Webb telescope is about to take an unprecedented look at these intriguing exoplanets
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the James Webb Space Telescope launches in December, astronomers around the world are expecting to find the…
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Deforestation in the Amazon increased by 33% in first 10 months of 2021, analysis shows
By Camilo Rocha, Juliana Koch and CNN’s Jaide Garcia Deforestation in the Amazon increased by 33% in the first ten months of 2021, compared to…
Continue Reading You asked, we answered: NASA’s new telescope and the search for clues about our universe explained
The Hunt for Planet B” follows scientists as they build and plan for the launch of NASA’s Webb Telescope, the most powerful and complex space…
Continue Reading You asked, we answered: NASA’s new telescope and the search for clues about our universe explained
By Janelle Davis, CNN The most powerful telescope ever built is expected to launch on December 25. The James Webb Space Telescope will peer into the…
Continue Reading NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launch pushed to Christmas Eve
The Webb Telescope, the most powerful and complex space telescope, must complete over 300 operations perfectly before it freezes in space. Don’t miss…
Continue Reading You asked, we answered: NASA’s new telescope and the search for clues about our universe explained
“The Hunt for Planet B” follows scientists as they build and plan for the launch of NASA’s Webb Telescope, the most powerful and complex space…
Continue Reading The definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ is changing to three Covid-19 doses
By Tara John, CNN You may need up to three Covid-19 vaccine doses to be considered fully vaccinated. Waning vaccine immunity and rising infections…
Continue Reading The definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ is changing to three Covid-19 doses
Boosters and antivirals: An announcement on each could come down this…
Continue Reading Space junk is a massive problem. Russia’s anti-satellite missile test just made it worse
By Sheena McKenzie, CNN Days after world powers wrapped up a monumental climate summit in Glasgow, another environmental emergency was unfolding…
Continue Reading Space junk is a massive problem. Russia’s anti-satellite missile test just made it worse
The US strongly condemned a Russian anti-satellite test that forced crew members on the International Space Station to scramble into their spacecraft…
Continue Reading How to watch the Leonid meteor shower tonight
By Megan Marples, CNN Get your binoculars ready because meteors will paint the sky with their fleeting light Wednesday morning. The Leonid meteor…
Continue Reading The most powerful telescope ever built is about to change how we see the universe
By Ashley Strickland, CNN It’s a moment that has been decades in the making. The launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s premier…
Continue Reading The James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned and ready to observe the universe
“The Hunt for Planet B” follows scientists as they build and plan for the launch of NASA’s Webb Telescope, the most powerful and complex space…
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Report: Storms in Egypt leave 3 dead, unleash scorpions
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s state-run media reports that heavy rains and flooding in the country’s south have left three people dead and more…
Continue Reading COP26 climate deal includes historic reference to fossil fuels but doesn’t meet urgency of the crisis
By Angela Dewan, Amy Cassidy, Ingrid Formanek and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Nearly 200 nations reached a climate agreement on Saturday at COP26 with an…
Continue Reading COP26 climate deal includes historic reference to fossil fuels but doesn’t meet urgency of the crisis
Leaders at COP26 reached a climate agreement, including a reference to fossil fuels and their role in the climate crisis for the first time in…
Continue Reading Over 50 dead and 12 injured after clashes at same Ecuadorian prison where a riot left more than 100 dead in September
By Alaa Elassar, Mallory Gafas and Stefano Pozzebon, CNN At least 58 inmates died and 12 were injured after violence broke out at one of…
Continue Reading New images show just how much our world has changed
By Ashley Strickland, CNN As we eye exploring other planets in our solar system, we can’t forget about our own. A number of missions in the…
Continue Reading Harry and Meghan visit Afghan refugees at Task Force Liberty
By Hannah Ryan and Max Foster, CNN Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, visited a military base Thursday where they met Afghan refugees…
Continue Reading India and Iran say no to including fossil fuels in climate agreement
By Angela Dewan, Ivana Kottasová, Amy Cassidy and Ingrid Formanek, CNN India and Iran expressed fierce opposition to the inclusion of fossil fuels…
Continue Reading Foreign missionary shocked to hear Covid vaccines expired in the US. She flew 7,500 miles for her shot
By Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A missionary held back tears after she received her Covid vaccine in late October. She had traveled about 7,500 miles to…
Continue Reading Foreign missionary shocked to hear Covid vaccines expired in the US. She flew 7,500 miles for her shot
It’s highly unlikely Covid-19 will ever go away completely in the US or across the globe, but there will come a time when the virus won’t be as…
Continue Reading Ingenuity helicopter takes photos of debris field on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover captured video of its landing on Mars. Watch it…
Continue Reading Read the latest draft COP26 agreement in full
This is the official new draft of the COP26 Glasgow Agreement that has been published on Friday. Read CNN’s analysis of the text here. Draft…
Continue Reading Politicians are failing to deliver climate justice. Lawyers and scientists could do it in court
CNN’s Rosemary Church speaks with Simon Kofe, foreign minister of the small island nation Tuvalu, whose speech to the UN climate summit COP26 was…
Continue Reading Overtime for COP26 as deep divisions remain over key issues around money and markets
By Ivana Kottasová, Amy Cassidy, Angela Dewan and Helen Regan, CNN Negotiations are expected to run through the night Friday at the COP26 climate…
Continue Reading Mars rover scrapes at rock to ‘look at something no one’s ever seen’
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Perseverance rover took a well-deserved break in October during solar conjunction, but it’s back to investigating…
Continue Reading Takeaways from Thursday at COP26: A fight is brewing over a critical piece of the final agreement
By Ivana Kottasová, Angela Dewan, Amy Cassidy and Ella Nilsen, CNN With just over 24 hours before the COP26 climate summit comes to a close,…
Continue Reading Ferris wheel-size asteroid could be a lost piece of the moon
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A near-Earth asteroid may be a fragment that once broke away from the moon. Named Kamo’oalewa, which derives from a…
Continue Reading When and where to look to see the North Taurid meteor shower tonight
By Sherry Liang, CNN If you missed the peak of South Taurids last week, the North Taurid meteor shower will shine this Thursday and Friday,…
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