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This artist's illustration depicts Oumuamua moving toward the outskirts of our solar system after being heated by the sun.

Scientists uncover what accelerated an interstellar comet through our solar system

March 23, 2023 7:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN In 2017, ‘Oumuamua became the first observed interstellar object to zip through our solar system, and its appearance…

Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi sees 16 sunsets daily on the space station. How will he observe Ramadan?

March 22, 2023 1:06 PM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN For centuries, a setting sun has signaled the end of fasting rituals on holidays such as Ramadan and Yom Kippur, a cue to tuck…

An illustration of exoplanet VHS 1256 b and its two stars.

Webb telescope details weather patterns on a distant planet with two suns

March 22, 2023 9:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Hunt, CNN NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected churning clouds of dust on a distant planet that orbits two stars. Known as…

The Euoplos dignitas specimen sits in its habitat in Queensland

Rare giant spider species spotted in Queensland

March 22, 2023 7:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristen Rogers, CNN A new and large species of spider has been found living in Queensland, Australia, and researchers say it’s in need of…

Global water crisis could ‘spiral out of control’ due to overconsumption and climate change, UN report warns

March 22, 2023 5:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Sana Noor Haq, CNN The world is facing a looming global water crisis that threatens to “spiral out of control” as increased demand for…

Scientists worked with samples collected from two different sites on the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu.

RNA compound and vitamin B3 found in samples from near-Earth asteroid

March 21, 2023 12:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Organic molecules have been detected in samples collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission from the near-Earth asteroid…

Thylacosmilus' skull shows just how unusual the animal was.

‘Marsupial sabertooth’ had massive canines with roots that grew over the top of its skull

March 21, 2023 10:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN An unusual animal with canine teeth similar to those of a saber-toothed cat and the wide-set eyes of a cow lived in South…

Columbia University researchers experimented with different ingredients to flavor the seven-ingredient printed dessert.

Researchers 3D printed this cheesecake

March 21, 2023 9:34 AM CNN

CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN Video by Channon Hodge, CNN Researchers have been pushing the limits of 3D printing for decades, using the manufacturing…

Researchers 3D printed this cheesecake

March 21, 2023 9:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN Video by Channon Hodge, CNN Researchers have been pushing the limits of 3D printing for decades, using the manufacturing…

An artist's illustration depicts how the debris cloud likely looked as it was blasted off of the asteroid.

Asteroid forms a debris cloud after intentional hit from spacecraft

March 21, 2023 6:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Telescopes around the world were watching when a NASA spacecraft intentionally crashed into an asteroid in September 2022.…

‘The climate time-bomb is ticking’: The world is running out of time to avoid catastrophe, new UN report warns

March 20, 2023 6:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura Paddison, CNN The world is rapidly approaching catastrophic levels of heating with international climate goals set to slip out of reach…

French President Emmanuel Macron faces votes of no confidence over his handling of controversial pension reforms.

France’s government survives no-confidence votes and controversial pension reforms will move ahead

March 19, 2023 9:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Dalal Mawad, Oliver Briscoe, Chris Liakos and Jack Guy, CNN Two no-confidence votes against French President Emmanuel Macron’s government…

Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near an Australian town

March 18, 2023 10:01 PM CNN

CNN By Heather Chen, CNN Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near a small Australian town, in a phenomenon state officials say is related…

Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near an Australian town

March 18, 2023 10:01 PM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, CNN Millions of dead fish have washed up in a river near a small Australian town, in a phenomenon state officials say is related to…

NATO fighter jets intercept Russian aircraft near Estonian airspace

March 18, 2023 8:40 PM CNN Newsource

By Nick Paton Walsh and Allegra Goodwin, CNN British and German fighter jets intercepted a Russian aircraft flying close to Estonian airspace Friday,…

Axiom Chief Engineer Jim Stein wears the new spacesuit during the Axiom Space Artemis III Lunar Spacesuit event at Space Center Houston on March 15.

See the new spacesuit that Artemis astronauts will wear on the moon

March 18, 2023 9:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN After more than 50 years of quiet, the moon is about to become a destination for space travelers again. The public will…

Turkey to start ratifying Finland’s NATO membership after months of opposition

March 17, 2023 8:55 AM CNN Newsource

By Yusuf Gezer, Amy Cassidy and Jack Guy, CNN Turkey’s president says his government will begin ratifying Finland’s bid to become a NATO…

Remains of an ancient glacier spotted on Mars

March 16, 2023 12:58 PM CNN Newsource

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The remains of a glacier have been found near the Martian equator, suggesting that some form of water could still exist in…

Nuclear Power/IAEA Fast Facts

March 16, 2023 11:26 AM CNN Newsource

CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the International Atomic Energy Agency and nuclear power. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)…

More than 1 million bottles of water are sold every minute around the world and the sector shows no sign of slowing down. The US

The plastic water bottle industry is booming. Here’s why that’s a huge problem

March 16, 2023 7:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The bottled water industry is a juggernaut. More than 1 million bottles of water are sold every minute around the world and…

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