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NASA, United Arab Emirates will collaborate on efforts to reach MarsThe space agency signed an agreement with the UAE's space agency in Abu Dhabi on Sunday, as it faces questions about the feasibility of a mission to Mars by the 2030s.
SpaceX's Elon Musk outlines plans for 'cargo route to Mars'With the ultimate goal of establishing a Mars colony, Elon Musk is working first to establish a reliable cargo route from Earth to Mars.
'Arctic amplification' to blame for Greenland's ice melt, scientists sayA new study suggests persistent atmospheric conditions as one possible cause behind the ice melt runoff and rising surface temperatures near the northern pole.
- World's most powerful rocket launches US spy satellite into orbit
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket lifted the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-37 satellite into orbit Saturday from Cape Canaveral.
Solar plane makes it across the US. Next stop: EuropeThe pilots of the Solar Impulse 2 hope to circumnavigate the globe using only the sun's power, and raise awareness about alternative energy as they go.
How Panama’s indigenous peoples are using drones to save the rainforestDrones are becoming an increasingly important tool in combatting deforestation.
Greenland is heating up, and so could its tourismGreenland has experienced unseasonably warm temperatures this spring. Last Saturday set a June record, with thermometers reading 75 degrees.
Shipwreck miners hit gold – and something more excitingA team of diamond miners found a shipwreck from Portuguese traders in the 1500s.
Countdown to arrival at Jupiter: What will Juno find?NASA's Juno mission, the most ambitious Jupiter probe yet, will arrive at our solar system's biggest planet on July 4.
Why is this star killing its own planet?Two million years ago, a planet was born in the constellation Orion. Today, astronomers say it could be in danger of death... at the hands of its own sun.
A third of humanity can't see the Milky Way. What can we do to fix that?Humans are lighting up the Earth like a Christmas tree, blocking out light from elsewhere in the universe. Is that a problem? If so, can we solve it?
New technology reveals enormous hidden monument in Petra, JordanResearchers using satellites and drone technology have discovered a massive hidden monument in the city of Petra, Jordan, just half a mile from the city center.
El Nino has runs its course. But did it end California's drought?The El Niño offered unusual rainfall to drought-parched California and elsewhere in the US, just not in the amounts – and places – expected.
- Could the world’s ugliest color discourage smoking?
Plain packaging on cigarettes, particularly if it's in an unappealing color, can deter would-be smokers, research has found.
Surprise! Hundreds of trillions of fish are glowing right nowThe 1,500 species of bioluminescent fish 'are among the most abundant vertebrates on the planet,' say scientists.
Scientists turn CO2 to stone in just two years: a solution for climate change?Researchers at the world's largest geothermal power plant have found a way to store carbon dioxide underground and turn it to rock.
Moon first, then Mars? Congress moves to shift space priorities.Lawmakers are looking to redirect NASA funding from an asteroid mission to a new moon mission to test the technology that would be necessary for a trip to Mars.
First LookPeriodic table to add four manmade elements. What should we call them?The periodic table of elements is to be graced by four new members, and the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry has just announced their proposed names.
- Scientists spot black hole devouring cold, clumpy gas
A black hole at the center of a galaxy in the Abell 2597 cluster appears to be dining on cold molecular gas, a finding that may force astronomers to revise their models of how black holes grow.
Who were the real-life 'hobbits'? 700,000-year-old fossils hold cluesArchaeologists have unearthed the oldest human fossils on the island of Flores in Indonesia. And these old bones could help scientists figure out how the island came to be inhabited by 'hobbits' hundreds of thousands of years ago.
