Protests, drafting mistakes and an exodus: Putin’s mobilization off to chaotic start
Russia’s “partial mobilization” for its war in Ukraine is off to a chaotic start amid protests, drafting mistakes and an exodus of citizens…
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NASA spacecraft will reveal first look at an asteroid, then slam into it
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Get ready to see an asteroid’s tiny moon for the first time. Then, watch as a spacecraft deliberately crashes into…
Continue ReadingReports of sea turtle poaching are on the decline, study says
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A new study says that the risk poaching poses to endangered sea turtles is on the decline — although data on the subject is…
Continue ReadingNASA waves off next Artemis I launch attempt due to tropical storm
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I rocket will not have its third launch attempt on Tuesday as planned due to concerns over Tropical Storm Ian…
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How Giorgia Meloni and her far-right party became a driving force in Italian politics
When Giorgia Meloni first burst onto the political scene in 2006 as the youngest ever vice-president of the National Alliance party, she sealed her…
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Tropical Storm Ian strengthens in the Caribbean and tracks toward Florida
The ninth named tropical storm of the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season has formed across the central Caribbean Sea, and forecasts show Florida may…
Continue Reading‘Baby’ island appears in Pacific Ocean after underwater volcano erupts
By Zoe Sottile, CNN The Central Tonga Islands welcomed the birth of a new baby — a baby island, that is. The new baby island emerged in the…
Continue ReadingProtester sets arm on fire during Laver Cup tennis match ahead of Federer’s farewell
By Jacob Lev, CNN A Laver Cup tennis match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Diego Schwartzman in London was interrupted by a protester who lit his arm…
Continue ReadingWhat will be visible when the DART spacecraft crashes into a tiny asteroid
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The NASA Double Asteroid Redirection Test aims to make history on Monday at 7:14 p.m. ET when it slams into Dimorphos, a…
Continue ReadingThe DART mission is about to collide with an asteroid. What to expect
By Ashley Strickland, CNN On Monday, a NASA spacecraft will deliberately slam into an asteroid called Dimorphos. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test…
Continue ReadingNext launch attempt of Artemis I set for Tuesday, but could delay due to tropical depression
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I rocket will get its third launch attempt on Tuesday, September 27, but Tropical Depression Nine could change…
Continue ReadingA bizarre fast radio burst came from a binary system, astronomers say
By Kristen Rogers, CNN More than 15 years after fast radio bursts were discovered, new research has both unraveled and deepened the mystery of the…
Continue ReadingFossil egg analysis in China adds to debate of what may have caused dinosaurs’ demise
By Katie Hunt, CNN It’s a hard-fought paleontological debate. Did the massive asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wipe out a…
Continue Reading32 whales rescued after around 200 die in mass stranding in Australia
By Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Rescue teams have managed to save 32 pilot whales following a mass stranding this week in a remote part of in…
Continue ReadingWorld Bank chief Malpass tells CNN ‘I’m not a denier’ after dodging questions on climate
By Angela Dewan, Jessie Yeung, Caitlin Hu and Ella Nilsen, CNN World Bank President David Malpass told CNN on Thursday that he agrees climate change…
Continue Reading200 whales dead, 35 remain alive after mass stranding in Australia
By Angus Watson, Wayne Chang and Heather Chen, CNN Around 200 whales have died and just 35 remain alive following a mass stranding in Australia this…
Continue ReadingZelensky calls for Russia to be stripped of UN veto power
By Jonny Hallam, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Caitlin Hu, CNN The day began with an escalation of force from Russian President Vladimir Putin, and ended with…
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Iranian women burn their hijabs as hundreds protest death of Mahsa Amini
In the video, a massive crowd cheers as a woman lifts a pair of scissors to her hair — exposed, without a hijab in sight. The sea of people, many of…
Continue ReadingJames Webb Space Telescope captures strikingly crisp images of Neptune and its rings
By Katie Hunt, CNN New images released Wednesday from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are revealing Neptune, and the planet’s…
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Russia announces immediate ‘partial mobilization’ of citizens, escalating its invasion of Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the immediate “partial mobilization” of Russian citizens on Wednesday, a move that dramatically…
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