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Space Exploration Jun 6, 2024

Boeing's Starliner launches on historic first human spaceflight

A pair of NASA astronauts have finally taken their historic ride on Boeing's CST-100 Starliner making its first-ever human spaceflight on the morning of June 5.

Space Exploration Jun 5, 2024

What to know about Boeing's first spaceflight carrying NASA astronauts

After years of stumbles and delays, Boeing has finally launched astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA.

Space Exploration Jun 5, 2024

Boeing launches NASA astronauts for the first time after years of delays

Boeing launched astronauts for the first time Wednesday, belatedly joining SpaceX as a second taxi service for NASA.

Planetary Sciences Jun 5, 2024

'Weird' new planet retains atmosphere despite nearby star's relentless radiation

A rare exoplanet that should have been stripped down to bare rock by its nearby host star's intense radiation somehow grew a puffy atmosphere instead—the latest in a string of discoveries forcing scientists to rethink theories ...

Environment Jun 5, 2024

Early fires an ominous Greek summer warning: experts

A year after one of Greece's worst wildfire seasons left over 20 people dead, a record-breaking warm winter and high spring temperatures are raising fears of another fierce summer.

Environment Jun 4, 2024

Danger warnings as heat wave hits western US

A dangerous heat wave was building over parts of the western United States Tuesday, with forecasters warning of rocketing temperatures in an early taste of a possibly brutal summer for the region.

Plants & Animals Jun 3, 2024

Pelicans are starving: Scientists might know why

There's a broken link in the food chain of California's brown pelicans, adding a sad chapter to one of conservation's most striking success stories.

Environment May 30, 2024

Florida faces hectic hurricane season: Can science say who will get hit in coming months?

The bottom line of every preseason hurricane forecast this spring has been sobering, even a little scary. Meteorologists and their computer models all agree that it's going to be a super busy and perhaps record-breaking season—and ...

Planetary Sciences May 29, 2024

What you will and won't see from June's planetary parade

Six planets will link up before dawn on June 3 in what's known as a planetary parade. But the spectacle won't be as eye-catching as expected: Only two planets will be visible to the naked eye.

Plants & Animals May 28, 2024

One of world's rarest whales sighted off California coast

In an extraordinary sighting, a critically endangered North Pacific right whale was spotted off the Marin County coast on Friday, thrilling scientists.

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