New space telescope could spot potentially hazardous asteroids heading for Earth
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A new space telescope that could spot potentially hazardous asteroids and comets heading for Earth is one step closer to…
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A New Zealand Muslim group wants to halt a controversial film about the Christchurch mosque shootings they say ‘whitewashes’ the tragedy
By Scottie Andrew, CNN An upcoming film set to focus on New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque…
Continue ReadingSongbirds act as one when they sing together, new study suggests
By Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, CNN Singers performing a duet, jazz players riffing together effortlessly, paired-up dancers never skipping a step:…
Continue ReadingScience and pop culture look to the skies to answer the ultimate question: Are we alone?
By Gregory McNamee, CNN If you’re ever studied astronomy, you’ve probably been exposed to something called the Drake equation. One side…
Continue ReadingG7 leaders share a bold vision for a net zero future. But the devil is in the lack of detail
By Angela Dewan, CNN Climate change is rarely a main talking point at the G7 leaders’ summit, but as US President Joe Biden proclaimed that…
Continue ReadingShe’s a priest. You’ll never guess her other job
By Gregory McNamee, CNN When Rev. Pamela Conrad looks into the heavens, she really looks into the heavens. By night, and at odd moments during the…
Continue ReadingThis ancient dinosaur would give today’s blue whale a run for its money
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The things that fascinate us most tend to be wonders we have never seen up close. It’s our natural response to be…
Continue ReadingGiant blinking star spotted near center of Milky Way galaxy
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A giant star is blinking near the center of our Milky Way galaxy like a stellar beacon, according to new observations by…
Continue ReadingNewly discovered planet could have water clouds
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Scientists have discovered an exoplanet located 90 light-years from Earth with an intriguing atmosphere — one that…
Continue ReadingSee ‘ring of fire’ eclipse light up the sky
People in the Northern Hemisphere were able to watch as the moon partially blocked out the sun to create a “ring of fire” solar eclipse. CNN’s…
Continue ReadingHundreds of mysterious fast radio bursts detected in space
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Hundreds of mysterious fast radio bursts have been detected in space thanks to a Canadian telescope and an international…
Continue Reading‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse lights up the sky
By Megan Marples, Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt, CNN A “ring of fire” solar eclipse appeared in the sky Thursday as the moon partially…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Juno mission captures first closeup images of Jupiter’s largest moon in a generation
By Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt, CNN The largest moon in our solar system got its first close-up in more than 20 years on Monday. NASA’s…
Continue ReadingWho’s who in the House of Windsor: Queen Elizabeth II’s line of succession
By CNN Staff The moment Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex announced that they were stepping back from their roles as senior members of…
Continue ReadingHere’s what happened on D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion ever undertaken
By CNN staff D-Day — the military term for the first day of the Normandy landings — was the largest amphibious invasion ever undertaken…
Continue ReadingRare shiny clouds spotted on Mars and more top science stories this week
By Ashley Strickland, CNN As far as we know, Earth is a unicorn. We have yet to find a planet quite like ours. Think of what you notice on Earth each…
Continue ReadingNASA mission to get up close with Jupiter moon — the largest in the solar system
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The largest moon in our solar system is preparing for its first close-up in more than 20 years on Monday. NASA’s Juno…
Continue ReadingThe world’s ‘biggest and deepest’ swimming pool is to be built in the UK. It will descend 164 feet
By Sara Spary, CNN A UK company is to build what it says is the world’s biggest and deepest pool, in a new project backed by British astronaut…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 variant identified in India may increase risk of hospitalization, UK officials say
By Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The B.1.617.2 coronavirus variant that was first identified in India is now believed to be dominant in the United Kingdom,…
Continue ReadingMust-watch videos of the week
By Rachael Scott, CNN A teen uses “bear” strength to save her dogs, a CNN anchor tries bugs for breakfast and an infamous 1980s figure is…
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