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An amateur photographer thought the world was ending when she caught pictures of a Trident missile in action near Los Angeles. See the photos and video here.

A San Francisco firm is looking to disrupt the aviation industry with what looks like a pair of fighter jets. These two private aircraft don't just look the part - they're also a bit faster than the competition.

Researchers using NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have discovered the first gamma-ray pulsar in a galaxy other than our own. The object sets a new record for the most luminous gamma-ray pulsar known.

"The Higgs mass that we measure is consistent with the Standard Model if the parameters of the model are carefully tuned to something like 30 decimal places," said Joe Incandela, a UC Santa Barbara physics professor and ...

George Hrab is many things: A musician, a comedian, a fine dresser, and a very good friend of mine. He's also a skeptic, and an excellent storyteller. Those last two are why I bring him up: He gave a TEDx talk about skep...

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Astronomers using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected hints of periodic changes in the brightness of a so-called "active" galaxy, whose emissions are powered by a supersized black hole. If conf...

Gogo revealed its latest in-flight Wi-Fi solution and 8 airline companies already show interest in it. A team of 18 journalists tested to see if GoGo can indeed provide flying passengers with potent Wi-Fi speeds.

A message from our Director General, Jan Woerner

Following the loss of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, the United Nations has reached an agreement on airline tracking, with the goal being to implement this technology by 2017.

NASA has named Todd May acting director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, as the agency continues the process of looking for a permanent director.

There is no truth to the claim that the Earth will plunge into 15 days of darkness on Nov. 15. Don't be left in the dark on this space hoax.