‘Game changer’ satellite will measure most of the water on the planet
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first mission to survey nearly all of the water on Earth’s surface has launched. The international Surface Water…
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‘Rail cars’ of material released after NASA spacecraft hit asteroid
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft slammed into the tiny asteroid Dimorphos, the impact…
Continue ReadingRoscosmos will send replacement spacecraft to return crew to Earth after Soyuz leak
CNN By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN Russian space agency Roscosmos will launch an uncrewed spacecraft, Soyuz MS-23, to the International…
Continue ReadingWhales can have an important but overlooked role in tackling the climate crisis, researchers say
CNN By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The world’s largest whales are more than just astonishing creatures. Much like the ocean, soil and forests, whales…
Continue ReadingWhales can have an important but overlooked role in tackling the climate crisis, researchers say
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The world’s largest whales are more than just astonishing creatures. Much like the ocean, soil and forests, whales can…
Continue ReadingResearchers have found that snakes have a clitoris. Here’s what it could mean
By Katie Hunt and Madeline Holcombe, CNN Scientists have discovered that female snakes have a clitoris — a previously overlooked or dismissed part…
Continue ReadingSoyuz spacecraft docked to International Space Station springs ‘fairly significant’ coolant leak
By Ross Levitt, Katia Hetter and Ashley Strickland, CNN A planned spacewalk by the Russian space agency Roscosmos has been called off following the…
Continue ReadingThe most volcanic world in the solar system is about to be visited by a NASA spacecraft
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA spacecraft is gearing up for the first of a series of close encounters with the most volcanic place in the solar…
Continue ReadingDazzling galactic diamonds shine in new Webb telescope image
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique perspective of the universe, including never-before-seen galaxies that…
Continue ReadingOur ancestors may have evolved to walk upright in trees rather than on the ground, new study suggests
By Jack Guy, CNN Humans’ ability to walk upright on two legs may have evolved in trees, rather than on the ground, according to scientists…
Continue ReadingGroundbreaking Mars mission comes to an end
CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN After making groundbreaking discoveries about the mysterious interior of the red planet, the InSight lander’s…
Continue ReadingMassive Martian dust devil passed over the Perseverance rover, and it recorded the eerie sounds
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A towering whirlwind of dust passed right over the Perseverance rover as it explored the site of an ancient lake on Mars…
Continue ReadingMark your calendar for the strongest meteor shower of the year
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN The best chance to see the strongest meteor shower of the year is on its way this week. The Geminids, known for bright,…
Continue ReadingHere’s how many times you need to reuse your reusable grocery bags
By Katie Hunt, CNN The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it’s definitely under way. Restrictions on their use are in…
Continue ReadingMedieval ship found in Norway’s biggest lake
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN Resting at the bottom of Mjøsa, the largest lake in Norway, a shipwreck from hundreds of years ago is in almost perfect…
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Lockerbie bombing suspect now in U.S. custody
A key suspect in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland is in U.S.…
Continue ReadingHistoric moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future…
Continue ReadingHistoric moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule
By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut missions…
Continue ReadingHistoric moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule
CNN By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future astronaut…
Continue ReadingHistoric moon mission ends with splashdown of Orion capsule
CNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jackie Wattles, CNN The Artemis I mission — a 25½-day uncrewed test flight around the moon meant to pave the way for future…
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