Japan’s Moon lander defies expectations, survives temperatures of -200 degrees during lunar night
February 29, 2024

JAXA announced on Feb. 26 that it had successfully communicated with its Smart Lander for...

Texas man’s home standing after neighborhood torched by wildfire: ‘It’s all on fire back there, all around us’
February 29, 2024

A man looks unbelieving at his neighbor's smoking homes while his is the only one...

Total solar eclipse could help NASA mission discover 5,000th sun-grazing comet
February 28, 2024

A rare total solar eclipse offers a unique opportunity to study the Sun and scientists...

Watch: Fort Worth firefighters drive through flames to join battle against Texas wildfire
February 28, 2024

The recently deployed Fort Worth Fire Department drove through burning embers, blackout smoke and past...

Odysseus Moon lander ‘taking a nap’ in hopes of extending first American lunar mission in decades
February 28, 2024

Intuitive Machines will put Odie to “sleep" when the solar panels are no longer getting...

Surging Iceland volcano could soon erupt again with less than 30 minutes warning, officials fear
February 28, 2024

The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) says magma accumulating underground near the seaside town of Grindavík...

Rare corpse flower blooms in San Francisco for first time
February 28, 2024

See it, smell it, but do it fast because the flower that reeks of rotting...

Warm winter weather leads to chaos in energy trading as demand craters for heating
February 28, 2024

The recent February heat wave across the central U.S. allowed millions to turn off the...

New GOES weather satellite launch delayed to May after fuel leak discovered
February 28, 2024

NOAA's GOES-U weather satellite will launch no earlier than May, after a fuel leak was...

Northeast braces for possible severe weather, damaging wind gusts after destructive storms slam Midwest
February 28, 2024

Millions of people from Vermont to East Tennessee are bracing for a round of possible...