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Far above the Earth, NASA's Apollo lunar lander put astronauts on the moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — America’s most daring, extraordinary feat — landing astronauts on the moo...

Wildfire smoke kills tens of thousands of people a year. Here's how it attacks the body

Smoke from wildfires — which are burning more of the Northern Hemisphere as Earth warms — attacks nearly...

SpaceX Starship launch aborted on the pad at the last moment

SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday,...

Weather conditions again brought devastating floods to a vulnerable swath of Texas

WASHINGTON (AP) — Long before sunrise in Texas, a shallow spot of the Guadalupe River rose above the...

Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescripti...

Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have discovered a faint, elusive planet orbiting a young sta...

Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease

WASHINGTON (AP) — A blood test may predict if apparently healthy older adults are likely to develop...

Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million

NEW YORK (AP) — A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens...

US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission

MOSCOW (AP) — A U.S.-Russian space crew arrived Tuesday at the International Space Station after launchin...

An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows

WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer’s disease in a markedly different...

American marine biologist and conservationist shot dead in the Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A distinguished American marine biologist has been shot dead by three men...

No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures

Another week of blistering heat will bring even more health risks in the coming days, as overnight...

In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars

NEW YORK (AP) — The space between stars just got a little sweeter. Astronomers have detected a type...

Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket

TOKYO (AP) — Japan's experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight...

China takes a page from SpaceX and recaptures the first stage of a rocket to reuse it

BEIJING (AP) — China successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket after a launch on Friday in...

Wally Funk, aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to travel into space, dies at 87

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space,...

What to know about protecting pets from the New World screwworm fly

Two New World screwworm cases in dogs are among more than 30 confirmed instances in Texas and New...

Artemis II astronauts reunite with their moonship 3 months after record-breaking flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts reunited with their capsule Wednesday three month...

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope...

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