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Sun-like star with orbiting planets, dating back to the dawn of the Galaxy, has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. ...

This is the 14th day of the US government shutdown and 97% of NASA is still furloughed. This seems like a good time to remind us all how muc...

A star is born: Swirling gas and dust fall inward, spurring polar jets, shown in blue in this illustration. Illustration courtesy NASA/Calte...

Excerpts from science, technology, environment and health reports from around the web. Source:  Canines have lateralised brains—just like pe...

It was mid-day on July 21, 1969. Engineers at Mission Control in Houston were preparing for Apollo 11's departure from the moon. Neil A...