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Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is grounded after launching satellite into the wrong orbit
Jeff Bezos' rocket company Blue Origin is blaming a bad engine for a failed launch that left a satellite in the wrong orbit, dooming it More »
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Earthquake sets off brief tsunami alert and a megaquake advisory in northern Japan
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake Monday off northern Japan sparked a short-lived tsunami alert and an advisory of a slightly higher risk of a possible megaquake More »
The Lyrid meteor shower is visible now and peaking soon. Here's how to spot it
The Lyrid meteor shower is expected to bring fiery streaks to the night sky More »
Chernobyl's radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit
Wildlife is thriving again four decades after the nuclear disaster at Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant in what became the exclusion zone created by the forced mass evacuations of the population More »
Artemis II astronauts praise their moonship's performance, especially the heat shield
The Artemis II astronauts who ignited a lunar renaissance are giving high marks to their moonship for its performance during reentry — especially the heat shield More »
A lost icon: The American chestnut and its central place in the eastern landscape
The American chestnut is a singular, iconic tree of the eastern United States More »
Astronomers measure the mind-blowing power and speed of black hole jets for the first time
Scientists for the first time have measured the instantaneous mind-blowing power of jets blasting from a black hole More »
How a retired cranberry bog helped change the game for wetland restoration
The largest restored wetlands in Massachusetts now cover hundreds of acres of what used to be cranberry farms More »
Younger adult colon cancer deaths are concentrated in people with less education, study says
A new study finds the worrisome rise in colorectal cancer deaths among younger adults is concentrated in people with less education More »
As energy costs rise, some states back off ambitious climate goals
New York launched ambitious goals to cut its long-term greenhouse gas emissions with clarion calls about saving the future More »
