On a chilly January morning in 1986, millions watched in horror as the Challenger shuttle exploded, taking the lives of seven ...
About 700 million years ago, Earth was entombed in a veneer of ice hundreds of feet thick—a frozen state scientists refer to ...
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Experiment shows complex molecules can form on space dust — offering new clues to the origins of life
The complex building blocks of life can form spontaneously in space, a new lab experiment shows.
January 28, 1986. The Space Shuttle Challenger explodes 73 seconds after lift-off. School teacher, Christa McAuliffe was one ...
On the anniversary of the D.C. plane crash that claimed the lives of 67 people, WTOP takes a look back in our series “Disaster on the Potomac, 1 year later” — and the changes that followed in its ...
This 1986 video captures the days of delays, the shock of loss and the New Hampshire teacher’s lasting legacy.
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How a scientist accidentally killed a 5,000-year-old tree
Science isn't always perfect, and decades ago, a graduate student's simple experiment proved that, though exactly why he did what he did remains a mystery.
Earth is covered with technofossils, or man-made materials, that will last for centuries and maybe even longer.
Florida State University history professor Ronald Doel talked about the 40th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger explosion.
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