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Hurricane Ida, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 hurricane, made landfall near Port Fourchon, Louisiana, at 11:55 a.m. local time on Sunday.

Satellite photos are capturing final views of the U.S. evacuation effort from Kabul, Afghanistan after the Taliban's takeover.

The Greenland ice sheet, nearly 2 miles thick in places, hides a landscape of canyons, mountains, fjords and gem-like lakes.

Hurricane Ida strengthened into a powerful Category 4 storm overnight as it approaches the coast of Louisiana today (Aug. 29)

SpaceX's Starship system is the most powerful rocket yet. Here are some of the key moments in its history as the rocket and spacecraft get ready for the first orbital test.

SpaceX launched its 21st rocket of the year today (Aug 29), sending a robotic Dragon cargo capsule toward the International Space Station before nailing a landing at sea.

Astra's Launch Vehicle 0006 failed to reach space during an orbital test flight today (Aug. 28), suffering an anomaly about 2.5 minutes after liftoff.

Hurricane Ida is expected to make landfall on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a category 4 storm, the first hurricane of 2021 to hit US soil.

Politicians, business leaders, YouTubers and celebrities are calling for the planting of millions, billions or even trillions of trees to slow climate change.

Black holes may sound like science fiction, but there is significant evidence to prove they are real.

A new simulation predicts that the lost giants were dislodged by gigantic collisions and have wandered the outskirts of galaxies ever since.

Tropical storm Ida is gaining strength as it barrels through the Caribbean Sea and is expected to be a "dangerous major hurricane" when it slams into the northern Gulf Coast on Sunday (Aug. 29).

The International Space Station will have to wait one more day to receive its next cargo shipment.

On Friday (Aug. 27) Maxar Technologies' WorldView-2 satellite spotted SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo spacecraft from orbit.

California startup Astra aborted its first orbital launch attempt with a payload due to a rocket glitch Friday (Aug. 27).

Perseverance could drill and sample a rock target dubbed 'Rochette' as early as next week.

Packed among the experiments launching on a SpaceX Dragon to the International Space Station is a small stash of NASA logo-adorned clothing labels.

Bethesda Game Studios has released three new trailers for Starfield that reveal a trio of stunning cities to visit in the upcoming space RPG video game.

The next SpaceX resupply launch to the International Space Station, scheduled for Saturday (Aug. 28), will carry a bevy of science payloads to the astronauts living and working on the orbiting laboratory.

China is celebrating its first successful mission to orbit and land on Mars with a new set of gold and silver commemorative coins.

SpaceX will launch a Dragon cargo ship for NASA to the International Space Station early Aug. 28. Here's how to watch.