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Video shows plasma swirling on sun in "exquisite detail"

In the video, the surface of the sun appears furred with dark yellow material as beams of gold swoop overhead.

NASA simulation mimics flying into black hole's "point of no return"

The visualization, produced on a NASA supercomputer, allows users to experience flight towards a supermassive black hole.

Long-awaited Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed

Boeing's Starliner was set to make its maiden voyage to the International Space Station, with its first piloted launch Monday night. But the launch, already pushed back following years of delays, was scrubbed with less than two hours to go before liftoff. Mark Strassmanm reports.

Ingenuity, NASA's "little 'copter that could" (and did!)

When NASA added a tiny four-pound helicopter as a stowaway to its Mars 2020 lander, it expected the helicopter to fly five very brief flights in the thin Martian atmosphere. Yet, Ingenuity would far surpass all expectations.

Ingenuity: NASA's remarkable Martian helicopter

When NASA added a drone named Ingenuity to its Mars 2020 rover Perseverance, it expected the tiny four-pound helicopter to fly a total of five very brief missions in the thin Martian atmosphere. But Ingenuity far surpassed all expectations, flying dozens of flights before suffering damage to its rotors in January. Correspondent David Pogue reports on how the tiny drone, created from off-the-shelf parts, continued to provide valuable data and images from the Red Planet three years into its mission.

NASA astronauts discuss Boeing’s anticipated launch to ISS in new spacecraft

On Monday, Boeing plans to launch astronauts on its new spacecraft that is called Starliner. The test flight to the International Space Station is years behind schedule.

Trillions of cicadas emerge after decades underground

Trillions of cicadas are emerging across 12 states, from the Midwest to the East Coast, after spending more than a decade underground. In Central Illinois, there is a rare opportunity to see two types of cicadas together for the first time in more than 200 years.

Videos show where cicadas have already emerged in the U.S.

The bugs emit a loud, droning buzzing sound when they emerge — signaling they are ready to mate.

Historic cicada event underway in parts of U.S.

For the first time since 1803, two groups of periodical cicadas are emerging from the ground at the same time in parts of the Midwest and South. However, a small section of Central Illinois marks the only place where both the 13-year and 17-year cicadas are emerging in the same place. Dave Malkoff reports on the extraordinary event.

Summer heat waves already deadly in Asia, and it's still spring

Much of Asia is sweltering under a heat wave that one expert calls "by far the most extreme event in world climatic history."

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