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More than 18,300 people applied to be NASA astronauts this year
A record number of people applied to be astronauts this year, just as NASA prepares for the revival of America's crewed spaceflight program.
Fierce Tropical Cyclone Winston threatens to devastate Fiji
Extremely intense Tropical Cyclone Winston is on course to make a direct hit on Fiji's capital this weekend.
U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres to step down
One of the leading figures who helped craft the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change is stepping down from her post.
Virgin Galactic is set to reveal its new space plane Friday
The unveiling of the new SpaceShipTwo signals the beginning of Virgin Galactic's second act after a fatal 2014 accident.
Some asteroids may die before ever reaching the sun
Scientists may have discovered why some asteroids appear to be missing from the cosmic pool.
This Louisiana tribe is now America's first official climate refugees
The Obama administration is paying to relocate a native tribe whose land is sinking beneath the rising seas of the Gulf of Mexico.
Glow of the Big Bang illuminates rare X-ray emitting black hole jet
The light from the Big Bang itself is helping scientists study a black hole in deep space.
El Niño was supposed to bail out parched California, so what happened?
The record El Niño has not bailed California out of its drought woes. If the state doesn't get hit by several storms soon, the situation will grow more dire.
Global warming in overdrive: We just had the hottest January ever recorded
January of 2016 saw the largest temperature anomaly Earth has recorded since at least the late 19th century, NASA found.
Without Scalia, Obama's climate plan may have a better chance of survival
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's death makes it more likely that President Obama's global warming plan will be upheld.
Gravitational waves mark start of new era in space exploration
"We can observe the universe in this new way; not using light, but using gravity."
Bye, Philae: Scientists give up hope for comet lander
So long, Philae, and thanks for the memories.
Listen to two black holes colliding in deep space
The extreme cosmic crash sounds oddly like a chirp.
Snuggle up: This Valentine's Day is going to be brutally cold in the Eastern U.S.
One of the coldest air masses in years is going to hit the Ohio Valley, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Valentine's Day.
We've finally found gravitational waves, so can we time travel?
Gravitational waves have raised people's hopes for the eventual development of time travel technology.
A cake broke the biggest astrophysics story in decades
The biggest astrophysics story in decades - the detection of gravitational waves, was first revealed when journalists spotted a cake.
Nearly 3,000 climate scientists condemn Australia's dramatic research cuts
Nearly 3,000 climate scientists from around the world denounced Australia's plan to slash climate research at the nation's top science agency.
Supreme Court freezes Obama's climate change plan
The surprising move to put the plan on hold is a big win for conservatives.
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Aviation's first-ever carbon standards won't do much to slow global warming
The first-ever carbon emissions standards for aviation were rolled out on Monday, but they are being criticized as weak.
Was Einstein right? Ripples in space-time may have been found
Scientists may have finally found evidence of gravitational waves, confirming one of Albert Einstein's boldest predictions.
Get lost on Mars with a new 360-degree video from NASA
Explore a Martian sand dune in a new 360-degree video from NASA.
Global warming policies we set today will determine the next 10,000 years
Decisions made in the next couple of decades about reducing greenhouse gas emissions will determine the severity of global warming -- including potentially catastrophic sea level rise -- for the next 10,000 years, per a new study.
It will be ass cold on the East Coast for Valentine's Day weekend
A severe cold snap is set to overtake the eastern U.S. for Valentine's Day weekend.
North Korea's rocket test stokes fears of a growing ballistic missile program
North Korea is once again rattling nerves on the Korean Peninsula, this time by testing a rocket.
Unusually warm Arctic winter stuns scientists with record low ice extent for January
“For the Arctic, this is definitely the strangest winter I’ve ever seen."