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The last time Jupiter and Saturn looked so close from Earth’s vantage point was nearly 800 years ago. You will have to wait another 60 years to see this again

No injuries were reported as a result of the collapse, but it caused damage to the observatory dish and surrounding facilities

For life to evolve in the same way elsewhere in the universe, it would take longer than the projected lifespan of the Earth

96.5% of survey respondents are 'extremely concerned' about the well-being of their existing or hypothetical children in a climate-changing world

National Science Foundation will decommission the telescope, which for 57 years has served as a world-class resource for radio astronomy, solar system and geospace research

This year, it is expected to peak on the morning of November 17, during the dark hours before dawn

Flooding and mudslides in Honduras and Nicaragua could be exacerbated by Hurricane Eta’s recent effects there, resulting in significant to potentially catastrophic impacts

With the American-made Crew Dragon spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station, the US regains the ability to send astronauts on routine missions to space since the end of the space shuttle program in 2011

Follow this meteor shower calendar for the best dates

According to NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine, it is in the best interest of the space agency and US’s exploration program that he steps aside after the Biden administration takes over

Trump’s Sikorsky S76B comes with amenities such as a six-place executive cabin interior with paneling and a soundproofing system, gold seatbelts, and a storage drawer for ice and refreshments

The votes are still being counted but one researcher regretted that the results did not repudiate Donald Trump’s presidency, while another saw it as a rejection of reality

Eta is the 28th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season and ties the record for most named storms in a single Atlantic hurricane season, previously set in 2005

'No Earth-based government has authority or sovereignty over Martian activities,' states Starlink app’s terms of service

Despite claiming a robust and accessible waste management system, the US produced more plastic waste in 2016 than any other country worldwide

The administration announced that gray wolves will not receive federal protection under the Endangered Species Act anymore, and that it is returning protection of these animals to states and tribes

According to experts, the types of molecules that might be sitting on Titan’s surface could be the same ones that formed the building blocks of life on Earth

Referred to by experts as the 'lungs of North America', it is the largest national forest of the US and the world's largest intact temperate rainforest

Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) explain that this could be due to non-uniform thermal radiation which can act like a mini-thruster

Moon could harbor roughly 15,000 square miles of permanent shadows in multiple shapes and sizes, reservoirs that, according to theory, may also be capable of preserving water via ice

OSIRIS-REx is scheduled to return to Earth in 2023 with the sample and promises to be the largest amount of extraterrestrial material brought back from space since the Apollo era

Last month was also the hottest September on Earth since 1880

However, 43% of Democrats attach extreme personal importance to climate change, compared to 22% of independents and 4% of Republicans

'So our Big Bang began with something which was the remote future of a previous eon and there would have been similar black holes evaporating away, via Hawking evaporation,' Penrose said

One of the exoplanets called KOI 5715.01 has four of the critical characteristics, making it possibly much more comfortable for life than our home planet

In 2003, Mars made its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60,000 years, and it will not be that close again until 2287

The country’s policies are expected to result in more than 0.1 °C warming over the northern latitudes.

Agreeable and diligent individuals, on the other hand, are slightly more unlikely to hold such unfounded beliefs

Musk said in a tweet that SpaceX is prioritizing catering to emergency responders and locations with no Internet connectivity

The changes between night and day temperatures will have profound consequences for the species inhabiting those regions and their ability to adapt in the face of the changing climate, the researchers said

An expert said that the current quakes are near the 1981 Westmoreland earthquake, located in the seismically active Imperial Valley

However, genetic influence is not strong enough to act on its own, suggesting that other factors could be at play

The researches said bad weather conditions were not ‘the’ cause of the pandemic, but likely worsened the already explosive situation

Conducted before the Covid-19 outbreak reached pandemic proportions, the report is based on a survey of more than 32,000 telephone and in-person interviews

Sir Robert Watson, former chair of the IPBES, said, 'Without countries such as the USA, Brazil, China, Russia, India and Australia we cannot succeed'

Besides confirming the presence of a lake first detected in 2018, the study says that three more have been detected under the Martian surface

The exoplanet in question is WASP-189 b and is dubbed hot Jupiter due to the similarities it shares with a gas giant like Jupiter

The super-enzyme will help reduce reliance on fossil resources such as oil and gas

These objects are dead, failed satellites or smaller pieces left behind by a rocket have now become debris

For half of the time life has existed on Earth, there was no oxygen present. Researchers wondered what supported life back then

The sleep-tracking gadget named Dormio can alter dreams by manipulating a sleep stage, which occurs when the mind transitions from experiencing drowsiness to a time when it loses consciousness

Above-average sea surface temperatures are one reason why Paulette came back to life, say experts

If astronauts were to live on the surface of the Moon for prolonged periods, the shelter should be covered by about 80 cm of lunar soil to absorb most of the surface radiation

'We have a strategy to be as bold as the problem is big, to recognize that we have agency. We’re not just victims of fate,' Newsom said

Alexander Fleming’s original penicillin-producing mold was regrown from a sample, frozen over 50 years ago, and researchers extracted the DNA for sequencing

The rocket was a part of the Surveyor 2 mission. The spacecraft was launched on September 20, 1966, but failed to soft-land on the Moon, and the rocket disappeared

The pieces of space debris that interact with our atmosphere to create the Orionids originate from comet Halley, which takes around 76 years to make a complete revolution around the Sun.

NASA said the $28 billion represents the costs associated for the next four years in the Artemis program to land on the Moon

'It's been a crazy year up north, with sea ice at a near-record low, 100-degree Fahrenheit heatwaves in Siberia and massive forest fires,' Mark Serreze, director of NSIDC, said