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Launch debut of 3D-printed rocket ends in failure, no orbit

March 23, 2023, 8:05am Life

A rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut Wednesday night, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight — far short of orbit. Read story

Scientist tracking 2 wayward icebergs

March 21, 2023, 6:02am Life

British scientists are tracking two enormous icebergs that broke off from Antarctica and could intrude on shipping lanes. Read story

5 planets will parade across the sky in rare astronomical event, while skyscraper-sized asteroid flies by Earth

March 23, 2023, 9:07am Life

More than half the solar system’s planets will align Monday in a rarely seen spectacle, arcing across a corner of the night sky. Read story

Space station discarded some trash. It rained fire in California’s sky

March 21, 2023, 8:50am Life

Jeff Watters and his friends weren’t sure what to think of the streaking lights that dashed across the Sacramento night sky late Friday. Read story

The star Wolf-Rayet 124, center, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in June. A surrounding nebula is made of material cast off from the aging star in random ejections, and from dust produced in the ensuing turbulence. The telescope captured the rare and fleeting phase of the star on the cusp of death.

Webb Space Telescope captures dying star

The star Wolf-Rayet 124, center, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in June. A surrounding nebula is made of material cast off from the aging star in random ejections, and from dust produced in the ensuing turbulence. The telescope captured the rare and fleeting phase of the star on the cusp of death.

March 21, 2023, 6:02am Life

The Webb Space Telescope has captured the rare and fleeting phase of a star on the cusp of death. Read story

This image provided by Qibin Zhao shows ghost catfish showing iridescent colors with a backlight. The ghost catfish has a see-through body that flickers with rainbow colors when the light hits it. Now, scientists have cracked the case of how the fish creates its iridescent glow.

Scientists shed light on fish’s rainbow shimmer

This image provided by Qibin Zhao shows ghost catfish showing iridescent colors with a backlight. The ghost catfish has a see-through body that flickers with rainbow colors when the light hits it. Now, scientists have cracked the case of how the fish creates its iridescent glow.

March 21, 2023, 6:00am Life

You can see right through this little aquarium fish from Thailand: Its skin is almost completely transparent. But when the light hits it just right, its body flickers with shimmering rainbow colors. Read story

Axiom Space chief engineer Jim Stein, left, demonstrates a prototype spacesuit Wednesday as deputy manager for extravehicular activity Russell Ralston explains features of the spacesuit in Houston (David J.

Moonwalkers to get new suits

Axiom Space chief engineer Jim Stein, left, demonstrates a prototype spacesuit Wednesday as deputy manager for extravehicular activity Russell Ralston explains features of the spacesuit in Houston (David J.

March 21, 2023, 5:41am Life

Moonwalking astronauts will have sleeker, more flexible spacesuits that come in different sizes when they step onto the lunar surface later this decade. Read story

Washington teen keeps youth at root of environmental movement

March 20, 2023, 6:02am Life

On the morning of February 8, Maanit Goel donned a white T-shirt and black blazer, turned on his computer screen and faced the state Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee. Read story

Seagulls lay in the sand as Monica Madrigal finds her way to the ocean through a thick raft of Sargassum seaweed that washed up on the seashore on Miami Beach in 2020.

Massive seaweed blob heading to Fla.

Seagulls lay in the sand as Monica Madrigal finds her way to the ocean through a thick raft of Sargassum seaweed that washed up on the seashore on Miami Beach in 2020.

March 18, 2023, 6:01am Life

A giant blob of seaweed, spanning 5,000 miles and weighing an estimated 6.1 million tons, threatens to blanket Florida beaches and Caribbean islands with smelly piles of decaying brown goop. Read story

In a new study, published in the scientific journal Zoological Science, scientists confirmed that not only is the "worm" not found in tequila, it's actually not a worm at all.

Wriggling out truth about tequila ‘worm’

In a new study, published in the scientific journal Zoological Science, scientists confirmed that not only is the "worm" not found in tequila, it's actually not a worm at all.

March 14, 2023, 6:00am Life

For some, it’s a reward. For others, it’s a punishment. Read story