China says it’s ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday
JIUQUAN, China — China said all systems are ready to launch the next crew to its orbiting space station early Wednesday, the latest mission to make the country a major…
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NASA astronaut is released from the hospital after returning from space
This photo provided by NASA shows Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, left, NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, second from left, Matthew Dominick, second from right, and Jeanette Epps, right, inside the SpaceX…
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It’s almost Halloween. That means it’s time for a bat beauty contest
PORTLAND, Ore. — Move over, Fat Bear Week. A bat beauty contest is now stepping up to the plate. The Bureau of Land Management has hosted the online competition since…
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NASA says an astronaut is in the hospital as a 'precautionary measure' after returning from an extended stay in space
NASA says an astronaut is in the hospital as a ‘precautionary measure’ after returning from an extended stay in space
Read more Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's Starliner problems and Hurricane Milton
Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing’s Starliner problems and Hurricane Milton
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4 astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing’s capsule trouble
The SpaceX crew of the Dragon spacecraft, from left, cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, pilot Michael Barratt, commander Matthew Dominick and mission specialist Jeanette Epps gather for a photo after arriving at…
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Citizen astronomers rally to protect Mexico’s night sky for the next generation
JOYA-LA BARRETA ECOLOGICAL PARK, Mexico — As night descended, a rumble of frogs filled the air in this park outside the central Mexican city of Queretaro. In the sky, tiny…
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Red-cockaded woodpeckers’ recovery in southeast leads to status change from endangered to threatened
WASHINGTON — The red-cockaded woodpecker, an iconic bird in southeastern forests, has recovered enough of its population to be downlisted from an endangered species to a threatened one, the U.S….
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Environmentalists sue New York, New Jersey and Delaware over endangered sturgeon
New York, New Jersey and Delaware were accused in federal lawsuits Thursday of improperly allowing Atlantic sturgeon to be killed by commercial fishing operations even as the prehistoric fish is…
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World on pace for significantly more warming without immediate climate action, report warns
The world is on a path to get 1.8 degrees Celsius (3.2 Fahrenheit) warmer than it is now, but could trim half a degree of that projected future heating if…
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