Feb 04 Watch 5:28 Researchers face serious obstacles to measuring Antarctica's fastest-melting glacier By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin If you’ve been following Miles O’Brien’s reports from Antarctica, you know he’s with an international group of researchers trying to measure what’s happening to the rapidly melting Thwaites Glacier. Their work has been trying to capture information in ways that… Continue watching
Feb 03 NASA delays astronauts' lunar trip until March after rocket's hydrogen leaks mar fueling test By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Officials say the delay will allow the launch team to conduct another practice countdown before committing four astronauts to humanity's first moonshot in more than half a century. Continue reading
Feb 02 NASA rocket that will return astronauts to the moon hit by fuel leak during practice countdown By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press If the fueling demo can be completed successfully on time, NASA could launch commander Reid Wiseman and his crew to the moon as soon as Sunday. Continue reading
Jan 31 Artemis II highlights a shift in U.S. space strategy since Apollo and contrasts with China's closed program By Michelle L.D. Hanlon, The Conversation China’s program is centrally directed and tightly controlled by the state, while the U.S. approach is intentionally open and designed so partners can operate within a shared framework. Continue reading
Jan 31 How bomb cyclones form and create hazardous conditions By Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press Such rapidly strengthening storms are capable of producing heavy rain, blizzard conditions and intense winds that can create dangerous conditions such as downed trees and power outages. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 7:04 What researchers are learning as they drill into Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' By Geoff Bennett, Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin An expedition to Antarctica has brought scientists and researchers to the widest glacier on Earth. The Thwaites Glacier is nicknamed the Doomsday Glacier because of its potential impact on sea levels if ice continues to melt. Miles O'Brien reports on… Continue watching
Jan 25 Leader in smallpox eradication, Dr. William Foege, dies at 89 By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Dr. William Foege, a leader of one of humanity's greatest public health victories — the global eradication of smallpox — has died. Continue reading
Jan 25 The last refuge for a tiny hummingbird facing extinction is an ancient forest in Ecuador By Gonzalo Solano, Cesar Olmos, Associated Press Deep in the Ecuadorian Andes, the Yanacocha Reserve is the last refuge for a tiny hummingbird teetering on the edge of extinction. Continue reading
Jan 24 These rock salt alternatives for clearing ice and snow are safer for your pets and yards By Alexa St. John, Caleigh Wells, Associated Press It's easy to dash to the closest hardware store to grab a bag of salt, but experts say there are a lot of environmental and other factors to consider when tackling all that ice and snow. Continue reading
Jan 21 WATCH: Returned astronauts say ultrasound machine 'really helped' during medical crisis By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press During their first public appearance since returning to Earth, the four astronauts refused Wednesday to say which one of them needed medical attention and for what reason. It was NASA's first medical evacuation in 65 years of human spaceflight. Continue reading