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Photo by Blake Nissen for The Boston Globe via Getty ImagesModerna plans to file for authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine

A woman from the Mayan community of Tecoh wades through the water in a flood caused by Tropical Storm Cristobal

Image: CCAEJ / ESRIYou might not see it each time you make a purchase, but online shopping takes up a

On Tuesday night, SpaceX successfully launched another batch of the company’s internet-from-space Starlink satellites to orbit, using a very space-hardened

A few weeks ago, I put on some rubber boots, grabbed a shovel, and went gold prospecting. There’s allegedly gold

Photo by VCG / VCG via Getty ImagesToday, China successfully launched its most ambitious mission to the Moon to date

SpaceX will launch a total of 12,000 satellites it needs for its Starlink space-to-ground internet service | Photo by Paul

A volunteer in Los Angeles distributes food to people financially hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. | Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP

This illustration shows the rear of the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich spacecraft in orbit above Earth with its deployable solar panels

A Moderna trial participant has his arm disinfected before before receiving the vaccine. | Photo by Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for The