science / science - 6 years ago
Astronauts have already decked the halls of the International Space Station for the holidays, if some new videos are any indication. "We wanted to talk to you for a little bit about what the holiday season means to us, both up here on orbit and down on Earth," McClain announces in a video released...
science / science - 6 years ago
People with travel plans after Christmas should watch the weather closely over the central United States as the potential for a major storm exists with heavy snow across the north and flooding rain and severe thunderstorms across the south.
science / science - 6 years ago
The launch of a SpaceX rocket carrying advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Air Force on Saturday (Dec. 22) has been delayed for 24 hours by high winds over the mission's Florida launch site, company officials said. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was minutes from launching the new GPS III SV01 satellite,...
science / science - 6 years ago
The shutdown forces several federal agencies to cease operations, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Weather Service, the U.S. Geological Survey and NASA.
science / science - 6 years ago
Elon Musk's SpaceX scrapped Saturday's launch of a long-delayed navigation satellite for the U.S. military due to strong upper level winds. The launch, SpaceX's fourth attempt in a week after technical and weather delays, would have been the rocket firm's first national security space mission for t...
science / science - 6 years ago
The "Short Treks" have got consistently better each month with "The Brightest Star" that aired just two weeks ago being the best yet — and we're shaking with excitement for the final episode. "Twenty counts of homicide…" The Tellarite continues. "Short Treks" is being shown in the U.S. on CBS All...
science / science - 6 years ago
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting in a New York hospital following surgery to remove two malignant growths in her left lung, the third time the Supreme Court's oldest justice has been treated for cancer and her second stay in a hospital in two months.
science / science - 6 years ago
On the winter solstice, the rising sun aligns with the stones.
science / science - 6 years ago
Solar storms could leave Britain with £16 billion worth of damage, the first economic risk analysis has found, as experts at Oxford University called for urgent updates to space weather forecasting satellites. Earth is vulnerable to space weather events such as solar flares which fling huge amounts...
science / science - 6 years ago
You couldn't buy a Plymouth Reliant Turbo Station Wagon at a dealership, only being available through military order. Here's a rare chance to own one
science / science - 6 years ago
People with last-minute holiday travel plans across the southwestern United States may be hindered by rain, snow and gusty winds early next week.
science / science - 6 years ago
People with last-minute holiday travel plans across the southwestern United States may be hindered by rain, snow and gusty winds early this week.
science / science - 6 years ago
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo assured Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi that the U.S. is still committed to fighting Islamic State in Iraq and other areas despite its planned troop withdrawal from Syria, Abdul Mahdi's office said on Saturday. President Donald Trump has begun what will be...
science / science - 6 years ago
The Navy plans to deploy its F-35C carrier-based jets in 2019—but less than one out of six were fully mission capable last year.
science / science - 6 years ago
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg voted against President Donald