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X Particle From Big Bang Detected For First Time

On this day in space! Oct. 14, 1947: Chuck Yeager smashes the sound barrier.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates

SpaceX launches Italian Earth-observation satellite, lands rocket

Scientists Spent 4 Years Identifying a New Wasp That Only Leaves Its Home For 2 Days

Videogame Players Needed To Solve Puzzles and Help Advance Cancer Research

Birds Use Earth's Magnetic Field For 'Stop Signs' When They Migrate

China's Covid-Era Controls May Outlast the Coronavirus

"Extreme" neolithic-period solar-storm formed during the passive time of the sun's spot cycle, suggesting we don't yet know all the ways they form.

Gut Microbes Help Ground Squirrels Endure Hibernation