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The secretive startup SpinLaunch , which aims to fling satellites into space without a traditional launch pad, has just secured its first launch contract.

An American flag that was flown into orbit during Apollo 11 is among a host of artifacts from the historic mission up for auction this week.

Soldiers at a paratrooper base in Southern Israel have uncovered a Biblical-era watchtower.

Scientists have located one of the most distant examples of merging galaxies in results that were published this week.

A humpback whale who has made its home in California's San Francisco Bay for the past two weeks appears to be in poor health, experts said.

A newly translated samurai text called "Twelve Rules of the Sword" reveals the secrets of a sword-fighting school that mastered a technique that seemed to give supernatural powers.

Wildlife experts on the French island of Corsica have discovered an unusual “cat-fox,” which may be a new species.

Researchers on Cape Cod are seeking to keep beachgoers safe this summer with a study on sharks’ hunting and feeding habits following two attacks involving great whites in the area last year – one of which was fatal.

PARIS (AP) — A revolver believed used by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh to kill himself has sold for about $146,000 at an auction in Paris.

NASA unveiled a new image of the dwarf planet Ceres that "is like nothing that humanity has ever seen before."

An emaciated polar bear was spotted far from its home in a Russian industrial city.

A quick-thinking bear avoided becoming a snack for a hungry tiger in India after it climbed a tree, surprising onlookers.

With a single click, a new website can take you back 50 years and place you directly into the real-time action of the first moon landing mission.

Hundreds of tiny islands around Scotland didn't arise naturally.

Experts have revealed details of the mysterious 8,000-year-old rock carvings found in the world’s largest asteroid crater.

If you thought a giant octopus clutching you with its eight arms was the stuff of nightmares, think again.

Whether you're a dog owner or not, you've likely looked into a dog's eyes and been bewitched by the sheer cuteness. 

During the last ice age, bone-crushing hyenas stalked the snowy Canadian Arctic, likely satisfying their meat cravings by hunting herds of caribou and horses, while also scavenging mammoth carcasses on the tundra, a new study finds.

When you drop your plastic waste into the recycling bin, it most likely makes its way around the world, where it can pose a health and security risk to developing countries, according to a new Guardian report .

Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins has revealed a previously unseen photo of the famous Moon landing crewmembers that he “found at the bottom of a box.”