Trump Gets Helicopter View of Hurricane-Hit Florida Panhandle
Flying in the Marine One presidential helicopter over Mexico Beach , one of the towns worst hit by the Category 4 storm, Trump surveyed uprooted trees, rows of roofless homes, some of them torn from their foundations, downed water towers and a parki... More..
Scientists in China breed healthy mice from two females
But they warned there were still obstacles to using these methods in other mammals. " We were interested in the question of why mammals can only undergo sexual reproduction ", Qi Zhou, researcher at the Chine...More..
Hurricane Michael rips through Florida’s Panhandle
Rick Scott on Monday declared a state of emergency in 35 counties ahead of the landfall. "I think you're going to see it climb", Brock Long, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), sa...More..
Rwandan president describes Michaelle Jean’s comments at summit as bitter and angry
La Francophonie is holding the summit this week in Armenia, where they are expected to select a new secretary general. Members of the worldwide organization of French-speaking countries will choose between J...More..
Death Toll From Hurricane Michael Climbs to 11
Albrecht, the Mexico Beach councilwoman, would like to return home, but she says the roads are impassible. Miami Fire Chief Joseph Zahralban, leader of a search-and-rescue unit that went into the flattened to...More..
Emergency landing astronauts to launch again in spring
Bridenstine, who is visiting Russia and Kazakhstan for the first time since his appointment as NASA head this year, observed the launch from the Baikonur cosmodrome with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Rogozin...More..
Bezos’ Blue Origin, Others Get $2.3 Billion in US Rocket Contracts
Through public-private partnership agreements, the goal of the acquisition strategy is to satisfy federal law by ensuring that the US maintains assured access to space, with at least two domestic launch service...More..
Photos and videos show mass destruction from 'Monstrous' Michael in Florida
At least three deaths have been blamed on Michael, the most powerful hurricane to hit the continental U.S.in over 50 years. Michael remained risky even though it weakened over the course of Wednesday afternoo...More..
Gathering strength, Hurricane Michael heads for Florida
In its discussion, the center said the environment ahead of Michael was conducive to intensification. A northward motion is expected through tonight, followed by a northeastward motion on Wednesday and Thursday...More..
Hurricane Michael crushes Georgia, heads toward Carolinas
Roy Cooper said. Hurricane Michael - now classified as a tropical storm - made landfall in Florida about 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, but the vast scope of the damage is still now only beginning to come into...More..
Astronauts survive emergency landing after booster fails on Russian rocket
Footage from inside the rocket show the two men being shaken at the moment the fault occured, their arms and legs flailing. The occupants of the capsule located at the tip of the rocket were scheduled to un...More..
Hubble trouble: Deep space telescope in 'safe mode' after mechanical fail
Hubble Space Observatory was sent to scan through the cosmos on shuttle Discovery in April 1990 after which, it received a total of five repairs and servicing missions with the latest being in 2009. Dr. Rach...More..
New Station Crew Less Than A Day From Launching to Station
This failure raises serious questions about the future of the International Space Station , as since the space shuttle's retirement in 2011 the Soyuz spacecraft and rocket were the only means by which crew...More..
Hurricane Michael: everything you need to know on the record-breaking storm
On Monday, NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument captured Michael while still a Category 1. By 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT) Thursday it had been downgraded to a tropical storm with 50-mph (...More..
Inside Hurricane Michael’s eyewall as it made landfall
Some of the worst damage was in Mexico Beach , where Michael crashed ashore Wednesday as a Category 4 monster with 155 miles per hour (250 kph) winds and a storm surge of 9 feet (2.7 meters). "Think about ...More..
Dramatic Footage Shows Moment Inside Soyuz Capsule When Booster Rocket Failed
The Soyuz capsule has landed back on Earth carrying two crew members. Which is good news for NASA and companies like SpaceX and Boeing that are developing similar systems for their manned spacecraft - but...More..
Destructive Hurricane Michael onshore, approaching Southern Georgia
The storm had top sustained winds of 60 miles per hour (96 kph) and was moving to the northeast at 20 miles per hour (32 kph). "Panama City, I don't know if there will be much left". Catastrophe risk modellin...More..
Virgin to be in space 'within weeks'
Virgin Galactic's first paying customers will see a hefty ticket price, however. 'He's got to find time for himself, he's got to find time for his health and for his family. He said the firm would be takin...More..
US, Russia astronauts making emergency landing
A Soyuz rocket carrying the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:40 a.m. The rocket was en route to the International Space Station (ISS). Canadian astronaut David S...More..
Hurricane Michael Makes Landfall as a Category 4 Storm
After being battered for almost three hours by strong winds and heavy rains, roads in Panama City were virtually impassable and trees, satellite dishes and traffic lights lay in the streets. Promptly follow e...More..
Hurricane Michael slams into Florida, charges into Southeast
Hurricane Michael , the fiercest storm to hit Florida in more than 80 years and the third-most powerful ever to strike the USA mainland, battered the state's Gulf coast on Wednesday with roof-shredding wind...More..
First fatality CONFIRMED as Category 4 storm devastates Florida
In the D.C. area, its effects are a couple days off and should be limited. Storm Team 4 meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts said Wednesday that Michael would have a bit more of an impact on the area than it app...More..
Michael downgraded to tropical storm, but still packing a punch
Supercharged by abnormally warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico , Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle with terrifying winds of 155 miles per hour Wednesday, splintering homes and submerging n...More..
Trouble for Hubble: gyro fails on space telescope
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has entered safe mode , following the failure of another gyroscope , but its science operations have been suspended, the United States space agency said. Hubble is now down to...More..
Australian gov't rejects landmark UN climate change report
The Labor party has capitalised on the IPCC report and used it to demonstrate the their view that the Coalition isn't unified on its' approach to climate change and that more conservative elements of the ...More..
United Nations report warns of possible climate disaster by 2040
The events are being reported as two parts of the same story , but they reveal the contradictions inherent in climate policy-and why economics matters more than ever. A rise of 1.5C would still carry clima...More..
30-year-old doorstop turns out to be a rare meteorite
The odd-looking large rock was brought to the institute by an unidentified MI man who kept it for 30 years. When he asked about it, he was told in a matter of fact way by the owner that it was a meteorite. On...More..
'Extremely Dangerous' Hurricane Michael Set to Hit Florida Panhandle
Currently, Michael is located 295 miles south of Panama City , Florida, and 270 miles south-southwest of Apalachicola, Florida. Scott implored residents on Wednesday to seek shelter and prepare for the monst...More..
Evacuations ordered as Florida braces for Hurricane Michael
Forecasters say Hurricane Michael will strengthen into a major hurricane by late Tuesday as it continues on a unsafe path towards the southeastern US state of Florida . Speaking alongside emergency off...More..
5 things you can do right now to reduce climate change
Morrison says, 'Let's not forget Australia accounts for just over 1% of global emissions. Greenpeace activists display a big banner reading "We still have hope, Climate action now!" during an activity prior t...More..
‘Star Trek: Discovery season 2’ reveals new Spock
You know more than I know! A fully bearded Spock is wheeled in and shocked back to consciousness for his introduction to Discovery , set a decade before the events of the classic television series. "I'm wo...More..
Track live forecasts of river flooding ahead of Hurricane Michael
Hurricane Michael will make landfall along the Gulf Coast Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center . In the small Panhandle city of Apalachicola, Mayor Van Johnson Sr. Ta...More..
Store owner stays put for Hurricane Michael
Forecasters predicted the storm would become a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 111 to 129 miles per hour (178 to 208 km per hour) and bring heavy seas to producing areas. "Don't take a chance",...More..
Hubble Space Telescope Gyroscope Fails, All Observations On Hold
An Anomaly Review Board, including experts from the Hubble team and industry familiar with the design and performance of this type of gyro, is being formed to investigate this issue and develop the recovery p...More..
SpaceX's latest rocket launch dazzles in California's night sky
Not only did they deliver the satellite - fulfilling a contract the company had to deploy the spacecraft for Argentina's space agency - but the Falcon 9 performed its first landing on the West Coast. "Nope,...More..