Record-breaking heat is expected to take hold across states from the Plains to the Northeast this week, causing temperatures to soar to unseasonable highs.The early heat wave comes less than a month after oppressive heat choked much of the western United States. Now,...

Now that the four astronauts who flew around the moon are safely home, NASA is investigating how its spacecraft fared during the final minutes of the Artemis II mission.The Orion capsule’s heat shield — the protective layer at the bottom engineered to prevent it from...

By Joey RouletteCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, April 14 (Reuters) - After the safe return of four astronauts from a historic flyby of the moon last week, NASA is shifting focus to its next challenge: putting competing lunar landers from Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff...

Americans’ concerns about being able to afford electricity and home heating fuel are elevated since the beginning of the Iran war. But newly released nationwide data shows that even before the war began, these concerns were widespread, long-standing and getting worse...

Most clocks, from wristwatches to the systems that run GPS and the internet, work by tracking regular, repeating motions.To build a clock, you need something that ticks in a perfectly repeatable way. In a pendulum clock, that tick is the regular swinging of the...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Inset crew images: NASA, graphic created in Canva ProWhat do astronauts near the moon do when it's time to talk to their colleagues orbiting the Earth on a...

Our Earthly concept of time looks very different in space. For astronauts on board a space station orbiting our planet roughly every 90 minutes, there are multiple sunrises and sunsets within 24 hours.What watch then, should an astronaut wear? One Swiss maker has a...

The Artemis II mission was inspiring, moving, occasionally funny and, more than anything, a reminder of how magical space exploration can be. As joyful as it was to see the crew splashdown safely in the Pacific Ocean last week, that was soon followed by the sobering...

Being separated from your dog can be ruff, especially if that separation includes being launched into space, but that makes the reunion all the more pawsome.In an Instagram post shared Sunday, NASA astronaut Christina Koch, one of the four Artemis II crew members,...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis 2 commander, gives NASA Flight Surgeon Richard Scheuring a hug next to a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA Artemis 2 astronauts Victor Glover and Christina Koch celebrate after splashing down back on Earth. | Credit: NASA/Bill IngallsThe Artemis 2 astronauts are all...

At least six gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay from mid-March to early April 2026. These deaths follow a pattern over the past few years, and they are raising concerns among marine biologists like us that 2026 is becoming another dangerous year for a...