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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA on Wednesday showed off its first asteroid samples delivered last month by a spacecraft

Scientists Winkle a Secret From the `Mona Lisa’ About How Leonardo Painted the Masterpiece

PARIS (AP) — The “Mona Lisa” has given up another secret. Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of

Tens of millions in the Americas will have front-row seats for Saturday’s rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun.

MOSCOW (AP) — Coolant leaked from a backup line at the International Space Station, Russian officials said Monday, adding that

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket blasted off with the pair of test satellites, kicking off a program that aims

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia denied Friday that forest and peat fires on Sumatra and Borneo islands were causing the

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Scientists charged with ensuring the aging U.S. stockpile of nuclear weapons are good to go —

New research confirms that fossil human footprints in New Mexico are likely the oldest direct evidence of human presence in

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Typhoon Koinu swept southern Taiwan on Thursday, killing one person and injuring more than 300 as

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said it began releasing a second batch of treated radioactive wastewater