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The Lost City hydrothermal field in the mid-Atlantic.

Remnants of Life Found Half a Mile Below the Seafloor

Similar deep habitats might be found on other worlds.

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Spying on the Plasma Tests

In this 1966 experiment at the Lewis Research Center (now the John H. Glenn Research Center) in Cleveland, Ohio, a scientist watches simulated Van Allen Belts created by a plasma thruster.

The Hunter in happier times.

Fate Is the Hunter

A Hawker Hunter crash in England calls airshow routines into question, but it shouldn’t.

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Burgers in Space

Before humanity becomes a space-based society one day in the future, we’re going to have to come to terms with spending our three-day weekends not huddled over a grill on the patio with the smell of charcoal wafting in the air, but in line at the hot water machine rehydrating beef patties to roll up in a tortilla. Astronaut Scott Kelly shared his space burger on Instagram last week for National Burger Day.

From Dreamliner to….Starliner

Boeing pins a name on its new spaceship.

An outpost on Mars, from the upcoming film “The Martian.” NASA hopes to make it real someday.

NASA Creates Research Institute to Study Human Spaceflight

Another small step closer to a human mission to Mars.

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Sacred Rituals

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui performs the regular Juggling of the Fresh Fruit after a shipment arrives from one of JAXA’s HTV-5 cargo vehicles in August.

The formal surrender of Japan onboard the USS Missouri, September 2, 1945.

Among the Ghosts at Pearl Harbor, 70 Years After V-J Day

A visit to where America’s World War II began, and ended.

Remote sensing involves examining a target in many different wavelengths, each one carrying different compositional and/or physical information. Of the six bands shown here, only radar uses “active” sensing (i.e., provides its own illumination).

Return of the Double Eagle?

Beam-blasting the Moon offers a clever solution to a tricky measurement.

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California on Fire

This image, taken on August 17, 2015 by the Suomi NPP satellite, shows the smoke as a number of wildfires combine in Shasta-Trinity National Forest.

Watch This Cool Time-Lapse of a Soyuz Re-Parking in Orbit

A rare maneuver to make room for the next crew.

Artist's concept of the NASA Europa explorer of the 2020s.

Life Detection Experiment Might Be Added to Europa Mission

NASA leaves open the possibility of a dedicated instrument on its Jupiter-bound spacecraft.

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Leading the Swedes

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress leads four Swedish JAS-39 Gripens during exercises over the Baltic Sea.

"Ares" program helmets and suits worn by Matt Damon and Jessica Chastain in 2015's The Martian are among the movie items that will be auctioned tomorrow in London.

Interview: Matt Damon, First Farmer on Mars

The actor discusses his role as an astronaut in the upcoming film “The Martian.”

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Aurora from Space

Astronaut Scott Kelly, aboard the International Space Station, took this image of the incredible aurora on Earth in June.

Anequim during flight testing, prior to the August 2015 world record attempts.

Brazilian Team Claims World Racing Records

Anequim is now the fastest shark in the sky.

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Border Protection

In this photo taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station in November 2014, military fortifications can be seen along the Iraq-Iran border near the Persian Gulf.

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Watch This Dramatic Time-Lapse of Typhoon Goni Bearing Down on Japan

A Japanese satellite catches a powerful storm in action.

Crew boarding the Stratostat SSSR on September 30, 1933.

A Race to the Stratosphere in 1933

Long before the Cold War, Soviets and Americans dueled to reach the top of the atmosphere.

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Lightning at Sunset

An F-35 Lightning II takes off for a night flight from Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.

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