NASA’s historic moon mission enters the final leg of its journey
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The NASA Orion spacecraft, the core of the Artemis I mission, is making a farewell pass by the moon on its historic journey…
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Prince William and Kate make first US trip in eight years as racism controversy simmers back home
CNN, WHDH By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster and Carolyn Sung, CNN The new Prince and Princess of Wales touched down in Boston Wednesday ahead of…
Continue ReadingRare cosmic collision acted like one of the ‘factories of gold’ in the universe
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN An unusual bright blast of light detected by multiple telescopes in December 2021 was the result of a rare cosmic…
Continue ReadingRare cosmic event beamed light at Earth from 8.5 billion light-years away
By Ashley Strickland, CNN An incredibly bright flash that appeared in the night sky in February was the result of a star straying too close to a…
Continue ReadingPrince William and Kate make first US trip in eight years as racism controversy simmers back home
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Max Foster and Carolyn Sung, CNN The new Prince and Princess of Wales touched down in Boston Wednesday ahead of the second…
Continue ReadingVP Harris, French President Macron see Webb telescope’s latest chaotic image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The beautiful chaos of two merging galaxies shines in the latest image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Vice…
Continue Reading‘Mind control’ by parasites influences wolf-pack dynamics in Yellowstone National Park
CNN By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Wolves are pack animals, living in family groups led by a matriarch and her mate. Some wolves stay with their pack…
Continue Reading‘Mind control’ by parasites influences wolf-pack dynamics in Yellowstone National Park
By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Wolves are pack animals, living in family groups led by a matriarch and her mate. Some wolves stay with their pack their…
Continue ReadingBats use the same techniques as death metal singers to vocalize, study finds
By Zoe Sottile, CNN Death metal fans might just have a new animal mascot. Some bats use the same vocal structures as death metal singers to make…
Continue ReadingNew era begins with China’s launch of crewed mission to its space station
By Katie Hunt and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Three astronauts lifted off to China’s nearly completed space station on Tuesday, marking the beginning…
Continue ReadingAncient giant sea turtle with never-before-seen features found in Europe, scientists say
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Long ago, gigantic marine turtles swam the Earth’s seas. Until recently, these prehistoric giants, reaching lengths of…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Orion spacecraft reaches record-breaking distance from Earth on Artemis I mission
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Orion spacecraft, which is at the core of NASA’s historic Artemis I mission, reached its farthest distance from…
Continue ReadingGreat Barrier Reef should be placed on the ‘in danger’ list, UN-backed report shows
By Rachel Ramirez and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The Great Barrier Reef should be added to the list of world heritage sites that are “in…
Continue ReadingNewly identified dinosaur that lived on island of dwarfed creatures had an unusual head
By Katie Hunt, CNN A previously unknown dinosaur with a remarkably flat head lived around 70 million years ago on an island home to dwarfed…
Continue ReadingSpaceX launches tomato seeds, other supplies to International Space Station
By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is carrying a fresh haul of supplies to the International Space Station this weekend after bad…
Continue ReadingIndian police arrest suspect in Australia’s Toyah Cordingley murder case
By Vedika Sud, Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Indian police have arrested a man in New Delhi in connection with the murder of an Australian woman…
Continue ReadingPlane goes off runway at Waterloo Airport in Canada
By Amanda Watts, CNN A Canadian airport “will be closed to commercial traffic the rest of today” after a Flair Airlines plane…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Orion spacecraft snaps a selfie on its journey beyond the far side of the moon
By Amir Vera, CNN NASA released a selfie taken by the Orion capsule and close-up photos of the moon’s crater-marked landscape as the spacecraft…
Continue ReadingNew data on ‘hot Saturn’ exoplanet is a ‘game changer,’ scientists say
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a detailed molecular and chemical portrait of a faraway planet’s skies,…
Continue ReadingEuropean Space Agency announces first ‘parastronaut’
By Katie Hunt, CNN For the first time in 13 years, the European Space Agency has announced a new class of trainee astronauts, including the…
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