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Sally Ride being interviewed by the media in 1983.

When Gloria Steinem Interviewed Sally Ride In 1983

"Everybody wanted to know about what kind of makeup I was taking up," Sally Ride said about the questions she was asked ahead of her historic flight into space. "They didn’t care about how well-prepared I was to operate the arm or deploy communications sa

6 Beautiful Photos of Impact Craters—Where Space Rocks Met Earth

El’gygytgyn might sound like the name of Cthulhu's kid brother, but it's actually an impact crater on the Chukotka peninsula in Russia.

Head-on Collision With Another Planet Formed Earth and Moon

Both Earth and the Moon contain molecular traces of Earth’s head-on collision with the vanished planet Theia.

The Ongoing Hunt for a Capsule That Landed on the Moon 50 Years Ago Today

So scientists are searching the Moon pixel by pixel to find what perhaps one day could be some sort of national park for lunar inhabitants.

The Position of the Moon Slightly Affects the Rainfall on Earth

Scientists compared rainfall data with lunar position and found a distinct pattern.

A Look Inside NASA's Spaceship Factory

Orion is the first human-rated deep space vessel to be built by NASA in 40 years.

Yet Another Reason Why the Moon Landing Wasn't Faked: Math

An Oxford University researcher has developed an equation to debunk some of the world's biggest conspiracy theories.

The Black Female Mathematicians Who Sent Astronauts to Space

It was an era in NASA's early development when, as mathematician Katherine G. Johnson put it, “the computer wore a skirt.”

Ancient Babylonians Used Geometry to Track the Planets

Calculations etched onto four stone tablets change the timeline of astronomy.

9 Things We Learned From Astronaut Scott Kelly’s AMA

The record-breaking astronaut revealed some out-of-this-world facts about life in space.

Gomez, et al., Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF

Astronomers Capture Highest-Resolution Space Image Yet

The image is compiled from data collected by an orbiting radio satellite and 15 Earth-bound radio telescopes.

Why Space Junk Poses a Threat to International Relations

Scientists fear that a collision between floating trash and satellites could be mistaken as an act of aggression.

NASA / ESA / S. Beckwith (STScI) / Hubble Heritage Team

13 Tips for Stargazing From Astronomers

Even you city dwellers can see some celestial objects using these pro tips.

Half of NASA's New Astronaut Class Are Women (and Their Sights Are Set on Mars)

Jessica Meir, Anne McClain, Christina Hammock Koch, and Nicole Aunapu Mann were selected from more than 6000 candidates for the astronaut program.

See What the Northern Lights Look Like From Space

British astronaut Tim Peake snapped a series of stunning aurora borealis photos from the International Space Station.

New Evidence Points to a Giant Ninth Planet in Our Solar System

"This paper we published is like handing everyone a treasure map."

Astronauts Reveal Zinnia Blooms Grown in Space

The cheerful zinnia blooms are part of a gardening experiment aboard the International Space Station.

Look Up Before Sunrise for the Next Month to See 5 Planets at Once

Like celestial Pokémon, this is your big chance to catch them all.

Meet the Woman Who Will Feed Astronauts on Mars

A NASA food scientist breaks down the challenges of planning space meals.

Why Doesn't Earth Have Rings?

If you have planetary ring envy, brace yourself: the Earth had 'em once too.

Scientists Find a Supernova So Bright It Tests the Laws of Physics

It's powering an explosion 20 times brighter than every star in the Milky Way galaxy combined.

The Ohio State University Radio Observatory and the North American AstroPhysical Observatory (NAAPO), via Wikimedia Commons

A New Theory May Explain the Famous 'Wow!' Signal

The singular signal has intrigued us for 39 years. One astronomer has proposed a simple explanation.

Man, Toad, Rabbit: 9 Cultural Explanations for What People See in the Moon

Is it a man, a woman, a toad, or a rabbit?

How Astronauts Cope When Things Go Wrong in Space

The season finale of Secret Space Escapes will air tomorrow, Tuesday, January 12 at 10 p.m. on the Science Channel.

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