Jan 12 2021's deadliest, coldest, most expensive U.S. disasters, by the numbers By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The contiguous U.S. suffered the largest number of disaster-related deaths in a decade, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said this week. Continue reading
Jan 03 NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope 'hunky-dory' after problems fixed By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Officials said Monday that the huge sunshield on the James Webb Space Telescope is now fully open and in the process of being tightened. Continue reading
Dec 31 4 New Year's resolutions for enriching your relationship with nature By Viniece Jennings, The Conversation In 2022, we can all take more responsibility for how our actions exacerbate environmental problems. Continue reading
Dec 29 China says SpaceX satellites nearly collided with its three-member crew space station By Associated Press China is urging the United States to protect a Chinese space station and its three-member crew after Beijing complained that satellites launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX nearly struck the station. Continue reading
Dec 25 Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints of life. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 7:42 NASA's James Webb telescope poised to launch new golden age of astronomy By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin While kids across the U.S. will wake up tomorrow looking for gifts under the tree, NASA is hoping to celebrate with its own Christmas present a little higher up. The launch of their James Webb Space Telescope is slated for… Continue watching
Dec 23 In Africa, rescuing the languages that Western tech ignores By Matt O'Brien, CHINEDU ASADU, Associated Press Computers have become amazingly precise at translating spoken words to text messages and scouring huge troves of data for answers to complex questions – as long as you speak English or another of the world's dominant languages. Continue reading
Dec 23 WATCH: James Webb telescope launched into space to study first stars and galaxies By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA's James Webb Space Telescope soared from French Guiana on South America’s northeastern coast, riding a European Ariane rocket into the Christmas morning sky. Continue reading
Dec 20 Bigger and more powerful than the Hubble, NASA's new telescope will see the "awe-inspiring" By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The $10 billion successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is about to take flight. NASA is entrusting the launch of the world's biggest and most powerful space observatory to its European partners. Continue reading
Dec 16 What too much artificial light steals from our night skies By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Advocates emphasize that, compared to many other types of pollution plaguing our planet, addressing excessive lighting is relatively straightforward. Continue reading