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SpaceX has only launched its Falcon Heavy three times, but it has two more possible launches slated this summer. One of them, NASA’s Pscyhe probe headed for an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter, arrived to Kennedy Space Center this week.

Kelly A. Marion, chief executive officer of the Gladys Allen Brigham Community Center, will receive the "She Knows Where She’s Going Award" during the Ruth P. Boraski Celebration Evening on

The drenching of Australia’s East Coast could have an important impact on the carbon cycle as massive amounts of carbon are lost from terrestrial ecosystems due to erosion and flooding, says a Charles Darwin University (CDU) hydrologist.

Known as the Committee on the Planetary Science and Astrobiology Decadal Survey, it designates a Uranus Orbiter and Probe as the highest-priority flagship mission.

Engineers are putting the final touches on the probe, which is set to launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in August on its journey to a metal-rich asteroid of the same name.

--To prepare for its launch in August, the Psyche spacecraft was tested to ensure it can operate in the extreme conditions it will face on its trip to a metal-r

Fellow Archinects: I am currently considering pursuing an M. Arch. degree. Some background info: I am going to be graduating from Purdue University in December with a B.S. in Geophysics/Geology. My GPA is not the best (2.6/4.0) and I mostly attribute my poor performance in my undergrad studies to...

The InSight observatory has a seismometer and a heat probe, which have enabled it to gather data on rock layers below the planet's soil

The funding will provide various schools and educational organizations with new technology and curriculum materials to strengthen science, technology, engineering and math programming for K-12 across the state.

NASA’s Psyche mission is almost ready for its moment in the Sun — a 1.5-billion-mile solar-powered journey to a mysterious, metal-rich asteroid of the same name.