The new weather satellite that could spot wildfires before we do
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Whether it’s wildfires that sweep across the West Coast, storms rolling in from the Pacific Ocean, or dense fog that…
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Europe’s Mars rover ‘very unlikely’ to launch in 2022 due to Ukraine invasion
By Katie Hunt and Jackie Wattles, CNN It’s very unlikely that Europe’s first planetary rover will launch in 2022, the European Space…
Continue ReadingHow CNN geolocates and verifies social media footage from Ukraine
CNN By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media…
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By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage…
Continue ReadingHow CNN geolocates and verifies social media footage from Ukraine
By Gianluca Mezzofiore and Katie Polglase, CNN From TikTok videos of tanks in Belgorod to Telegram clips of strikes near Kyiv, social media footage…
Continue ReadingTyrannosaurus rex may have been misunderstood
By Katie Hunt, CNN Few dinosaurs exude the same mystique as Tyrannosaurus rex, but the tyrant lizard king that once roamed across North America might…
Continue Reading‘Delay means death’: We’re running out of ways to adapt to the climate crisis, new report shows. Here are the key takeaways
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Climate change is on course to transform life on Earth as we know it, and unless global warming is dramatically slowed,…
Continue ReadingWorld’s largest plane destroyed in Ukraine
By Jack Guy, CNN The world’s largest plane, the Antonov AN-225, has been destroyed during the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to…
Continue ReadingOur sun keeps flaring and these 2 missions are capturing it all
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN The sun is getting more active — and two solar missions are perfectly poised to capture the stellar…
Continue ReadingSpacecraft witnesses massive solar eruption
By Ashley Strickland, CNN As a space enthusiast, I’ve always wanted to sail among the stars to a galaxy far, far away. I got a step closer this…
Continue ReadingTop Russian tennis stars speak out against war in Ukraine
By Leah Asmelash, CNN Two top-10 Russian tennis stars, including world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, have addressed their country’s invasion of…
Continue ReadingNew map of the night sky reveals 4.4 million galaxies and other space objects
By Katie Hunt, CNN Some 4.4 million space objects billions of light-years away have been mapped by astronomers, including 1 million space objects…
Continue ReadingDNA reveals biggest-ever human family tree, dating back 100,000 years
By Jack Guy, CNN Researchers have used genetics to create the largest human family tree ever made, allowing individuals to find out who their distant…
Continue ReadingWildfires are getting more extreme and burning more land. The UN says it’s time to ‘learn to live with fire’
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Wildfires have intensified around the globe, providing a stark reminder of how the climate crisis is upending lives and…
Continue ReadingGreenland’s ice is melting from the bottom up — and far faster than previously thought, study shows
By Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN The ice sheet covering Greenland is melting rapidly at its base and is injecting far more water and ice into the ocean…
Continue ReadingHappy Twosday! Don’t miss out celebrating the coolest date of the decade
CNN, HLN, KLAS By Megan Marples, CNN Good things come in twos. At least this Tuesday it does. The date is February 22, 2022. When you write it,…
Continue ReadingWhat is black carbon? The latest way humans are causing changes in Antarctica
By Danya Gainor and Angela Fritz, CNN There are few places on Earth that humans haven’t mucked up with the waste and pollution that comes from…
Continue ReadingHappy Twosday! Don’t miss out celebrating the coolest date of the decade
By Megan Marples, CNN Good things come in twos. At least this Tuesday it does. The date is February 22, 2022. When you write it, 2/22/22, it’s…
Continue ReadingThe weather on this exoplanet includes metal clouds and rain made of precious gems
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The weather on this piping hot exoplanet is truly out of this world. A massive gas giant orbiting a star about 855…
Continue ReadingPurim Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating Queen Esther. In 2023, Purim will begin at sundown on March 6 and…
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