NASA commissions independent team to study UFOs

Lawmakers from both parties say UFOs are a national security concern, but scientists don't believe the sightings are "extra-terrestrial in origin."

Groundbreaking held for permanent home of former space work horse

Space Shuttle Endeavor will one day have a $400 million new home that will welcome guests to the California Science Center, South of downtown Los Angeles.

Watch: SpaceX launches Egyptian satellite into orbit from Florida's Space Coast

SpaceX successfully launched another satellite from Florida on Wednesday. The goal of Egypt's Nilesat 301 communications satellite is to provide large areas of the Middle East, East Africa, North Africa, and Sudan with communications and digital broadcasting services.

Possible fuel leak shifts SpaceX space station supply run to late June

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft scheduled to send supplies to the International Space Station this week remains grounded after an issue was identified during fueling.

Florida man attacked by alligator at hotel
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A 49-year-old man was wandering around the grounds of a Sarasota County hotel when he thought he saw a dog in some bushes. It turned out the dog was actually an alligator that lunged toward him and bit his leg.

Man bitten in leg by 7-foot alligator at North Port motel garden

While a man was walking around a North Port motel during the middle of the night, deputies said he was bitten by an alligator.

Astronauts' future moon ride rolls back to launchpad for pre-flight test

NASA's Artemis-1 moon rocket returned to launchpad 39B in Florida early Monday after making the second trip from the giant rocket hangar this spring.

Ex-MMA trainer fights kangaroo that attacked his dogs in wild video

The Australian man suffered injuries to his head, leg and arm and said the kangaroo tried to go after his dogs again after he and the animal battled.

Bird flu responsible for duck deaths, authorities say
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People living around Lake Dot in Sanford finally have answers about dozens of dead ducks that turned up along the lake's shoreline. The Florida Department of Health said bird flu appears to be the cause behind the deaths.

Sea turtle delivers eggs, endures surgery after shark attack

A loggerhead turtle whose left fin was destroyed in a shark attack is rehabbing at Zoo Miami’s new Sea Turtle Hospital, where veterinarians were able to save more than 100 of her eggs after she was rescued.

NASA picks who'll make new spacesuits for the next moonwalkers

NASA has tapped two private American companies to develop the next spacesuits for moonwalking, spacewalking and beyond.

Microwave-size spacecraft will test drive orbit of future NASA's moon outpost

Before NASA astronauts return to the moon's surface, they will stop at an orbital outpost called Lunar Gateway, essentially a tiny space station above the moon.

Mountain lion safely removed from English classroom at Pescadero High School

A mountain lion was safely removed from a high school it had entered earlier on Wednesday morning, officials say. Despite the scare, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said all students and staff were safe.