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Private lander touches down on the moon but sending weak signal

February 22, 2024, 3:58pm Business

A private lander touched down on the moon Thursday but managed just a weak signal back, as flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact with the first U.S. spacecraft to reach the lunar surface in more than 50 years. Read story

In this May 24, 2021, photo provided by Brittany Philbin taken from Me Kwa Mooks in Seattle shows an orca swimming in Puget Sound.

To keep whales safe, Coast Guard launches boat alert system in Seattle

In this May 24, 2021, photo provided by Brittany Philbin taken from Me Kwa Mooks in Seattle shows an orca swimming in Puget Sound.

February 22, 2024, 1:39pm Latest News

Photographer Matt McDonald had lived on Puget Sound for years, but had never seen a whale, so he was elated when he spotted a giant marine mammal just off Seattle’s waterfront one evening. Read story

This image from video provided by SpaceX via NASA TV shows Intuitive Machines&rsquo; lunar lander separating from the rocket&rsquo;s upper stage and heading toward the moon, on Feb. 15, 2024.

Private U.S. spacecraft enters orbit around the moon ahead of landing attempt

This image from video provided by SpaceX via NASA TV shows Intuitive Machines&rsquo; lunar lander separating from the rocket&rsquo;s upper stage and heading toward the moon, on Feb. 15, 2024.

February 21, 2024, 10:00am Latest News

A private U.S. lunar lander reached the moon and eased into a low orbit Wednesday, a day before it will attempt an even greater feat — landing on the gray, dusty surface. Read story

Sea otters loll in the water March 26, 2018, at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif. Bringing sea otters back to a California estuary has helped restore the ecosystem by controlling the number of burrowing crabs &mdash; a favorite sea otter snack &mdash; that cause marshland erosion.

Sea otters help save California marshlands

Sea otters loll in the water March 26, 2018, at the Monterey Bay Aquarium in Monterey, Calif. Bringing sea otters back to a California estuary has helped restore the ecosystem by controlling the number of burrowing crabs &mdash; a favorite sea otter snack &mdash; that cause marshland erosion.

February 20, 2024, 6:03am Life

The return of sea otters and their voracious appetites has helped rescue a section of California marshland, a new study shows. Read story

Astronomers find what may be the universe’s brightest object with a black hole devouring a sun a day

February 19, 2024, 11:37am Nation & World

Astronomers have discovered what may be the brightest object in the universe, a quasar with a black hole at its heart growing so fast that it swallows the equivalent of a sun a day. Read story

NASA astronauts Victor Glover, from left, Ed Dwight and Leland Melvin promote the National Geographic documentary film &ldquo;The Space Race&rdquo; during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour, Feb. 8, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.

Ed Dwight was to be the first Black astronaut. At 90, he’s finally getting his due

NASA astronauts Victor Glover, from left, Ed Dwight and Leland Melvin promote the National Geographic documentary film &ldquo;The Space Race&rdquo; during the Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour, Feb. 8, at The Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, Calif.

February 19, 2024, 6:05am Life

Ed Dwight grew up in segregated 1930s Kansas on a farm on the edge of town. An airfield was within walking distance, and, as a boy, he’d often go to marvel at the planes and gawk at the pilots. Most were flying back from hunting trips and their cabins were… Read story

A partially bleached mound coral sits on the reef floor after a mass bleaching event in March 2023 at Cheeca Rocks Reef in Islamorada, Florida, on Thursday, October 5, 2023.

Big blow to Florida reef recovery: First survey after record heat finds coral graveyards

A partially bleached mound coral sits on the reef floor after a mass bleaching event in March 2023 at Cheeca Rocks Reef in Islamorada, Florida, on Thursday, October 5, 2023.

February 18, 2024, 6:00am Nation & World

The first survey of Florida’s reefs after an ‘apocalyptic’ marine heat wave offers a bleak picture of the future of the state’s renowned corals — and the restoration efforts to save them. Read story

This photo provided by NASA on Jan. 22, 2024 shows a view of eight sample trays containing the final material from asteroid Bennu. NASA reported Thursday, Feb. 15,  that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected 121.6 grams (4.3 ounces) of dust and pebbles from asteroid Bennu. That&rsquo;s about a cupful _ the biggest cosmic haul ever from beyond the moon.

NASA’s final tally shows spacecraft returned double the amount of asteroid rubble

This photo provided by NASA on Jan. 22, 2024 shows a view of eight sample trays containing the final material from asteroid Bennu. NASA reported Thursday, Feb. 15,  that the Osiris-Rex spacecraft collected 121.6 grams (4.3 ounces) of dust and pebbles from asteroid Bennu. That&rsquo;s about a cupful _ the biggest cosmic haul ever from beyond the moon.

February 16, 2024, 10:41am Life

NASA finally has counted up all the asteroid samples returned by a spacecraft last fall — and it’s double the rubble return goal. Read story

A male polar bear eats a piece of whale meat Aug. 23, 2010, as it walks along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. With Arctic sea ice shrinking from climate change, many polar bears have to shift their diets to land during parts of the summer, a new study suggests.

For threatened polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition

A male polar bear eats a piece of whale meat Aug. 23, 2010, as it walks along the shore of Hudson Bay near Churchill, Manitoba. With Arctic sea ice shrinking from climate change, many polar bears have to shift their diets to land during parts of the summer, a new study suggests.

February 16, 2024, 6:05am Life

For polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition, a new study suggests. Read story

U.S. company’s lunar lander rockets toward the moon for a touchdown attempt next week

February 15, 2024, 10:48am Nation & World

Another private U.S. company took a shot at the moon Thursday, launching a month after a rival’s lunar lander missed its mark and came crashing back. Read story