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SpaceX Astronauts Splash Down Off California Coast for the First Time

Four private astronauts ended a mission in a SpaceX vehicle on Friday by splashing down in waters near Oceanside, Calif.It was the first time the company had brought people...

An electric drone you can sit in – could it take off?

Katharine Da CostaReporting fromOxfordshireBBCWhat about charging infrastructure?While the Axe can be charged up overnight with a conventional three-pin plug, just like EV cars, electric aircraft will need the charging...

Microsoft sets May end date for Skype after 14-year run

Before there was Zoom, Skype was the dominant internet-based phone and video service for the masses. After 22 years of service (14 years under Microsoft), customers were shocked...

Dark energy findings could rewrite our understanding of the universe and its fate:

Scientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in...

Highlights From Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore’s Return to Earth

They set off to spend eight days at the space station. The trip lasted nine months.On Tuesday, two NASA astronauts who had been in orbit since June, Suni Williams...

Nasa Astronaut Sunita Williams Begins 45-Day Rehabilitation Programme To Tackle Likely Health Challenges After Prolonged Stay In Space

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore have begun a 45-day rehabilitation program,e to help them adapt to Earth's gravity after spending nine months in space. The duo returned...

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At the American Museum of Natural History, a Look to Outer Space

This article is part of our Museums special section about how artists and institutions are adapting to changing times.What if you could stand in...

Video: How Fertilizer Poisoned So Much Farmland

For years, a factory offered farmers its sewage as free fertilizer, and the surrounding land — some of which is still used to grow...

Could taking carbon out of the sea cool down the planet?

Jonah FisherBBC environment correspondentGetty Images'Some impact on environment'There's also the question of what a large quantity of low-carbon water would do to the sea...

Windows 10 security flaws leave millions vulnerable

Windows 11 is the latest and greatest operating system from Microsoft, but it has its flaws, so much so that even four years...

Ancient jawbone found in sea belongs to mysterious human ancestors, scientists say

An ancient jawbone discovered in Taiwan belonged to an enigmatic group of early human ancestors called Denisovans, scientists reported Thursday.Relatively...