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NASA begins the countdown for humanity’s first launch to the moon in 53 years
5+ hour, 48+ min ago (308+ words) March 30, 2026, 5:22 PM The 32-story Space Launch System rocket is poised to blast off Wednesday evening with four astronauts. After a day in orbit around Earth, their Orion capsule will propel them to the moon and back. There are no stops…...
Heat waves that spark damaging droughts are happening more frequently, study finds
3+ week, 3+ day ago (554+ words) March 6, 2026, 2:06 PM The average has likely gone even higher with 2024s record global heat and a 2025 that was nearly as warm, the studys authors said. In their study published in Fridays Science Advances, the scientists said the quickening rate of change…...
WATCH LIVE: NASA prepares for Artemis II mission to return astronauts to the moon this week
6+ hour, 46+ min ago (1922+ words) March 30, 2026, 4:24 PM Preparations are underway as NASA gears up for its Artemis II launch to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in a half century. If things go as planned, four astronauts are expected to launch from…...
EPA watchdog finds nation’s most contaminated sites are vulnerable to flooding, wildfires
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (458+ words) March 30, 2026, 3:17 PM The EPA's Office of Inspector General issued a trio of reports last week assessing the weather-related vulnerabilities of the 157 federal Superfund sites prioritized for cleanup due to the serious risk they pose to public health and the environment....
Solar panel group buys spread across Michigan as residents band together for discounts
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (1391+ words) March 30, 2026, 2:52 PM In the middle of a five-day power outage brought on by an early spring storm, Woody Gontina's house appeared to be the only one on his street that still had its lights on. At the time, Gontina had…...
Apollo’s impatient old-timers are rooting for NASA’s return to the moon with Artemis II launch
15+ hour, 8+ min ago (697+ words) March 30, 2026, 8:02 AM Now in their 80s and 90s, the dwindling survivors of NASA's greatest generation would also like to see more enthusiasm for Artemis. So few of them are left from the original 400,000 that no reunion is planned to celebrate the upcoming…...
In wrangling dark matter, some scientists find inspiration in the Torah, Krishna and Christ
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (1098+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Fairfax-native Ilia Malinin captures 3rd straight world figure skating title March 29, 2026, 8:00 AM When an invisible entity making up 85% of the universe's mass stumps the greatest scientific minds of our time, awe is an understandable response. Physicists call it " dark…...
Apollo vs. Artemis: What to know about NASA’s return to the moon
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (1110+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Fairfax-native Ilia Malinin captures 3rd straight world figure skating title March 29, 2026, 8:11 AM As four astronauts get set to blast off on humanity's first trip to the moon in more than half a century, comparisons between Apollo and NASA's new…...
A stranded whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (432+ words) SPORTS ALERT: Fairfax-native Ilia Malinin captures 3rd straight world figure skating title March 29, 2026, 7:35 AM A 500-meter (yards) restricted area was enforced around the whale so it could get some rest and hopefully free itself, officials said Sunday in a news conference…...
Meet the Artemis crew in NASA’s first astronaut mission to the moon in more than a half-century
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (890+ words) March 28, 2026, 8:01 AM The Americans who blazed the trail to the moon more than half a century ago were white men chosen for their military test pilot experience. This first Artemis crew includes a woman, a person of color and a…...