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After 1 day in orbit, Artemis II crew set to pull moonshot trigger
It had been 53 years, 3 months and 17 days since the Apollo 17 crew — the final moon landing mission — left lunar orbit, headed back to Earth and ended an era.
But a new era has finally begun with the Wednesday launch of the Artemis II mission from Kennedy Space Center, an event that will kickstart the agency’s plans to venture back to a ...Read more
A 'zero gravity indicator' designed by this California 8-year-old is en route to the moon
When Artemis II took off from the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, it had one especially cute crew member aboard — "Rise," a stuffed toy created by an 8-year-old boy from California that will indicate for astronauts when they have reached weightlessness.
Lucas Ye, from Mountain View, won an international competition to design the toy, which...Read more
NASA's No. 1 priority: Artemis II toilet fixed before trip to moon
The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission around the moon got some relief overnight after troubleshooting a malfunctioning toilet on the Orion spacecraft.
It’s not as if there was a plumbing backup on the toilet that will make history as the first ever in deep space. Instead, the crew reported a blinking fault light.
“We had a ...Read more
Federal health and environmental agencies to study microplastics and pharmaceuticals in drinking water
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced new initiatives to tackle microplastics in the human body and drinking water Thursday.
Kennedy said the government will create a new $144 million program called STOMP, for the systematic targeting of ...Read more
Environmental groups sue over drilling carve-out for Gulf wildlife protections
Environmental groups have filed multiple lawsuits against the Trump administration over its decision earlier this week to broadly exempt the oil and gas industry from requirements that protect all endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico.
In one federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington, D.C., a coalition of four Gulf advocacy organizations ...Read more
Black bears are emerging from their California dens. Here's how to stay safe
Spring is here — and wildlife activity is heating up in California.
“The arrival of warmer weather means black bears will be emerging from winter dens and actively searching for food,” the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said in a Facebook post March 16. “This includes mother bears with new cubs of the year and quite often ...Read more
US scientists sequence 1,000 genomes from measles, a disease long eliminated with vaccines
This week, the Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention posted online its first large tranche of advanced genetic data from measles viruses spreading last year. Scientists with knowledge of the operation expect the agency to post heaps more in weeks to come, revealing whether the U.S. has lost its hard-won measles elimination status.
The CDC...Read more
NASA's No. 1 priority: Artemis II toilet fixed before trip to moon
The four astronauts on the Artemis II mission around the moon got some relief overnight after troubleshooting a malfunctioning toilet on the Orion spacecraft.
It’s not as if there was a plumbing backup on the toilet that will make history as the first ever in deep space. Instead, the crew reported a blinking fault light.
“We had a ...Read more
Better urban design could help save Florida’s threatened Big Cypress fox squirrel
Florida is home to a host of diverse wildlife you can’t find anywhere else. Most people know of manatees and Florida panthers. But you might never have heard of the Big Cypress fox squirrel, a subspecies found only in southwest Florida.
At up to 2 feet, 3 inches (68.5 centimeters) long, including its tail, and weighing roughly 3 ...Read more
Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The US studied that in Panama and Colombia in the 1960s
With the world struggling to get oil supplies moving from the Middle East, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich raised eyebrows with a social media post highlighting a radical idea: Use nuclear bombs to cut a new channel along a route that would avoid Iranian threats in the Strait of Hormuz.
Gingrich’s March 15, 2026, post linked to ...Read more
Bain Capital's Gross says to start with business goals and then apply AI
Artificial intelligence is being misapplied by executives who treat it as a technology rollout rather than a fundamental rethink of how businesses operate, Bain Capital Managing Partner David Gross said in a Bloomberg TV interview.
“We are extremely excited about it,” Gross said. “We’re also daunted by it just given the rapid pace of ...Read more
Artemis II astronauts launch on historic moonbound mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA on Wednesday sent four astronauts on the most powerful rocket to ever launch humans, flying the Artemis II mission that aims to send them past the moon.
The Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft named Integrity lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B at 6:35 p.m. Eastern time.
The SLS...Read more
NASA astronauts bound for moon in landmark return mission
NASA’s four astronauts launched to space Wednesday, kicking off a landmark journey that will take them closer to the lunar surface than anyone has been in more than 50 years.
The crew’s Lockheed Martin Corp.-built Orion capsule, stacked on the shoulders of Boeing Co.’s Space Launch System rocket, thundered off the launchpad at 6:35 p.m. ...Read more
NASA launches humans to moon for first time in half-century
For the first time in more than 50 years, astronauts are on their way to the moon.
NASA’s colossal Space Launch System rocket lifted off at 6:35 p.m. Eastern time from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, marking the start of the 10-day Artemis II mission.
In the hours and minutes leading up to launch, as the astronauts waited ...Read more
Artemis II astronauts set for historic moonbound mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA on Wednesday looks to send four astronauts on the most powerful rocket to ever launch humans, flying the Artemis II mission that will send them past the moon.
The Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft named Integrity sits on Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B awaiting liftoff during a two-hour ...Read more
Oracle lays off thousands in latest sign of tough times for tech industry
Software giant Oracle on Tuesday started laying off workers as it looks to rein in costs and double down on artificial intelligence.
On LinkedIn, Oracle employees, including software engineers, account executives and program managers, shared publicly that they were affected by a mass layoff at the company and were looking for new jobs.
Oracle ...Read more
NASA set to launch astronauts to moon for first time in 50 years
NASA astronauts are poised to lift off Wednesday on a 10-day journey that will slingshot them around the moon, marking humanity’s return to the lunar vicinity for the first time in more than half a century.
The crew’s Lockheed Martin Corp.-built Orion capsule, perched atop the Boeing Co.-made Space Launch System rocket, is set to launch at ...Read more
NASA will attempt to launch astronauts to the moon today. What to know and how to watch
On Wednesday, for the first time since 1972, NASA is attempting to launch astronauts to the moon.
The space agency is targeting a 6:24 p.m. Eastern time launch of the colossal Space Launch System rocket with four astronauts aboard. Once off the ground, the crew will fly past the moon (but not land on the lunar surface or enter its orbit) and ...Read more
Artemis II astronauts set for historic moonbound mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA on Wednesday looks to send four astronauts on the most powerful rocket to ever launch humans, flying the Artemis II mission that will send them past the moon.
The Space Launch System rocket with the Orion spacecraft sits on Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39-B awaiting liftoff during a two-hour window that opens ...Read more
You’re not going to be alone in national parks this summer – enjoy the company
On a summer morning a couple of years ago, we went for a hike on the fabled Bright Angel Trail, one of the most popular trails in Grand Canyon National Park.
As scholars of tourism and outdoor recreation, our conversation inevitably turned to the visitor experience at the Grand Canyon and a question that has plagued the parks since ...Read more
Popular Stories
- NASA astronauts bound for moon in landmark return mission
- Bypass the Strait of Hormuz with nuclear explosives? The US studied that in Panama and Colombia in the 1960s
- Artemis II astronauts launch on historic moonbound mission
- Better urban design could help save Florida’s threatened Big Cypress fox squirrel
- NASA launches humans to moon for first time in half-century





