Powerful space laser detected by South African telescope
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have detected a powerful radiowave laser, known as a megamaser, in space. This record-breaking megamaser is the…
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The Ukrainian refugee crisis is the latest mission for a CNN Hero, who leads teams of mobile medics responding to global disasters
By Kathleen Toner, CNN People around the globe have been moved by the horrible images of Ukrainians in distress, fleeing their homes after the…
Continue Reading The Ukrainian refugee crisis is the latest mission for a CNN Hero, who leads teams of mobile medics responding to global disasters
As millions of people flee Ukraine, CNN Hero Teresa Gray and Mobile Medics International stepped up to help refugees in Romania. Their small,…
Continue Reading NASA’s Artemis mega moon rocket’s crucial test experiences leak issue, delays
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The third attempt at a final prelaunch test for NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket began Thursday morning, but the…
Continue Reading Expect a full pink moon to shine this entire weekend
By Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Strickland, CNN April’s full moon will illuminate the sky this entire weekend, and while it’s…
Continue Reading Powerful ‘rivers in the sky’ could cause Antarctic Peninsula’s biggest ice shelf to collapse
By Angela Dewan, CNN When temperatures in Antarctica soared to 38 degrees Celsius above normal — around 70 Fahrenheit — in March, a…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the Vietnam War. Causes of Vietnam War 1883-1945 – Cochin-China, southern Vietnam, and Annam and…
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at May Day, referred to as International Workers Day in many countries. Facts Celebrated on the first day…
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Curiosity rover comes up against dangerous ‘scaly’ terrain on Mars
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Curiosity rover just avoided a near run-in with some razor-sharp rocks on Mars. The robotic explorer, which landed on…
Continue Reading US military confirms an interstellar meteor collided with Earth
By Megan Marples, CNN One meteor traveled quite a long way from home to visit Earth. Researchers discovered the first known interstellar meteor to…
Continue Reading Is Covid-19 endemic yet? Experts aren’t so sure
Coronavirus restrictions are disappearing by the week in much of the world, as more Western countries scale back their remaining restrictions and…
Continue Reading Massive comet will swing by the sun in 2031, Hubble observes
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A comet with a nucleus larger than the state of Rhode Island is heading our way, but Earth is in no danger of a…
Continue Reading Trevor Reed’s appeal in Russia sent to a lower court, US ambassador says, and ‘justice has again been denied’
By Zahra Ullah and Mia Alberti, CNN A Russian court on Tuesday remanded the case of Trevor Reed, a former US Marine detained in Russia, to a lower…
Continue Reading NASA’s Artemis I mega moon rocket’s next prelaunch test attempt begins Tuesday
By Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon will make a third attempt at its most critical and final prelaunch test…
Continue Reading Neptune just experienced an unexplained temperature shift
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The most distant planet in our solar system has presented a new mystery. Astronomers observing Neptune for the past 17…
Continue Reading Scientists come up with fresh take on moon mystery
By Katie Hunt, CNN The far side of the moon, which we can never see from our vantage point on Earth, looks surprisingly different than the orb…
Continue Reading Adorable baby pademelon born at Chester Zoo
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A baby dusky pademelon has finally been spotted at the Chester Zoo. The youngster was actually born a few months ago, but this is…
Continue Reading Egyptian swimmer breaks two Guinness World Records after losing his leg
By Zoe Sottile, CNN An Egyptian swimmer has broken two Guinness World Records after losing his leg in 2015. Omar Hegazy, 31, broke the record for…
Continue Reading Kurdish People Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most…
Continue Reading United Nations Security Council Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the United Nations Security Council, a 15-member body within the United Nations. Overview The Security…
Continue Reading US police agencies are sending protective gear to Ukrainian civilians in what experts call an unprecedented move
By Emma Tucker and Zachary Cohen, CNN The governors of Iowa and Nebraska announced last week interagency initiatives to donate police protective…
Continue Reading Holocaust survivor, Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Gerda Weissmann Klein dies at 97
By Rebekah Riess, CNN Holocaust survivor and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, Gerda Weissmann Klein, died April 3, her son Jim Klein confirmed…
Continue Reading The night sky is changing before our eyes
By Katie Hunt, CNN I hate to fail. I suspect this trait would make me a very bad NASA scientist, many of whom have been putting the Artemis I moon…
Continue Reading NASA’s third attempt at crucial moon mission test delayed to Tuesday due to malfunctioning valve
By Zoe Sottile and Ross Levitt, CNN NASA announced Saturday that a crucial moon mission test has again been delayed and is now scheduled to begin on…
Continue Reading He won $217 million in the lottery, then spent nearly all of it to help save the planet
By Camille Knight and Xiaofei Xu, CNN A lucky Frenchman has decided to dedicate most of his record-breaking $217 million lottery jackpot to a nature…
Continue Reading NASA to begin third attempt at crucial moon mission test on Saturday
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN A third attempt at a crucial prelaunch test for NASA’s Artemis I mission to the moon will begin on Saturday, after…
Continue Reading Giant, mysterious megalithic jars were unearthed in northeastern India
By Megan Marples, CNN Dozens of megalithic jars have been unearthed in Assam, India, at four previously unknown sites, according to a study published…
Continue Reading Asteroid the size of a house flies by Earth, creating ‘precious’ opportunity for scientists
By Megan Marples, CNN An asteroid the size of a small house flew by Earth Tuesday evening. The space rock came within 79,000 miles (127,000…
Continue Reading Papal Timeline Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about the Vatican’s timetable and process for choosing a new pope. Burial…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s Zelensky questions UN Security Council’s mandate in speech on alleged Russian atrocities
Graphic images from Bucha, Ukraine, show the bodies of at least 20 men in the street, and some had their arms bound behind their…
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