The biggest effect of everyone turning lights on at once would be a surge in demand for electricity, which most people worldwide use to operate their lights.

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The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History erased mention of Trump’s impeachments from one of its main exhibitions ...

A post on the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum webpage refers to Aug. 6, 1945, as a "turning point in human ...

Tucked inside President Donald Trump's flagship tax and spending bill last month was a little-noticed provision to relocate ...

Here’s a look at NASA’s Space Shuttle Program which ended in 2011 after 135 missions. Facts The space shuttle is the “world’s first reusable spacecraft,” launching like a rocket, orbiting like a ...

You might see more people wearing a neck cooling fan to fight the summer heat. But can they really help? We talk to experts ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave NASA Administrator Sean Duffy until Sunday to identify a space vehicle to rehome. Will ...

In this edition of WTOP’s monthly space feature, “What’s up in the sky?” Greg Redfern tells you how to see the moon, planets, ...

His flightsuit, helmet and oxygen mask, gloves, and boots enable us to document and interpret the vital role of test pilots ...