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For years, there’s been a cardinal rule for flying civilian drones: Keep them within your line of sight.

The military’s classified X-37B mini-shuttle has once again broken its own record for longest space mission, and there's no telling how much longer it may go.

The moon will appear full from July 12 to July 15.

A family member reportedly jumped in the water and “beat the shark” until the girl was freed.

One local beach temporarily closed due to a sighting.

Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) will make its closest approach to earth in July. Here’s what to know and how you can best see it.

Ahead of International Asteroid Day (June 30), scientists have released new simulations that show NASA’s DART asteroid defense test could work better than previously indicated.

“Understanding how organisms here have changed with time and in different environments is going to teach us crucial things about how to search for and recognize life elsewhere,” one astrobiologist explained.

It was Yellowstone’s second reported incident this year of a visitor getting too close to the animal, and the bison “responding to the perceived threat,” officials said.

First available launch date in late August is still a possibility, NASA managers say.

Utah State University said the occupants were part of the school’s aviation program.

Over the past year, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured stunningly clear images of the Red Planet’s diverse landscape.

The material from the experiment, including a vial with about 40 milligrams of moon dust and three cockroach carcasses, was expected to sell for at least $400,000.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will stretch across the sky before sunrise in June

All it takes is a few minutes to set up a free account, and then you can become a planetary scientist from your computer or phone.

"We were surprised to find that the sharks we tracked spent so much time near the lights and sounds of the busy city, often close to shore, no matter the time of day," the study author said.

During its fourth attempt this year, NASA successfully completed fueling its mega moon rocket with super-cold propellant that will eventually return humans to the moon as part of a launch dress rehearsal.

Scientists say the giant stingray, measuring almost 13 feet from snout to tail, was caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia.

Sally Ride was part of NASA's first astronaut class to include women. Today, all astronaut classes are half women