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US govt partially shuts as Congress, Trump fail to reach deal
World
December 22, 2018
US govt partially shuts as Congress, Trump fail to reach deal
The US government began a Christmas shutdown early Saturday, after Congress adjourned without passing a federal spending bill or…
US charges two Chinese for state-sponsored hacking
World
December 21, 2018
US charges two Chinese for state-sponsored hacking
The United States has charged two Chinese men it accuses of hacking the computer systems of companies and government agencies…
China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing
Science
December 8, 2018
China launches rover for first far side of the moon landing
China launched a rover early Saturday destined to land on the far side of the moon, a global first…
First manned space mission launches since Soyuz failure
Science
December 3, 2018
First manned space mission launches since Soyuz failure
The first manned space mission to the International Space Station since an unprecedented accident in October, which raised concerns…
Cheers as Mars InSight spacecraft lands on Red Planet
Science
November 27, 2018
Cheers as Mars InSight spacecraft lands on Red Planet
Cheers and applause erupted at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Monday as a waist-high unmanned lander, called InSight, touched…
Anxiety at NASA as Mars InSight spacecraft nears Red Planet
Science
November 26, 2018
Anxiety at NASA as Mars InSight spacecraft nears Red Planet
NASA’s top scientists admitted to sleepless nights, sweaty palms, stomach aches and moments of pure terror as their $993…
Big test coming up for tiny satellites trailing Mars lander
Science
November 22, 2018
Big test coming up for tiny satellites trailing Mars lander
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A pair of tiny experimental satellites trailing NASA’s InSight spacecraft all the way to…
How to drive a robot on Mars
Science
November 12, 2018
How to drive a robot on Mars
Some 78 million miles (126 million kilometers) from Earth, alone on the immense and frigid Red Planet, a robot…
Update: AUC student lied about NASA inviting her for ‘giant BBQ’
Egypt
October 25, 2018
Update: AUC student lied about NASA inviting her for ‘giant BBQ’
After an AUC student went viral this week, posting screenshots which suggested NASA and SpaceX were competing to carry…
NASA’s Cairo hackathon brings young innovators together
Science
October 19, 2018
NASA’s Cairo hackathon brings young innovators together
A photo from last year’s Space Apps Challenge, Cairo. Friday marked the beginning of NASA’s Space Apps Challenge hackathon, held…