Aug 02 Watch 4:41 SpaceX Crew Dragon is heading home, hopes to land Sunday By PBS NewsHour NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley are expected to land back on Earth on Sunday afternoon. The historic mission aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavor, which has been docked at the International Space Station since May, will mark the first… Continue watching
Aug 02 SpaceX guiding NASA astronauts to 1st splashdown in 45 years By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The first astronauts to ride a SpaceX capsule into orbit headed toward a retro-style splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday afternoon to close out a two-month test flight. Continue reading
Aug 01 AP FACT CHECK: Trump's election agitations and distortions By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Heads snapped and eyes rolled when President Donald Trump made a case for considering an election postponement in the pandemic. Republican and Democratic lawmakers, who agree on precious little, said forget about it. Continue reading
Aug 01 Hurricane Isaias lashes Bahamas while Florida battens down By Dánica Coto, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Hurricane Isaias snapped trees and knocked out power as it blew through the Bahamas on Saturday and headed toward the Florida coast, where officials said they were closing beaches, parks and coronavirus testing sites. Continue reading
Jul 31 How a painless patch could one day deliver vaccines By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Vaccine patches haven’t yet been approved for commercial use, but vaccine experts and researchers agree that the emerging technology could revolutionize the way we deliver vaccines worldwide. Continue reading
Jul 31 U.S. officials seek limits on what constitutes a 'habitat' for imperiled species By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The Trump administration is proposing to define what land and water can be declared as “habitat” for imperiled plants and animals… Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: NASA launches Perseverance to look for ancient life on Mars By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas NASA’s Perseverance rover is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral at 7:50 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 30, kicking off its nearly seven month journey to Mars. Continue reading
Jul 29 Why people are taking more coronavirus risks as the pandemic drags on By Fedor Kossakovski Even as COVID-19 cases are surging to new heights across the U.S., it makes sense that people are likely to be more lax in their precautions than during the early days of the crisis, experts in risk perception say. Continue reading
Jul 28 How to spot Comet NEOWISE before it disappears for thousands of years By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas There’s still a little bit of time to catch a glimpse of a newly discovered comet as it blazes across the night sky, especially if you have binoculars or a telescope handy. Continue reading
Jul 27 House approves bill to create Latino museum on National Mall By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The House has passed a bill to establish a Smithsonian museum for American Latinos that would showcase Latino history, art and culture. Continue reading