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20 years of satellite data reveal 'staggering' levels of glaciers melting, sea levels rising
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"Every centimeter of sea level rise exposes another 2 million people to annual flooding somewhere on our planet."

Rocket launch today: Is there a rocket launch and what time?
By Tariq Malik, Josh Dinner last updated
Follow Space.com's rocket launch blog for the latest on when the next rocket launch will be and how to follow it live.

30 years after warp drives were proposed, we still can't make the math work
By Paul Sutter published
To construct a warp drive, we would need negative mass, which doesn't appear to exist in the universe and would violate everything we know about motion, momentum and energy.

What's that smell? Astronomers discover a stinky new clue in the search for alien life
By Paul Sutter published
Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets.

Space pictures! See our space image of the day
By Space.com Staff last updated
Space.com's image of the day rounds up the most awe-inspiring space photos right here, with a new image everyday.

Einstein wins again! Quarks obey relativity laws, Large Hadron Collider finds
By Robert Lea published
Do top quarks, nature's heaviest elementary particle, obey Einstein's rules at all times of day and night? Scientists at the Large Hadron Collider have the answer.

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin targeting Feb. 25 for 10th space tourism launch
By Mike Wall published
Blue Origin is targeting next Tuesday (Feb. 25) for its 10th space tourism launch, which will send six people to the final frontier. You'll be able to watch the action live.

Paralympian John McFall could become 1st astronaut with a disability on ISS
By Josh Dinner published
European Space Agency astronaut John McFall is cleared to be the first person with a physical disability to fly to the space station.
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