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WASHINGTON — The U.S. has updated a decades-old science and technology agreement with to reflect for technological dominance. The new agreement, signed Friday after many months of negotiations, has a...

Almost a year ago, NASA’s Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, broke a blade during what would become its final flight. Now, an investigation by the space agency may finally be getting close...

For decades, scientists have believed water carved Mars’ dramatic landscape. Massive river valleys, ancient deltas, and complex geological formations seemed to prove the planet once flowed with liquid water. However,...

SIMI VALLEY, California—Whatever changes the Trump administration makes to the Pentagon, Air Force Chief Gen. David Allvin says he’s ready to adapt.  “I am not going to have the hubris...

SpaceX and its go-to billionaire-turned-private-astronaut seem to be going their separate ways, at least for the next four years. Jared Isaacman has flown two SpaceX missions to space and is...

One of the problems surrounding electric vehicles is the fire hazard that lithium-ion batteries pose if they get too hot and have some kind of defect. Now, though, researchers seem...

The things whales do for love. A humpback whale has stunned scientists with a journey that spanned three oceans and more than 8,000 miles, setting the record for the longest...

SIMI VALLEY, California—No one knows whether defense spending will grow or shrink in the next administration, whose publicly stated goals include rebuilding arsenals, curbing government expenditure, cutting taxes, and shrinking...

Press photographer Vilhelm Gunnarsson has captured some of the most jaw-dropping photos of a volcanic eruption in Iceland that we’ve seen in quite some time. The photos, which he shared...

Scientists may have finally figured out a viable way to create green hydrogen—the purest and most climate-neutral form of hydrogen fuel. The secret, according to new research published in Frontiers...