Apr 18 How to spot the Lyrid meteor shower that is peaking this week By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press The show will be visible across the globe, but views will be best in the Northern Hemisphere. And there's no risk of the crescent moon photobombing the Lyrid shower. It'll set before the fun starts. Continue reading
Apr 16 WATCH: Artemis II astronauts discuss historic moon mission after returning to Earth By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press In their first news conference since returning to Earth, the three Americans and one Canadian said their lunar flyby puts NASA in a much better position for a moon landing by a crew in two years and an eventual moon… Continue reading
Apr 11 Cheers welcome Artemis II astronauts home after record-breaking trip By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The crew of four arrived at Ellington Field near NASA's Johnson Space Center and Mission Control, flying in from San Diego, where they splashed down just offshore the evening before. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 7:03 How worried should Americans be as AI threatens jobs? By Geoff Bennett, Murrey Jacobson Americans are anxious about their jobs and whether artificial intelligence is coming for them. Some prominent voices call it catastrophic, others say it's hype. The data, so far, is somewhere in between and deeply contested. Geoff Bennett spoke with Josh… Continue watching
Apr 10 How will NASA get the Artemis II crew safely back on Earth? Here's the science behind splashdown By Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation While splashdown can be harrowing – the spacecraft will hurdle through the atmosphere faster than the speed of sound and reach temperatures in the thousands of degrees – NASA has been doing it for decades. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 6:19 Anthropic's powerful new AI model raises concerns about high-tech risks By Geoff Bennett, Courtney Norris Anthropic announced that it has started a very limited test of its newest AI model called Mythos. It's a model deemed so powerful that the company warned it could cause widespread disruption if it were released to the public. Anthropic… Continue watching
Apr 09 The U.S. smashed heat records in March. Just wait for El Niño this summer By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press March’s persistent heat was unseasonably intense, and the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Niño will reach superstrength. Continue reading
Apr 09 WATCH: Artemis II crew splashes down on Earth after historic trip around the moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 8:00 America's first billion-dollar climate fund sparks spending debate in Portland By Stephanie Sy, Mike Fritz In 2018, voters in Portland, Oregon, approved a first-of-its-kind climate and justice fund aimed at investing in projects in historically marginalized communities. Since then, the fund has grown, and so has the debate over how that money should be spent. Continue watching
Apr 07 Artemis II astronauts make long-distance call to space station on the way home from the moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Still aglow from their triumphant lunar flyby, the Artemis II astronauts made more history Tuesday: calling their friends aboard the International Space Station hundreds of thousands of miles away as they headed home from the moon. Continue reading