Mar 05 Already missing winter? Here’s what we lose when the season warms up By Bella Isaacs-Thomas If you’ve noticed that the coldest months of the year don’t seem to get so cold anymore, you’re not alone. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 7:14 Can science save the northern white rhino from extinction and even bring back the dodo? By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Harry Zahn The northern white rhinoceros is one of the world’s biggest animals, and one of the most endangered. Only two are known to be alive, both female. But scientific breakthroughs are raising hopes for saving the rhino and perhaps even bringing… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 1:18 A glimpse at some of the 100 new deep sea species discovered off the coast of Chile By John Yang, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery Amid underwater mountains off the coast of Chile, scientists believe they’ve discovered 100 or so new species with the aid of a robot capable of diving more than 14,000 feet. Researchers say it demonstrates how the Chilean government’s ocean protections… Continue watching
Feb 27 Sea ice lows, extreme ocean heat of 2023 offers glimpse of future warming, study says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Off the charts “crazy” heat in the North Atlantic ocean and record-smashing Antarctic sea ice lows last year are far more severe than what Earth’s supposed to get with current warming levels. Continue reading
Feb 27 With only hours until it dies, lunar lander Odysseus sends back more photos of the moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Once sunlight can no longer reach the lander's solar panels, operations will end. Continue reading
Feb 26 Private U.S. lunar lander to cease operations Tuesday after landing sideways By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Intuitive Machines, the Houston company that built and flew the spacecraft, said Monday that sunlight will likely stop shining on the solar panels Tuesday morning. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 1:09 A mind-boggling look at what might be the brightest object in the universe By John Yang, Harry Zahn According to a paper published this past week in the journal Nature Astronomy, scientists found what could be the brightest known object in the universe: a quasar produced by a massive and voracious black hole. It’s estimated to be emitting… Continue watching
Feb 23 Astronomers spot 3 new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus By Christina Larson, Associated Press The latest tally puts Neptune at 16 known moons and Uranus at 28. Scientists say the new moon around Uranus is likely the smallest of the planet's moons. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: NASA and Intuitive Machines say lunar lander is on its side, hampering communications By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press A private U.S. lunar lander tilted over at touchdown and ended up on its side near the moon’s south pole, hampering communications, company officials said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 5:29 U.S. company lands private spacecraft on surface of the moon By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Shoshana Dubnow It's the first U.S.-built spacecraft to land on the moon in more than 50 years, and the first ever by a private company. The Odysseus lander took off from Cape Canaveral last week and made it to the lunar surface… Continue watching