NASA puts Artemis moon rocket through crucial paces ahead of launch
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The NASA Artemis I mega moon rocket may face another attempt at its crucial prelaunch ground test as early as next week,…
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Cannes Film Festival Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Cannes Film Festival, held every year in Cannes, France. May 17-28, 2022 – The 75th Cannes…
Continue ReadingScientists say this new satellite is a game changer for tracking how our environment is changing
By Danya Gainor Space technology has long been used to help forecast weather, spot wildfires and aide scientists’ understanding of the climate…
Continue ReadingA blazing orange wildflower thought to be extinct for 36 years was rediscovered
By Megan Marples, CNN A rare blazing orange wildflower that was thought to be extinct for 36 years was rediscovered in South America. The wildflower…
Continue ReadingPowerful space laser detected by South African telescope
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have detected a powerful radiowave laser, known as a megamaser, in space. This record-breaking megamaser is the…
Continue ReadingThe Ukrainian refugee crisis is the latest mission for a CNN Hero, who leads teams of mobile medics responding to global disasters
CNN By Kathleen Toner, CNN People around the globe have been moved by the horrible images of Ukrainians in distress, fleeing their homes after the…
Continue ReadingThe Ukrainian refugee crisis is the latest mission for a CNN Hero, who leads teams of mobile medics responding to global disasters
By Kathleen Toner, CNN People around the globe have been moved by the horrible images of Ukrainians in distress, fleeing their homes after the…
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Expect a full pink moon to shine this entire weekend
April’s full moon will illuminate the sky this entire weekend, and while it’s called the pink moon, it’s not actually that…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Artemis mega moon rocket’s crucial test experiences leak issue, delays
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The third attempt at a final prelaunch test for NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket began Thursday morning, but the…
Continue ReadingExpect a full pink moon to shine this entire weekend
By Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Strickland, CNN April’s full moon will illuminate the sky this entire weekend, and while it’s…
Continue ReadingPowerful ‘rivers in the sky’ could cause Antarctic Peninsula’s biggest ice shelf to collapse
By Angela Dewan, CNN When temperatures in Antarctica soared to 38 degrees Celsius above normal — around 70 Fahrenheit — in March, a…
Continue ReadingVietnam War Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and…
Continue ReadingMay Day Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at May Day, referred to as International Workers Day in many countries. Facts Celebrated on the first day…
Continue ReadingCuriosity rover comes up against dangerous ‘scaly’ terrain on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Curiosity rover just avoided a near run-in with some razor-sharp rocks on Mars. The robotic explorer, which landed on…
Continue ReadingUS military confirms an interstellar meteor collided with Earth
By Megan Marples, CNN One meteor traveled quite a long way from home to visit Earth. Researchers discovered the first known interstellar meteor to…
Continue ReadingIs Covid-19 endemic yet? Experts aren’t so sure
Coronavirus restrictions are disappearing by the week in much of the world, as more Western countries scale back their remaining restrictions and…
Continue ReadingMassive comet will swing by the sun in 2031, Hubble observes
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A comet with a nucleus larger than the state of Rhode Island is heading our way, but Earth is in no danger of a…
Continue ReadingTrevor Reed’s appeal in Russia sent to a lower court, US ambassador says, and ‘justice has again been denied’
By Zahra Ullah and Mia Alberti, CNN A Russian court on Tuesday remanded the case of Trevor Reed, a former US Marine detained in Russia, to a lower…
Continue ReadingNASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket’s next prelaunch test attempt begins Tuesday
By Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon will make a third attempt at its most critical and final prelaunch test…
Continue ReadingNeptune just experienced an unexplained temperature shift
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The most distant planet in our solar system has presented a new mystery. Astronomers observing Neptune for the past 17…
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