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Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventure
A bitcoin investor is headed to space with three polar explorers on the first flight to carry people over the North and South poles. SpaceX launched the four Monday night from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Chinese-born…
NASA’s newly returned astronauts say they would fly on Boeing’s Starliner capsule again
NASA's celebrity astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again. The two on Monday held their first news conference since returning to Earth two weeks ago. SpaceX ferried them home after…
Jack Black, Jason Momoa enter the Minecraft universe as the video game phenom hits the big screen
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Jack Black got the call to star in the “Minecraft” movie, the perks were plenty. He got to work alongside Jason Momoa, reunite with “Nacho Libre” director Jared Hess and engulf himself into a beloved gaming universe.…
Neptune’s auroras are captured in great detail by NASA’s Webb telescope
WASHINGTON (AP) — Neptune's glowing auroras are captured in the best detail yet by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.
Hints of auroras were first faintly detected in ultraviolet light during a flyby of the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989.…
Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far away
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop.
The composite image makes it look as though the overflow of stellar…
A rare peek at the hidden waterworks behind Rome’s Trevi Fountain
ROME (AP) — The Trevi Fountain, arguably the world’s most famous, has graced screens for decades, from Fellini’s “La Dolce Vita” to Netflix’s “Emily in Paris.” Each year, millions of visitors push through Rome's narrow streets to gaze at…
A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun
A NASA spacecraft will make its second close brush with the sun. The Parker Solar Probe made its record-breaking first pass within 3.8 million miles of the scorching sun in December, flying closer than any object sent before. Parker will…
Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don’t try to look for it
Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup. The sight is extremely difficult to spot without special equipment and a trained eye. A conjunction happens when…
NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station
A SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts. The new crew pulled up Sunday. The four newcomers will spend some time learning the station's ins and outs from…
Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme.
In an advisory posted earlier this week, government officials warned that a ransomware-as-a-service…
SpaceX launches a new crew to the space station to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts
The replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts are on their way to the International Space Station. SpaceX launched the new crew from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Friday night. The four astronauts should reach the space station the…
Wombats are cute, furry marsupials — that shouldn’t be picked up
Wombats are furry, nocturnal marsupials found only in Australia. Baby wombats have recently been in the news after an American influencer filmed herself snatching a young joey from its mother, setting off a global conversation about…
SpaceX delays flight to replace NASA’s stuck astronauts after launch pad problem
A launch pad problem has forced a flight delay to replace NASA's two stuck astronauts. The new crew needs to get to the International Space Station before Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams can head home after nine months in orbit. Concerns…
Intel hires former board member as new CEO in struggling chipmaker’s latest comeback attempt
Struggling chipmaker Intel has hired former board member and semiconductor industry veteran Lip-Bu Tan as the latest in a succession of CEOs to attempt to turn around a once-dominant company that helped define Silicon Valley.
Tan, 65, will…
NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies
NASA's newest space telescope has blasted off to map the entire sky like never before. Launched Tuesday night from California by SpaceX, the Spherex observatory will survey the sky every six months from an orbit over Earth's poles. Its…
‘Nervous and rushed’: Massive Fukushima plant cleanup work involves high radiation and stress
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago Tuesday. Workers walk around in many areas wearing only surgical masks and regular clothes. It’s a different…
