LOS ANGELES — The moon landing, the Beatles’ first appearance on American TV and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech are among the 75 Most Impactful Television Moments as ranked by the Television Academy before Monday’s 75th edition of the Emmy Awards. Academy members from […]
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon this decade amid a renewed international push for lunar exploration, is facing some lengthy delays, the space agency has […]
The new moon of January will be at 6:57 a.m. Eastern Time on January 11, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and a day later the planet Mercury will reach its greatest westward separation from the sun, showing itself as a “morning star.” New moons happen when the sun and […]
All may not be lost for Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander. Soon after launching on the first-ever flight of United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket on Monday (Jan. 8), the lander encountered an anomaly due to a stuck valve in its propulsion system, damaging the spacecraft and causing a significant […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The disappearing “magic islands” on Saturn’s largest moon Titan have intrigued scientists since NASA’s Cassini mission spotted them during flybys a decade ago. Now, researchers believe they have unraveled the phenomenon’s […]
Prince Harry is to be inducted alongside Apollo 11 hero Buzz Aldrin as a ‘living legend’ of aviation at a glitzy Beverly Hills ceremony hosted by John Travolta. The Duke of Sussex, 39, has been recognised ahead of the likes of Charles Duke – who became the youngest person to […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is getting involved with NASA’s Artemis moon program, by building an airlock for the lunar Gateway space station. In return, one of the Middle Eastern nation’s astronauts will get to visit the outpost in the future. The UAE’s Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) will […]
Astrobotic’s Peregrine moon lander has beamed home another in-space selfie, a memorable shot that captured a sliver of its home planet. The photo, which Astrobotic posted on X on Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 9), shows one of the Peregrine moon lander’s legs (at bottom center) as well as the Pocari Sweet […]