Denise Chow
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New York, NY, United States
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U.S. faces a wild weekend of weather, including extreme heat and severe storms
As the ongoing heat dome expands, high heat and humidity are expected to blanket parts of the South. Severe storms are also forecast across a huge swath of the country. → Read More
Last-minute aborts thwart launch of world's first 3D-printed rocket
“Based on initial data review, vehicle is healthy. More info to follow on cause of aborts today,” the company said in an update on Twitter. → Read More
A giant seaweed bloom that can be seen from space threatens beaches in Florida and Mexico
Seasonal sargassum blooms have exploded in the tropical Atlantic over the past decade and more. This year’s is already staggeringly large. → Read More
The World Health Organization is investigating bird flu cases in Cambodia
An 11-year-old girl died this week and her father also tested positive for the H5N1 strain of bird flu. It's unclear if either case was the result of human-to-human transmission. → Read More
Flying saucers to mind control: 24 declassified military & CIA secrets
From programs to build supersonic flying saucers to atomic bombs, here are the most fascinating declassified military and CIA secrets. → Read More
Tornado Alley is creeping into new territory
In recent years, researchers have noticed that fewer tornadoes were touching down in the Great Plains and that more were hitting the Southeast. → Read More
2022 was one of the hottest years on record, according to NASA and NOAA
Though the two agencies differed slightly in their rankings, both analyses painted the same broad and alarming picture of persistent warming amid Earth’s changing climate. → Read More
The year in space: Why 2022 was a pivotal year for exploration and discovery
This year brought space fans images from the world’s most powerful space telescope, the debut launch of NASA’s moon rocket and a test to redirect an asteroid. → Read More
Going, going, extinct: Rare 76 million-year-old T. rex skull is up for auction
A roughly 76-million-year-old Tyrannosaurus rex skull is set to be auctioned off in New York City. The 200-pound fossil could fetch up to $20 million. → Read More
Return of the ‘blood moon’: A total lunar eclipse will be visible around the world on Tuesday
A total lunar eclipse will occur Nov. 8, with the moon turning blood red as it slips into Earth’s shadow. It will be the last total lunar eclipse until 2025. → Read More
It's unseasonably warm in Europe this fall. Climate researchers are feeling the heat.
The conditions in western and central Europe follow a summer marked by intense heat waves, widespread drought and severe wildfires across the continent. → Read More
Why Brazil's election is a major victory in the fight against climate change
Under Bolsonaro, deforestation of the Amazon soared to a 15-year high, with scientists warning that the world’s largest rainforest was nearing a tipping point beyond which there would be irreversible consequences for the entire planet. → Read More
NASA’s Webb Telescope captures a fresh view of the famed star-forming region Pillars of Creation
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured a fresh view of the Pillars of Creation, a star-forming region that has become a famed celestial sight. → Read More
Why 'Category 4' doesn't begin to explain Hurricane Ian's dangers
The category system used to describe hurricanes doesn't convey some of the elements that climate change has intensified. Some experts are floating new systems. → Read More
NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slams into asteroid in historic test of planetary defense
NASA's DART spacecraft slammed into an asteroid as part of a historic test of planetary defense. Data will be used to assess the effectiveness of asteroid deflection. → Read More
NASA is about to crash a spacecraft into an asteroid. Here's why the mission could one day save humanity.
In a first-of-its-kind maneuver, a spacecraft is set to smash into an asteroid to test whether deflecting a space rock could one day protect Earth from a potentially catastrophic impact. → Read More
NASA schedules new Artemis launch attempt for Sept. 27
Officials confirmed Monday that repairs are still underway to address hydrogen fuel leaks in the uncrewed Space Launch System rocket that thwarted two previous liftoff attempts. → Read More
An intense marine heat wave is setting ocean temperature records in the North Atlantic
As climate change causes the pace of warming to accelerate, scientists are concerned about the potential consequences for marine ecosystems, sea-level rise and extreme weather. → Read More
NASA scrubs second Artemis I launch attempt
The $4.1 billion test flight was to be the first step in NASA’s Artemis program of renewed lunar exploration. → Read More
NASA's James Webb telescope snaps its first picture of an exoplanet
The observations hint at how the Webb telescope could be used to search for potentially habitable planets elsewhere in the universe. → Read More