cuts out at critical time.
NASA spots giant hole enveloping sunIt’s an eerie sight, but is it a cause for alarm?
Ducks might be capable of abstract thought, say scientistsDuck. Duck. Duck. Goose! Researchers say ducklings use abstract thought to pick out the quality of sameness and difference in an experiment.
What a decline of biodiversity below 'safe' threshold means for EarthEarth's ecosystems are becoming more fragile, a study suggests, as biodiversity loss threatens their ability to preform functions vital to their survival and ours.
Stellar snapshot: Is there snow in space?Strange as it may seem, great disks of snow and ice often orbit young stars, playing a crucial role in the formation of planets. For the first time, astronomers have caught one on camera.
After 300 years, Amazon rainforest tree list nears 12,000 speciesA new list of trees reaches back to Europeans’ first efforts to collect specimens from the Amazon.
'One-of-a-kind' trout feared extinct in Hayden Pass fireConservationists worry that a genetically unique trout species may be lost to the still-raging Colorado wildfire.
DNA origami rendition of 'Starry Night': Why does it matter?Using folded DNA strands, scientists produced a fluorescent copy of Van Gogh’s famous painting.
Water management is a wicked problem, but not an unsolvable oneHow we can begin to think about the tangled web of water supply and demand?
How to battle a wicked problemScientists and policymakers must work together, step-by-step, to make a dent in our world’s biggest and most complex challenges.
T. rex wasn't the only dinosaur with those weird little armsPaleontologists discover a new dinosaur with T. rex-like arms, but it's not a tyrannosaur.
Amazing new microscope reveals corals as they boogie downUsing the newly released Benthic Underwater Microscope, scientists observed coral polyps off the coasts of Israel and Maui eating, dancing, and even kissing.
First in-orbit image of Jupiter has scientists rejoicingFive years after setting out, NASA's Juno spacecraft has reached the solar system's biggest planet. On Tuesday, the Earth-based control team shared its first photograph of Jupiter since initiating orbit.
Manhattanhenge marks sun's alignment with the street gridTuesday night marks the second and final Manhattanhenge of 2016, as the sun aligns perfectly with Manhattan's east-west street grid.
First LookMystery solved: Mars rover Curiosity back to workCuriosity is back in action. The Mars rover went into a partial shutdown last week, and stopped communicating with Earth.
What can we learn from 'untranslatable' words?A British researcher is tracking words related to positive psychology but considered 'untranslatable' into English, hoping they can shed light on wellbeing.
How built-in sunblock shields plants from harmful radiationResearchers at the University of Geneva demonstrated how a network of proteins protect plant cells from harmful UV rays.
