World Jan 01 A look at 2023’s discoveries in space exploration In 2023, we saw incredibly detailed images from the most advanced telescope in space and the 25th year of a global partnership sending astronauts to orbit Earth. Digital video producer Casey Kuhn delves into the major discoveries from last year…
Science Jan 01 5 space milestones in 2023 that are ‘rewriting textbooks’ This year saw incredibly detailed images from the most advanced telescope in space, as well as the 25th year of a global partnership sending astronauts to orbit Earth.
World Dec 06 The scientific and cultural impact of the International Space Station after 25 years This week marks the 25th anniversary of when astronauts first entered the beginnings of the International Space Station. A quarter of a century later, the station is manned by seven international crew members and has become an iconic and important…
World Dec 04 Solar system with 6 planets orbiting in-sync discovered in Milky Way Astronomers have discovered a rare solar system with six planets moving in sync with one another. Estimated to be billions of years old, the formation 100 light-years away may help unravel some mysteries of our solar system. Miles O’Brien reports…
Science Sep 25 What scientists hope to learn from asteroid sample returned to Earth on NASA spacecraft You may have heard about a NASA probe that successfully brought some samples from a deep-space asteroid back to Earth. It took four billion miles to get them, but researchers believe it will be worth it. You also may be…
Science Sep 19 ‘Ghost gear’ piles up in the Gulf of Maine amid plastic onslaught on oceans Abandoned fishing gear, often called "ghost gear," is breaking down in our oceans and adding to the problems brought by plastics and microplastics. But there was a recent effort to get the United Nations to enforce tougher regulations, and a…
Nation Sep 06 What’s behind the alarming rise in near-collisions of commercial airplanes There has been an alarming number of near-miss collisions between airplanes according to an investigation by The New York Times. In a review of FAA reports and a NASA database, the Times found there were at least 46 close calls…
World Aug 31 Japan’s problems developing stable energy sources 12 years after nuclear meltdown While the world is focusing on the radioactive water released from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, the country is grappling with other big questions about its use of nuclear energy. Japan dramatically changed its attitudes after Fukushima melted down…
World Aug 23 The significance of India’s successful landing on the moon’s south pole It was a historic day for India as it became the fourth country to land on the moon. It comes after a failed attempt in 2019 and just days behind a failed Russian lunar landing. Prime Minister Modi watched alongside…
World Aug 23 A look at the plan to release Fukushima’s treated radioactive water into the sea Japan is expected to release treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant as soon as Thursday. The government and the utility operating the facility say it is safe and the release is being closely monitored, but nearby countries…