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Boeing Crew Capsule Launches to Space Station on Test Redo
Boeing's crew capsule rocketed into orbit Thursday on a repeat test flight without astronauts, after years of being grounded by flaws that could have doomed the spacecraft.
Dusty Demise for NASA Mars Lander in July; Power Dwindling
The Insight lander is losing power because of all the dust on its solar panels. NASA said Tuesday it will keep using the spacecraft's seismometer to register marsquakes until the power peters out.
Most Great Barrier Reef Coral Studied this Year was Bleached
More than 90% of Great Barrier Reef coral surveyed this year was bleached in the fourth such mass event in seven years in the world's largest coral reef ecosystem, Australian government scientists said.
Battery-Powered Greek Island Bets on Green Future
The island has already been producing most of its own electricity since 2019, using a solar park and a wind turbine hooked up to trailer-sized batteries that maintain an uninterrupted supply.
Earth Given 50-50 Chance of Hitting Key Warming Mark by 2026
The world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark in the next five years.
Mental Health Tips: How Climate Scientists Keep Hope Alive
How climate scientists or emergency room doctors during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic cope with their depressing day-to-day work, yet remain hopeful, can offer help to ordinary people.
Revolutionary Find: 19 Cannons in River Likely Sunk in 1779
A warehouse along the Savannah River is holds historical treasures: 19 cannons that researchers suspect came from British ships scuttled to the river bottom during the American Revolution.
50 Years on, Apollo 16 Moonwalker Still 'Excited' by Space
Fifty years after his Apollo 16 mission to the moon, retired NASA astronaut Charlie Duke says he's ready for the U.S. to get back to lunar exploration.
Ideas on Mute? Study: Remote Meetings Dampen Brainstorming
Video meetings dampen brainstorming because we are so hyper-focused on the face in that box that we don't let our eyes and minds wander as much, a new study found.
One-Fifth of Reptiles Worldwide Face Risk of Extinction
More than 1 in 5 species of reptiles worldwide are threatened with extinction, according to a comprehensive new assessment of thousands of species published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
SpaceX Launches 4 Astronauts for NASA after Private Flight
SpaceX launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Wednesday, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires.
Egypt: Ruins of Ancient Temple for Zeus Unearthed in Sinai
Egyptian archaeologists unearthed the ruins of a temple for the ancient Greek god Zeus in the Sinai Peninsula, antiquities authorities said Monday.
Callery Pears: An Invader 'Worse than Murder Hornets!'
Stinky but handsome and widely popular landscape trees have spawned aggressive invaders, creating thickets that overwhelm native plants and sport nasty four-inch spikes.
Climate Change, Big Agriculture Combine to Threaten Insects
Climate change and habitat loss from big agriculture are combining to swat down global insect populations, with each problem making the other worse, a new study finds.
Hollywood Missing the Drama in Climate Change, Group Says
Hollywood's response to climate change includes donations, protests and other activism. but it's apparently missing out on an approach close to home.
Fuel Leak Thwarts NASA's Dress Rehearsal for Moon Rocket
NASA's latest attempt to fuel its huge moon rocket for a countdown test was thwarted Thursday by a hazardous hydrogen leak, the latest in a series of vexing equipment trouble.
There's Still a Way to Reach Global Goal on Climate Change
If nations do all that they've promised to fight climate change, the world can still meet one of two internationally agreed upon goals for limiting warming.
Twinkle, Twinkle Giant Star, Astronomers See How Far You Are
Astronomers have discovered the farthest star yet, a super-hot, super-bright giant that formed nearly 13 billion years ago at the dawn of the cosmos.
Space Junk on 5,800-mph Collision Course with Moon
The moon is about to get walloped by 3 tons of space junk, a punch that will carve out a crater that could fit several semitractor-trailers.
Archaeologists Find 9,000-Year-Old Shrine in Jordan Desert
A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan's eastern desert.