Science Apr 20 Starship test flight ends with explosion, Musk says SpaceX ‘learned a lot’ for next launch Thursday, Elon Musk’s SpaceX launched the first test flight of Starship, its 400-foot rocket meant to one day send people to the moon, and eventually, Mars. The most powerful rocket ever built blasted off from its launch base in Texas…
Nation Mar 17 After near-collisions on airport runways, FAA calls for safety review U.S. airports have seen an uptick in near-collisions involving commercial planes. The problem prompted the FAA to call for a safety summit, launching a review of standards and procedures to prevent catastrophe. Geoff Bennett reports on the close calls and…
Science Mar 01 Is climate change accelerating the risk of disease spreading from animals to humans? Scientists researching the aftermath of California wildfires say they are finding evidence that climate change is accelerating the risk of disease spreading from animals to humans. Science correspondent Miles O'Brien reports.
Nation Feb 01 20 years later, Mark Kelly reflects on the space shuttle Columbia disaster Wednesday marks 20 years since the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated on its way home. The tragedy not only killed all seven astronauts on board but also was the beginning of the end for the space shuttle program and changed how…
Science Jan 19 A look at the environmental and health effects associated with gas stoves There's been a heated debate lately about gas stoves and potential government regulation. The fire was lit last week after a member of a federal consumer agency suggested the government might ban them in newly built homes. That was quickly…
Science Jan 11 More homes using heat pumps as cheaper, greener alternative to fossil fuels U.S. emissions fell during the height of the pandemic as people were stuck at home, but that changed as the pandemic eased. Many researchers, scientists and lawmakers argue that Americans need to reduce their use of fossil fuels much sooner…
Science Dec 13 Breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology could dramatically alter clean energy landscape For the first time, scientists have produced a fusion reaction that created more energy than was expended, a breakthrough to tap into the same kind of energy that powers the sun and stars. It could have huge implications for potentially…
Science Dec 09 Space historian examines parallels of NASA’s last moon landing and the Artemis mission The nearly month-long Artemis 1 mission to the Moon is slated to end on Sunday with a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean. On that very day 50 years ago, Dec. 11, 1972, the last Apollo astronauts set foot on the…
Nation Nov 23 The challenge of tracking methane emissions and why they are higher than publicly reported The COP27 climate negotiations in Egypt put a spotlight on the problem of methane emissions, which are responsible for more than a quarter of the warming on the planet today. More countries are pledging to reduce those emissions, but methane…
Science Nov 16 NASA’s Artemis rocket finally lifts off after political, financial, technical delays For the first time in half a century, NASA is starting to make its way back to a lunar landing. The Artemis rocket was finally able to launch early Wednesday morning after prior delays, sending an unmanned capsule around the…