Dec 30 Watch 8:39 Inside Rocket Lab's effort to outpace larger space rivals By Miles O'Brien, Kate Tobin The private space economy is growing significantly and the year ahead could be a big one. The first private space station is expected to launch next spring, new commercial space flights will be offered and SpaceX is considering a public… Continue watching
Dec 30 2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say By Alexa St. John, Associated Press The analysis from World Weather Attribution researchers, released Tuesday in Europe, came after a year when people around the world were slammed by the dangerous extremes brought on by a warming planet. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 8:45 Scientists work to decode wolf howls in Yellowstone with AI technology By Matt Standal, Montana PBS In movies and literature, a wolf’s haunting howl can signify danger or untamed nature. In real life, researchers in Yellowstone National Park are analyzing those howls with cutting-edge AI technology to better monitor and track wolves. Matt Standal of PBS… Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch 7:44 White House pushes to dismantle leading climate and weather research center By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The Trump administration says it plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, which is the nation’s premier atmospheric science center. The center was founded in 1960 and has facilitated generations of breakthroughs in climate and weather… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 6:06 Trump halts East Coast projects in latest blow against wind power By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins, Jenna Bloom The Trump administration announced an immediate pause on the leases for five large-scale offshore wind farms off the East Coast. The Interior Department provided few details, but said the Pentagon believed the turbines could obscure and confuse radar signals. It's… Continue watching
Dec 18 Trump administration moves to dismantle national climate research lab in Colorado By Matthew Daly, Susan Montoya Bryan, Associated Press The research lab, which houses the largest federal research program on climate change, supports research to predict, prepare for and respond to severe weather and other natural disasters. Continue reading
Dec 18 Winter solstice is nearly upon the Northern Hemisphere. Here's what to know about the shortest day of the year By Associated Press Sunday is the shortest day of the year north of the equator, where the solstice marks the start of astronomical winter. It’s the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere, where it is the longest day of the year and summer will… Continue reading
Dec 17 Saturn's moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as suspected, study suggests By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press New research suggests Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth's polar seas instead of a buried ocean as long suspected. Continue reading
Dec 15 Interstellar comet 3I/Atlas will make closest approach to Earth on Friday By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles of our planet on Friday. That's as close as it will get on its grand tour of the solar system. Continue reading
Dec 10 NASA loses contact with Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA said this week that it was working fine before it went behind the red planet. When it appeared again, there was only silence. Continue reading