(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) "She was holding on for this moment," said Betty Nieves-Ramos, one of Luz Fonseca's ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Which is why it’s fortunate there’s another orbit, even closer to Earth, that promises ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Police said the case was "dormant" until they were notified of a DNA hit linked to a ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) As an engineer and professor who is developing technologies to extend the human ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) None of his previous flights were anything like being rocketed into space, facing ...

There are about 15,000 satellites orbiting Earth. Most of them, like the International Space Station and the Hubble Telescope, reside in low Earth orbit, or LEO, which tops out at about 1,200 miles (2 ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Several pets, including a cat, were killed in the fire, an official said. CT man who ...