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The Aerojet Rocketdyne engine was test fired at NASA's Stennis Space Center for 7.5 minutes on Aug. 18, 2016. The RS-25 was originally a Space Shuttle engine and is being upgraded for the Space Launch System rocket.

The new NASA rocket being developed for missions beyond low-Earth orbit receives the hollywood treatment. Astronauts, played by actors, are prepped for the first flight of the rocket and the launch is animated.

The disclosure this week of a cache of files supposedly stolen from the National Security Agency has put a spotlight on secret cyber weapons the NSA has been holding -- and whether they should be disclosed. Security rese...

The third and fourth satellites in the U.S. military's Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program lifted off atop a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket at 12:52 a.m. EDT Friday (Aug. 19) from Florida's Cape Ca...

Nokia is dropping the price of the Ozo VR camera to $45,000 upon its planned entry into the Chinese market. The lower price for the device will increase its availability and accessibility to more professional VR content ...

On Aug. 21 of next year, skywatchers will be treated to the first total solar eclipse visible from the U.S. mainland since 1979.

Now available is the July 6, 2016 NASA Future In-Space Operations (FISO) telecon material. The speaker was Tibor Balint (Royal College of Art -- Innovative Design Engineering/JPL) who discussed "Design Space for Space De...

In an effort to crackdown on terrorism, Twitter has increased daily suspensions by more than 80 percent.

An ESA tracking station has acquired signals from the international Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn, across more than 1.4 billion km of space.

International Astronautical Federation: Elon Musk to Speak at IAC 2016 The 67th International Astronautical Congress, to be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, from 26-30 September 2016 will welcome SpaceX founder, CEO, and Lea...

Back at the beginning of August we heard that Android 7.0 Nougat might be landing during the first week of the month, but that week came and went with no launch happening. We now have a new rumor that suggests that Andro...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has already issued one Zika-related travel advisory in the United States, but that soon may expand to one of our country's largest summer party cities.

Home improvement projects are rarely interesting, unless you're an astronaut. Right now NASA's Kate Rubins and Jeff Williams are installing the first of two new docking adapters into the side of the International Space S...

If you shopped at an Eddie Bauer store in the first half of 2016, you may want to keep a close eye on your personal and banking information. The clothing store chain has reported that -- like a growing number of retailer...

By analyzing the giant voids of the cosmos, scientists now have more precise maps of matter in the universe, a new study finds. This strategy of looking at what's not there (as opposed to what's actually present) might h...

(UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center) A national survey found that parents were more likely to agree that laws requiring students to be vaccinated against HPV for school entry are a 'good idea' when there is an op...

The autonomous driving software that powers Tesla vehicles will be getting a huge upgrade once Tesla rolls out the second iteration of its Autopilot software. Not only will the software itself be smarter, but it will be ...

An Australian antitrust regulator on Friday temporarily denied a request from the country's three largest banks to collectively negotiate with Apple over the installation of third-party digital wallet software on iPhones...

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory News and Features:

NGC 7129 is a fascinating and terribly lovely object. It's a stellar nursery, a site of active star formation, buried deep within an invisible cloud of very cold molecular gas and dust. Luckily for us, a handful of massi...

One of the things we expect Apple and other device makers to fix in the coming years is battery life. We want more juice, but without compromising on features, especially when it comes to smartphones and wearables, devic...

Researchers use online photos to create 3-D renders of faces and successfully dupe four facial recognition systems. The post Hackers Trick Facial-Recognition Logins With Photos From Facebook (What Else?) appeared first o...