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Space Exploration Jan 15, 2025

SpaceX delays latest Starship megarocket test to Thursday

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Wednesday pushed back its latest orbital flight test of Starship, the colossal prototype rocket the company hopes will help humans colonize Mars.

Space Exploration Jan 7, 2025

SpaceX knocks out launch from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX sent up the second launch of the year from the Space Coast on Monday afternoon.

Space Exploration Jan 3, 2025

SpaceX launch on final day of 2024 raises Space Coast tally to 93 for the year

SpaceX put the final countdown in the books for the Space Coast early Tuesday, adding one more to the record pace of launches for the year.

Space Exploration Dec 31, 2024

SpaceX knocks out 1st of final 2 Space Coast launches of 2024

SpaceX knocked out a midnight launch from Cape Canaveral on Sunday, but has a midnight Monday launch on tap from Kennedy Space Center to cap off a record year for the Space Coast.

Social Sciences Dec 18, 2024

Flying this holiday season? Here's why air travel makes us so cranky—and what to do about it

The holidays are coming, airports are packed and emotions are running high. You've probably seen it or even been part of it: that tense moment when a passenger snaps at a flight attendant, or a near-meltdown over a seat reclining ...

Environment Dec 16, 2024

Planning a holiday? Three ways to reduce your carbon footprint

These holidays, planet Earth looks likely to be hotter than ever before. Research found that in 2024, global temperatures temporarily rose 1.5°C higher than the average from 1850 to 1900—a pre-industrial time when the first ...

Economics & Business Dec 5, 2024

Study explores how fear impacts financial health of airline industry

A new study reveals how news and external uncertainties, like rising investor fear and geopolitical risks, affect the financial performance of airline companies. By analyzing airline equity returns, researchers found that ...

Environment Dec 2, 2024

Researchers encourage switching planes for trains to decarbonize holidays

Up to 41% of Britons holidaying abroad could travel by rail instead of air to cut down on carbon emissions, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Leeds.

Earth Sciences Dec 2, 2024

Using LIDAR technology researchers study the impact of contrails on climate

In the skies over Virginia it is common to see contrails, cloud-like strips of condensed water left behind by aircraft at high altitude.

Environment Nov 13, 2024

Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels continue to increase, year on year. This sobering reality will be presented to world leaders today at the international climate conference COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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