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As SNAP funding lapsed, a top official called the program 'corrupt'

As the controversy over funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) during the government shutdown dragged ...
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The International Space Station marks 25 years of nonstop human presence in orbit

It’s an unprecedented space streak: 25 years of people living off-planet without even a moment’s pause. The International Space ...

Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that’s 10 billion light years away

The flare came from a supermassive black hole that’s 10 billion light years away, making the flash the most distant one ...

SETI’s ‘Noah’s Ark’ – a space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR’s search for extraterrestrial life

Radio astronomy opened up the universe for scientists. They could map new elements across galaxies and also search for ...

A space historian explores how the advent of radio astronomy led to the USSR's search for extraterrestrial life

As humans began to explore outer space in the latter half of the 20th century, radio waves proved a powerful tool. Scientists could send out radio waves to communicate with satellites, rockets and ...