NASA still hopes to launch moon mission in June despite two scrubbed trials
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN NASA is still aiming for a June launch after a second attempt at a final test for its Artemis I mission to the moon was…
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Russian cosmonauts ‘blindsided’ by controversy over arriving at ISS in yellow spacesuits, NASA astronaut says
By Katie Hunt, CNN The three Russian astronauts who boarded the International Space Station last month in spacesuits that echoed the colors of…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s Zelensky questions UN Security Council’s mandate in speech on alleged Russian atrocities
By Jennifer Deaton and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of indiscriminately killing civilians…
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CNN By Jennifer Deaton and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russian troops of indiscriminately killing…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. Facts The…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the International Criminal Court (ICC), a court comprised of 123 states from around the world. Facts…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket test stopped for second time
By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN The second attempt at the final, crucial prelaunch test for NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon was…
Continue ReadingThe night sky is changing before our eyes
CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN I hate to fail. I suspect this trait would make me a very bad NASA scientist, many of whom have been putting the Artemis I…
Continue ReadingSatellite pollution is threatening to alter our view of the night sky
By Kristin Fisher, CNN The night sky has been a source of information and wonder since the dawn of humankind — and it looks almost the same now…
Continue ReadingUN report on climate crisis confirms the world already has solutions — but politics are getting in the way
By Angela Dewan and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The world is careening toward levels of global warming that will have irreversible impacts, a new landmark…
Continue ReadingUN report on climate crisis confirms the world already has solutions — but politics are getting in the way
CNN, KTVN, KGO, KFSN, KOVR, KRCR By Angela Dewan and Rachel Ramirez, CNN The world is careening toward levels of global warming that will have…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket test postponed, rescheduled for Monday
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The final, crucial prelaunch test of NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon was halted Sunday due to issues that…
Continue Reading‘Frozen zoos’ may be a Noah’s Ark for endangered animals
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Foresight is an incredible gift — and it may be one of the most valuable scientific tools we have. When NASA…
Continue ReadingRare NASA lunar dust collected by Neil Armstrong on the Apollo 11 mission is up for auction
By Megan Marples Most people want to get rid of dirt, but this special sample of lunar dust is out of this world. Particles of lunar dust collected…
Continue ReadingPutin is making the same mistakes that doomed Hitler when he invaded the Soviet Union
By John Blake, CNN Russian President Vladimir Putin often evokes the Soviet Union’s epic defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II to justify…
Continue ReadingIt’s time for the NASA Artemis I moon mission’s big test
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first NASA mission to the moon since 1972 is ready for its most crucial test to date. The 322-foot-tall (98-meter-tall)…
Continue ReadingPink Floyd, a fugitive flamingo on the run for 17 years from a Kansas zoo, has been spotted on tour in Texas
By Kristen Rogers, CNN On a stormy Independence Day in Wichita, Kansas, in 2005, flamingo No. 492 went rogue. The bird was spotted around 600 miles…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the World Cup football (soccer) tournaments. The World Cup is organized by FIFA, the Federation…
Continue ReadingPope apologizes to indigenous people of Canada
By Hada Messia and Alex Hardie, CNN Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church’s role in the abuse of Canada’s indigenous…
Continue ReadingA Japanese ‘killing stone,’ said to contain an evil 9-tailed fox spirit, has split in two
By Megan Marples, CNN An evil fox spirit is on the loose after breaking free from her rock prison — that is, if you believe in Japanese…
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