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The first emergency operation in the history of China's human spaceflight program ended on Jan. 19 when an uncrewed Shenzhou 20 capsule damaged by a space-junk strike came safely down to Earth.

It's finally coming. Here's all the details on 'For All Mankind' Season 5, streaming sooner than you think

Starfish Space just scored a $52.5 million contract to deorbit satellites for the U.S. Space Force, the first deal ever signed for such "end of life" disposal services for a constellation in low Earth orbit.

Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines, staining rocks orange and coating stream beds with metals. These acidic discharges, known as acid mine drainage, are among the region’s most persistent environmental problems. They disrupt aquatic life, corrode pipes and can contaminate drinking water for decades.

A former Harvard physics professor argues that established cosmological theory places Heaven beyond the observable universe, suggesting a location 273 billion trillion miles from Earth based on the cosmic horizon.

A fascination with occult magic did nothing to help David Bowie's sanity in the mid '70s

The rare 3I/ATLAS alignment on Jan. 22 coincides with the 'opposition surge' phenomenon. Learn the mystery of this 13-billion-year-old visitor.

Three senior partners at McKinsey have a new book, "A Century of Plenty," looking back at 100 years of human progress and asking if we can do it again.

Experts say it is rare for southern lights to be visible from so many regions of Australia at the same time

Tensions have escalated between the US and Europe as Donald Trump ratchets up efforts to acquire Greenland. Its wealth in rare earths and other minerals makes it highly attractive. Watch the video.

In 2019, during his first term, U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a desire to buy Greenland, which has been a part of Denmark for some 300 years. Danes and Greenlanders quickly rebuffed the offer at the time.