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Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all 7 crew members. Among the seven crew members were 5 NASA astronauts, as well as a payload specialist ...

A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution—and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion. A nova is an astronomical phenomenon that occurs in a ...

Forty years ago, the NASA space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members. Among the seven crew members were five NASA astronauts, as well as a payload ...

A new preliminary report released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board reveals that PG&E reportedly told fire crews that they “did not need assistance” with a gas leak just an hour and ...

Australia's social media ban has been in the spotlight as governments globally consider implementing similar policies. "This is a global issue, and governments everywhere are under pressure to respond ...

The Los Angeles Lakers returned to notoriety when the team signed superstar LeBron James in free agency ahead of the 2018-19 NBA season. While that partnership turned out well initially — with James ...

A recent study that shows how cows can use tools recalls the controversial 1982 cartoon from "The Far Side" comic strip called "Cow Tools." In case you haven't heard, cows are using tools now. Well, ...

On Jan. 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. All seven crew members on board were killed. The disaster was one of the most significant events in NASA history, ...

(Note: A version of this episode originally ran in 2016.) When CEO pay exploded (update) ANNOUNCER 1: Quick warning-- there is some profanity in this episode. ANNOUNCER 2: This is Planet Money from ...