Watch a debate over whether Pluto should get its planet status back
If you’re someone who is still upset about Pluto’s planetary demotion from more than a decade ago, then an upcoming
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FCC approves SpaceX’s plans to fly internet-beaming satellites in a lower orbit
The Federal Communications Commission has approved SpaceX’s request to fly a large swath of its future internet-beaming satellites at a
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Bill Nye wants to educate the public about science with his new podcast
If you grew up in the 1990s, you’re probably familiar with Bill Nye. He was the host of the popular
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Check out the first pics of the asteroid crater made by a Japanese spacecraft
In the first week of April, a Japanese spacecraft blasted a small crater into an asteroid more than 180 million
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The WHO’s new screen time limits aren’t really about screens
Much has been made of the World Health Organization’s new recommendations that caregivers restrict the amount of time young kids
Read MoreSpaceX is investigating the explosion of its spacecraft as NASA figures out how to move forward
SpaceX has launched an investigation into what caused the company’s new passenger vehicle, the Crew Dragon, to explode during a
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Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly hopes to bring some science to the Senate
In February, former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly announced his decision to run for the US Senate in Arizona — a
Read MoreNASA’s InSight spacecraft detects its first possible ‘marsquake’ on the Red Planet
NASA’s InSight lander, which has been sitting on the surface of Mars since November, just detected its first possible quake
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Year 2100: redrawing the world’s coasts
By the year 2100, swollen seas and rivers will redraw shorelines as climbing temperatures melt ice caps. In one of
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The lure of computers means Americans are sitting more than before
Despite the growing alarm about the harmful effects of sitting too much, Americans are sitting more than in the past
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