Feb 25 Agency permanently bans fracking near Delaware River By Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press The Delaware River Basin Commission first imposed a moratorium on gas development more than a decade ago. The agency says fracking poses too great of a risk to the water supply. Continue reading
Feb 25 Mars rover’s giant parachute carried secret message By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The huge parachute used by NASA's Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: NASA’s Perseverance rover sends new video and images of Mars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA equipped the spacecraft with a record 25 cameras and two microphones, many of which were turned on during last week's descent. Continue reading
Feb 22 Bone cancer survivor to join SpaceX’s first private flight By Associated Press Hayley Arceneaux, 29, will become the youngest American in space — beating NASA record-holder Sally Ride by over two years. Continue reading
Feb 21 UK speeds up vaccinations: All adults get 1st jab by July 31 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The British government declared Sunday that every adult in the country should get a first coronavirus vaccine shot by July 31, at least a month earlier than its previous target, as it prepared to set out a “cautious” plan to… Continue reading
Feb 20 Pope, others hail Italian health workers on COVID anniversary By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press Pope Francis and Italy’s president on Saturday marked a newly established annual day to honor doctors, nurses and other health care workers, exactly one year after the nation’s first known native case of COVID-19 emerged. Continue reading
Feb 19 NASA’s Perseverance sends pictures after landing By Associated Press Perseverance can be seen in stunning detail just 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) off the ground, being lowered wheels first by cables attached to an overhead sky crane, the red dust kicked up by rocket engines. Continue reading
Feb 19 WATCH: Mars landing team ‘awestruck’ by photo of descending rover By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA equipped the spacecraft with a record 25 cameras, many of which were turned on during Thursday's descent. Perseverance can be seen just 6 1/2 feet off the ground, being lowered by cables attached to an overhead sky crane. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 4:30 NASA rover lands on Mars, resuming search for remnants of life By Miles O'Brien, Courtney Norris The U.S. is back on the Red Planet after a nearly 300-million-mile journey. NASA celebrated late Thursday afternoon when it landed its latest rover on Mars. The rover is designed to explore new areas of the planet and look for… Continue watching
Feb 18 NASA’s Perseverance rover pulls off tricky landing on Mars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A NASA rover has landed on Mars in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on the red planet. Continue reading