New 'Star Trek' documentary featuring William Shatner hits theaters this fall, celebrating 60 years of Trek
"This film is a love letter to 'Star Trek'"
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On Aug. 23, 1961, NASA launched the Ranger 1 robotic spacecraft on a precursor mission to test new technologies for late...
How a huge fleet of 17 spacecraft discovered something surprising about solar eruptions
Taking measurements of the same CME from different vantage points in the solar system revealed the true extent of a sola...
Bad weather delays launch of China's historic Chang'e 7 mission to moon's south pole
China has delayed its ambitious ice-hunting Chang'e 7 mission to the moon's south pole due to a brewing storm near the l...
Launching 10,000 tiny 'femtosats' to Saturn? NASA funds 18 futuristic spaceflight ideas
NASA has chosen 18 technology proposals for its Innovative Advanced Concepts awards to help turn some out-of-the-box ide...
Why is AI going on a hacking spree?
AI models are finding software flaws, carrying out cyberattacks during security tests and reaching systems they weren't ...
'Starry Night' telescope photo captures some of the oldest stars in the universe — Space photo of the week
The Corona Australis Molecular Cloud shines in a stunning new image revealing glowing nebulae, newborn stars and the Cha...
Wildfires Are Turning Forests in the American West Into Shrubland
Towering woodlands in the West are being permanently replaced by tracts of spiky shrubs. Conditions “just aren’t normal ...
Do other animals call each other by name?
Research in dolphins, elephants, parrots and primates suggests animals may call each other by name, but scientists are d...
How a new era of heatwaves could shake up the school calendar
BySimon King Lead Weather PresenterOver the past two weeks, the sound of children has returned to Scotland's school...
Quiz question: It’s a Greek letter and a guy’s name. What does it mean?
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How will NASA's astronaut training hub change with commercial space stations?
A tour of Johnson Space Center in Houston shows how NASA and private industry are already working together on the future...