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FILE - This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference from the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

NASA’s stuck astronauts hit 6 months in space. Just 2 more to go

FILE - This image made from a NASA live stream shows NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore during a press conference from the International Space Station on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.

December 5, 2024, 9:31am Life

Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. Read story

This image provided by the European Space Agency shows a pair of probes creating an artificial total solar eclipse through formation flying.

European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

This image provided by the European Space Agency shows a pair of probes creating an artificial total solar eclipse through formation flying.

December 5, 2024, 8:46am Business

A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create artificial solar eclipses through fancy formation flying in space. Read story

Buoy 46089 sideways aboard a ship.

NOAA weather buoy No. 46089, vital for Columbia River navigation, makes waves

Buoy 46089 sideways aboard a ship.

December 4, 2024, 6:10am Business

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last month redeployed an important weather buoy about 70 miles into the Pacific Ocean from the mouth of the Columbia River. Read story

Giant fish thought to be extinct spotted in Mekong River

December 3, 2024, 6:04am Life

A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. Read story

Scientists study fossil footprints for clues about co-existing species of early human ancestors at the excavation site on the eastern side of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, in 2022.

‘It’s an amazing discovery’: Footprints suggest two species of early humans were neighbors

Scientists study fossil footprints for clues about co-existing species of early human ancestors at the excavation site on the eastern side of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, in 2022.

December 3, 2024, 6:04am Life

Muddy footprints left on a Kenyan lakeside suggest two of our early human ancestors were nearby neighbors 5 million years ago. Read story

Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on May.

Bird flu virus found in raw milk: What to know about potential risks

Bottles of raw milk are displayed for sale at a store in Temecula, Calif., on May.

December 3, 2024, 6:04am Food

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for the nation’s top health job, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has vowed to allow wider distribution of raw milk across America. But the detection of bird flu virus in unpasteurized milk sold in California stores underscores what health experts say are the known and potential risks. Read story

This undated photo provided by Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki shows fossilized plant-eating dinosaur poop found in Soltykow, Poland.

‘They hold so much delicate, fine information’: Researchers aim to reconstruct dinosaurs’ rise

This undated photo provided by Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki shows fossilized plant-eating dinosaur poop found in Soltykow, Poland.

December 3, 2024, 6:02am Life

Using fossilized feces and vomit samples from Poland, scientists have reconstructed how dinosaurs came to dominate the Earth millions of years ago. Read story

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This Aug. 25, 2020 image captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows the planet Jupiter and one of its moons, Europa, at left, when the planet was 406 million miles from Earth. (, ESA, STScI, A. Simon, M. via AP)

Jupiter to reach maximum visibility and brilliance in Pacific Northwest skies this weekend

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This Aug. 25, 2020 image captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows the planet Jupiter and one of its moons, Europa, at left, when the planet was 406 million miles from Earth. (, ESA, STScI, A. Simon, M. via AP)

December 2, 2024, 3:36pm Clark County Life

Advising readers to scan the night sky this time of year always feels a little awkward, because the Pacific Northwest’s view-obscuring cloud cover is legendary in winter. (Not to mention fall and spring.) You never do know if all the bright, shiny stuff up there will be wrapped in a… Read story

Jim Rossman: You are backing up your photos, right?

December 1, 2024, 5:11am Life

Photos sure do take up a lot of space on our phones and computers. Read story

Replace passwords with passkeys for easier logins

November 30, 2024, 5:51am Business

If you’re tired of memorizing passwords, then give passkeys a try. Read story