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William Shatner, known to many "Star Trek" fans as Captain James T. Kirk, launched into space on Wednesday aboard a Blue Origin rocket.

The behavior of the radio waves is “extraordinary” according to Ziteng Wang, the international Ph.D. student at the University of Sydney who made the discovery and the lead author of the study, said.

The Draconid meteor shower is considered a short-lived event and is expected to peak on Oct. 8.

William Shatner, known to many as Captain James T. Kirk from Star Trek, will blast off into space on Oct. 12 aboard a Blue Origin rocket.

Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus in late 2019, research has shown that people with severe COVID-19 infection can go on to develop other health conditions like pneumonia, blood clots and as more evidence emerges, diabetes.

The ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species were declared extinct by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Wednesday.

Researchers at Purdue University hope an ultra-white paint could curb global warming.

Also known as the fruit or barley moon or the corn moon, the harvest moon will appear full for around three days starting Monday night.

The first private, all-civilian crew to go into orbit is back home on Earth.

SpaceX's Inspiration4 mission is targeting a five-hour launch window on Wednesday, September 15, opening at 8:02 p.m. EDT from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Funding for the project reportedly comes from investors ranging from Climate Capital to Winklevoss twins.

The Southern and Northern lights pulled off spectacular shows in the skies over Tasmania and Alaska earlier this week.

The viral video was taken at Yellowstone National Park.

"Gator tried to eat my board. Someone has been feeding him and made him very dangerous. He was a big boy," she captioned one of the videos.