Mar 31 WATCH: NASA holds pre-launch news conference on Artemis II, farthest crewed flight in decades By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press After weeks of fuel leaks and other issues, NASA faced a trouble-free countdown Tuesday on the eve of astronauts' first trip to the moon in more than half a century. Continue reading
Mar 31 WATCH: Artemis II is set to orbit the moon. Here's what to know By Deema Zein and Marcia Dunn, Associated Press In a throwback to Apollo, NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts on a lunar fly-around. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 9:05 How next-gen nuclear could help meet energy demands – and the risks involved By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes The Trump administration has rolled back support for many forms of clean energy. One exception is nuclear power. The president wants to quadruple U.S. nuclear capacity by 2050, and a new generation of advanced reactors in development could signal the… Continue watching
Mar 30 WATCH: NASA holds news conference on Artemis II launch as 2-day countdown begins By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA began the countdown Monday for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years. Continue reading
Mar 30 Apollo's old-timers root for NASA's return to the moon with Artemis II launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The people who toiled night and day to put astronauts on the moon during Apollo are thrilled that NASA is finally going back. They just wish these Artemis moonshots had happened sooner while more of Apollo’s workforce was still alive. Continue reading
Mar 28 Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest winter level as unprecedented heat shatters records globally By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Vital Arctic sea ice shrank to tie its lowest measured level for the winter, the season when ice grows, as a warming Earth shattered records across the continents. Continue reading
Mar 28 Meet the Artemis crew on NASA's first moon mission in more than half a century By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press This first Artemis crew includes a woman, a person of color and a Canadian, products of a more diversified astronaut corps. Continue reading
Mar 27 He suddenly couldn't speak in space. NASA astronaut says his medical scare remains unsolved By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The astronaut who prompted NASA’s first medical evacuation earlier this year said Friday that doctors still don’t know why he suddenly fell sick at the International Space Station. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 6:57 How climate change has powered the heat wave blanketing much of the U.S. By Ali Rogin, Karina Cuevas A massive heat dome has been spreading across much of the United States this month, with temperatures reaching historic highs. But it's not an isolated spike. In recent weeks, the country has grappled with a series of extreme weather events. Continue watching
Mar 24 Did you remember to pack the antimatter? CERN takes antiprotons for a short drive By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Scientists in Geneva took some antiprotons out for a spin — a very delicate one — in a truck, in a never-tried-before test drive that has been deemed a success. Continue reading