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A three-armed spacecraft rocketed into orbit Friday to rescue a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth. Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space ...

A submarine eruption north of Papua New Guinea may be building new land while satellites track its evolution from above.

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The US military begins tracking a mysterious spacecraft maneuvering near one of the Space Force’s missile-warning satellites ...

Our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles that one day could threaten Earth—so what ...

Solar geoengineering is often portrayed as a relatively cheap and easy fix for climate change. But as researchers take a harder look at the nuts and bolts, they’re finding considerable uncertainties, ...

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Google has brought its long-hidden desktop flight simulator feature to the web version of Google Earth, letting anyone fly over real-world terrain directly from a browser with no download required.

Google Earth transitioned its flight simulator from a desktop Easter egg to a globally accessible web browser feature The experimental simulation streams 3D buildings and high-resolution imagery ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

In case Microsoft Flight Simulator is a little too realistic for your tastes, there's a new way you can take to the virtual skies. Google Earth has a flight sim mode of its own, and it can now be ...