Sep 01 WATCH: NASA holds news briefing on upcoming Artemis launch By Associated Press The agency will try again Saturday to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight, after engine trouble halted the first countdown this week. Continue reading
Aug 31 U.N. weather agency predicts rare third consecutive La Nina in 2022 By Associated Press The U.N. weather agency is predicting the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious "triple dip" — the first this century — caused by three straight years of its effect… Continue reading
Aug 29 NASA's Artemis 1 launch postponed following engine problem By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The 322-foot Space Launch System rocket was set to lift off Monday morning from Florida with three test dummies aboard on its first flight, a mission to propel a capsule into orbit around the moon. Continue reading
Aug 29 WATCH: NASA officials give briefing on postponement of new Artemis moon rocket launch By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA called off the launch of its mighty new moon rocket on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard Monday after a last-minute cascade of problems culminating in unexplained trouble related to an engine. Continue reading
Aug 28 NASA's new moon rocket on track for Monday liftoff, despite lightning strikes By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Astronauts could return to the moon in a few years, if this six-week test flight goes well. NASA officials caution, however, that the risks are high and the flight could be cut short. Continue reading
Aug 26 How NASA's Artemis 1 launch will mark a new era in space exploration By Bella Isaacs-Thomas The uncrewed test flight will send a novel spacecraft on a weekslong journey around the moon and back to Earth. Continue reading
Aug 25 How you can contribute to scientific discoveries from your couch By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Federal agencies from NASA to NOAA ask nonprofessionals to help execute a wide range of scientific projects. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 8:27 Scientists measure how quickly crucial Antarctica glacier is melting By Miles O'Brien Climate change's connections with the extreme heat and weather events in the U.S. and around the globe have been well established. But climate change is also having a measurable impact on a much slower-moving development: the loss of glaciers and… Continue watching
Jul 12 5 new awe-inspiring images of the universe from James Webb Space Telescope By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Four new breathtaking images, showing off far-away galaxies in radiant color, were unveiled as the telescope’s inaugural revelations, along with a picture shared Monday that looks deeper into space than ever before. Continue reading
Jul 11 Here's the deepest, clearest infrared image of the universe ever produced By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Dubbed “Webb’s First Deep Field,” the image shows galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 in unprecedentedly clear detail. Continue reading