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Coronavirus infection is on the rise across the country, with federal health officials on Friday urging Americans to take steps to protect themselves – using masks consistently, properly – and forcing local governments to adopt 10 pressing public health measures. Contains epidemics. The guidance reflected the agency’s deep concern that …

A Chinese spacecraft departed from the moon on Thursday, leaving a trail of its journey on the lunar surface. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chuying tweeted images of the nation’s flag hoisted on the moon, wishing the Changa 5 a safe passage. Chang’e 5’s unmanned mission was the latest in …

France has been rocked by protests and mass protests for days over a proposed security law criminalizing the recording or photography of police conduct with “clear intent to harm their physical and psychological integrity and public integrity” in public squares. Thousands took to the streets in protest of the law, …

The stunning new image of the enormous dark spot on the sun looks like a heart or a flaming flower. Sunspots – where strong magnetic fields meet boiling hot gases from the inside – are about 10,000 miles across. Inside the earth is as wide as a little wiggle room. …

Stunning video footage was released Thursday by the National Science Foundation capturing the exact moment The Arecibo Observatory’s 900-ton platform has been downgraded In a 1,000-foot wide dish below. A drone was investigating closely the cables that had a platform over the dish when the cable broke on Tuesday. Video …