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The four astronauts onboard the Orion spacecraft will carry out a packed schedule during their trip around the moon’s far side

The U.S. space agency on Wednesday evening launched four astronauts on what may be a record-breaking trip around the moon—see the spacecraft live

A Wisconsin-sized region of frozen soil is thawing fast, releasing three trillion more gallons of water per year than it did just four decades ago

On their voyages to the moon, NASA’s astronauts are finally getting some creature comforts of terrestrial toilets—such as having a door and being able to pee and poop simultaneously

A record warm winter meant that snow levels across the western U.S. were already low, but an incredible March heat wave has made things even worse

Humans are the only species that has chins. A recent study sheds light on how that came to be and why evolution doesn’t always follow the rules

Scientists are designing techniques to smash up space rocks that could be headed our way

These guidelines reinforce the importance of whole grains and fruit and vegetables but clash with the government’s latest nutrition advice on red meat

Simpson’s paradox demonstrates how counterintuitive statistics can be

Charles H. Bennett and Gilles Brassard, winners of the latest Turing Award, spent their lives touting the advantages of the quantum world

A major solar storm during the Artemis II mission could harm astronauts. Here’s how NASA is protecting them

Fresh-water-saturated sediment or bedrock may extend as deep as three or four kilometers below the Great Salt Lake’s basin, a new study suggests