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Astronauts, from left, Matthias Maurer, of Germany, Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron pose for a photo after leaving the Operations and Checkout Building for a trip to Launch Pad 39-A Wednesday at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Photo: AP)

Indian origin astronaut-led NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 team headed to ISS

The four astronauts lifted off at 9:03 pm EST Wednesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida

11 Nov 2021 10:46 AM

In this image from video provided by NASA, astronauts in the SpaceX Dragon capsule undock from the International Space Station on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day flight

Their capsule parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, in darkness

09 Nov 2021 9:32 AM

The Great Red Spot is probably the tallest Jovian storm measured so far with Juno's microwave and gravity-mapping instruments. (Photo: Twitter/@NASA)

Jupiter's monster storm not just wide but surprisingly deep

NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered that the monster storm still has a depth of between 200 miles and 300 miles or so

29 Oct 2021 8:45 AM

The Dragon capsule's two men and two women are looking to spend three days going round and round the planet. (Photo: Twitter/@SpaceX)

SpaceX launches 4 amateurs on private Earth-circling trip

It's SpaceX founder Elon Musk's first entry in the competition for space tourism dollars

16 Sep 2021 8:43 AM

A month ago, Perseverance drilled into much softer rock, and the sample crumbled and didn't get inside the titanium tube. (Photo: Twitter/@NASAPersevere)

NASA's newest Mars rover snags 1st rock sample for return

The Perseverance rover's chief engineer, Adam Stelzner, called it a perfect core sample

03 Sep 2021 8:10 AM

Authorities believe the shooting was targeted. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Two dead, over 20 injured in banquet hall shooting in South Florida: Police

The banquet hall had been rented out for a concert

30 May 2021 5:14 PM

This combination of images from video made available by NASA shows steps in the descent of the Mars Perseverance rover as it approaches the surface of the planet on February 18, 2021. (NASA/JPL-Caltech via AP)

NASA releases Mars landing video: 'Stuff of our dreams'

The Perseverance rover landed last Thursday near an ancient river delta in Jezero Crater to search for signs of ancient microscopic life

23 Feb 2021 11:49 AM

Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) tries to drive past Toronto Raptors' Fred VanVleet (23) and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (4) during their NBA game. AP Photo

Come Friday, NBA facilities will begin to reopen

However, group practices would not be allowed yet, and teams will not yet be permitted to organize in-person workouts

26 Apr 2020 9:40 AM

David Beckham waiting to take a free-kick. Twitter Photo

Why Bend it like Beckham? Bend it WITH Beckham

The package includes lunch with the English legend and a chance to watch a game from the owners' box

23 Apr 2020 9:37 AM

Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat. AFP Photo

Miami Heat's Goran Dragic ready to forgo his annual offseason

Players are participating in a daily team workout on Zoom most mornings, those sessions often including strength and conditioning

01 Apr 2020 11:45 AM

Rodolfo Pizarro #10 of Inter Miami celebrates his goal against the D.C. United at Audi Field in Washington, DC on March 7. AFP Photo

David Beckham visits empty stadium as MLS club's home debut delayed

Inter Miami was to have hosted the Los Angeles Galaxy in its first match at its temporary home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

15 Mar 2020 3:17 PM

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert who, according to inside sources, tested positive for coronavirus, the results of which were declared shortly Utah's game against the Thunder in Oklahoma City was to begin on Wednesday. AFP Photo

NBA suspended indefinitely as a Utah Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus

Officials said the league expects the shutdown to last a minimum of two weeks, but cautioned that time-frame is very fluid

12 Mar 2020 9:15 AM

With his typical dramatic flourish, Trump recounted the scene as he monitored the strikes from the White House Situation Room when Soleimani was killed. (Photo: File | AP)

Trump gives dramatic account of Soleimani's last minutes before death

The president spoke in a ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, at a Republican event.

19 Jan 2020 1:24 PM

Local media said that the base hosts 16,000 military personnel and more than 7,000 civilians, and is home to a flight demonstration squadron. (Photo: AFP)

One killed in shooting at US navy base, gunman shot dead

On Wednesday, a US sailor fatally shot two people and wounded third at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Hawaii before taking his own life.

06 Dec 2019 9:00 PM

"The name 'Arrokoth' reflects the inspiration of looking to the skies," lead scientist Alan Stern of Southwest Research Institute said in a statement, 'and wondering about the stars and worlds beyond our own.' (Photo: AP)

Almost 4 billion miles away, most distant world explored gets named 'Arrokoth'

Arrokoth means 'sky' in the language of the Native American Powhatan people, NASA said.

13 Nov 2019 3:01 PM

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed the step in a Twitter post on Monday and pointed out that the United States had trimmed its emissions in recent years even as it had grown its energy production. (Photo: File)

US begins year-long process to formally quit Paris Climate pact

Once it exits, US - the top historic greenhouse gas emitter and leading oil and gas producer - will become the only country outside accord.

05 Nov 2019 8:43 AM

Officials from a California school district were left red-faced after students who dialled a suicide prevention hotline listed on their ID badges instead stumbled on a sex line. (Representational Image)

US students dial suicide prevention number but instead got sex hotline

School officials said they have collected all the old badges and planned to issue new ones -- this time with the correct number.

01 Nov 2019 9:18 AM

Addressing the UN, Modi said that the 21st-century India was making an effort not just for itself but for the world whether it was in the fight against global warming, peacekeeping missions, or alleviating millions of people from poverty. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi in UNGA address positions India as a world leader

While ending the speech, Modi urged the world to stick together especially in weathering the modern day storms.

28 Sep 2019 9:47 AM

Mehsud took over the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan in June 2018 following the death of Mullah Fazlullah in Afghanistan. (Photo: AP)

US slaps sanctions on Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief, designates him global terrorist

Mehsud was designated as a 'Specially Designated Global Terrorist' by the US Department of State on Tuesday.

12 Sep 2019 12:33 PM

Trump said Vice President Mike Pence would make the trip to Poland in his place so that he could remain in the United States to make sure federal resources were properly directed at the arriving storm. (Photo: File)

Florida faces 'absolute monster' hurricane: Donald Trump, see video

Trump cancelled visit to Poland scheduled for weekend and Florida's governor expanded a state of emergency to prepare for Hurricane Dorian.

30 Aug 2019 9:43 AM

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