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The Oliphant Farm outside Laurel, Delaware, hosted the state’s 29th round of agricultural easement selections in October 2025 — more than 100 acres that have produced corn and soybeans for five generations of the same family, with the oldest building on the property dating to the 1880s
Space weather caused a 16-minute train delay in 1848: 'Our research has a hint of a detective story'
The battlefield now extends all the way to the moon, U.S. military's highest-ranking officer says
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket-landing team gets 1st-ever Neil Armstrong Space Prize
Roman Space Telescope starts waking up as NASA powers on instruments for the 1st time
The universe's most extreme dead stars can form from vampire white dwarfs — and scientists finally know how
Of shark, ray and chimaera species on the IUCN Red List, more than one in three is now threatened with extinction
On this day in space! Sept. 16, 1949: A US launch of a V-2 rocket explodes, killing its monkey passenger Albert III
Colossal cosmic cloud revealed in insane new image from the James Webb Space Telescope | Space photo of the day for Sept. 16, 2026
'Lost in Space': Celebrity astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson on his lavish new encyclopedia of the cosmos (interview)
Steven Spielberg's alien conspiracy movie 'Disclosure Day' finally hits a streaming service in October
Where will the US Space Academy be based? NASA wants class to start by 2028
Russia launching 3 tons of cargo to the space station today: Watch it live
22 years of science! NASA's Roman Space Telescope doubles its lifetime with super-precise engine burn
New 'StarCraft' game announced, but it's a grim open-world shooter and it's not coming until 2030
US Space Force says it operates weapons in orbit: 'Our aim is deterrence'
SpaceX's next Starship launch will lift off on Sept. 22 and aim to reach orbit for 1st time
Microscopic alien technology may be hidden in moon dust, scientists say
'Captain EO' at 40: Michael Jackson's wild sci-fi movie that you could only watch at Disney theme parks
Making rocket fuel out of Mars' thin air: New breakthrough could make it happen
'The violence leaves a mark': How satellites are helping the world monitor war and atrocities
On this day in space! Sept. 15, 1968: Russian tortoises (& other critters) launch around the moon on Zond 5 spacecraft in wild first circumlunar flight
Curiosity rover spots odd 'footprints' on Mars | Space photo of the day for Sept. 15, 2026
International Observe the Moon Night 2026 is on Sept. 19: Here's how to join in
SpaceX launching 2nd classified mission for US Space Force in less than a week tonight: Watch it live
'If I wanted to go to space, I would have stayed at NASA': What's next for Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover after his mission to the moon
The warmest summer on record: 2026 hit a scorching new high in the US
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS likely formed where its star's light couldn't touch it
2 European Earth-observing satellites launching to orbit from South America tonight: Watch it live
The US government is 'sincere in its efforts to understand UAP', new White House council chair says
The original 'Star Wars' is coming to IMAX for the first time ever in 2027
No cities on the moon — there isn't enough water, scientists say (op-ed)
On this day in space! Sept. 14, 1966: NASA's Gemini 11 astronauts set altitude record for Earth orbit that went unbroken for 58 years
Pre-order the Unistellar Envision AR binoculars and learn about the night sky in real-time
Is there a hidden 'Planet 9' in our solar system?
James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble discover 27 puzzling new objects orbiting the sun far beyond Neptune
At the surface of the Sun, sunlight takes about 8 minutes to reach Earth, but its energy spent an estimated 100,000 years diffusing outward through the Sun’s dense radiative zone before it escaped — meaning the energy warming your skin this afternoon was generated in the core when Neanderthals were still walking Europe
SpaceX launches 3 telecom satellites to orbit on 700th Falcon mission of all time (video)
On this day in space! Sept. 13, 2007: Japan launches Kaguya spacecraft to the moon to map the lunar surface in HD
The 10 best underground sci-fi movies to dig into now that 'Silo' season 3 has ended
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir shares zero-G curly hair tips from the ISS (video)
James Webb Space Telescope discovers the rings of tiny solar system body Chariklo are changing
Don't miss Venus shine beside the crescent moon at sunset tonight
On this day in space! NASA astronaut Mae Jemison makes history as the 1st Black woman in space
Trump is proposing a US Space Academy — if created, it could blur the lines between NASA and the military (op-ed)
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 227 — Trekmania
The best 'Star Trek' spaceships: 14 classic vessels from the Federation and beyond

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