Asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs also triggered a global tsunami
By Ashley Strickland, CNN When a city-size asteroid slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, it wiped out the dinosaurs — and sent a monster…
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Ukraine is hitting Russia hard in the regions Moscow is trying to seize
(CNN) — As Vladimir Putin lost more of the Ukrainian territory he is seeking to annex, his government on Tuesday sought to finalize the…
Continue Reading Comet-like debris trail spotted after spacecraft crashes into asteroid
NASA made history when it successfully crashed the DART spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos. CNN space and defense correspondent Kristin Fisher…
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN At first glance, a new image captured by a telescope in Chile looks like a dazzling comet streaking across the night sky,…
Continue Reading The US says it’s helping Iranians navigate a massive internet blackout. Activists say it’s too little, too late
Iranian authorities have imposed tough restrictions on the use of the internet by blocking social media sites in a crackdown following the protests…
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By Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Lauren Kent, CNN As protesters took to the streets of Iran following the death in detention of Mahsa…
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Parnaz Foroutan, author of the memoir “Home Is a Stranger,” says morality police in Iran detained her for showing part of her ankle beneath her…
Continue Reading Stolen in 1917, this 1,000-year-old manuscript was just returned to its rightful owners
By Zoe Sottile, CNN A 1,000-year-old manuscript looted during World War I has been returned to the Greek monastery from where it was stolen more than…
Continue Reading Dramatic images show spacecraft collision with an asteroid
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The DART mission made history this week when it successfully slammed into an asteroid — and we got to see it happen…
Continue Reading Erin Burnett: ‘Ukraine’s story will define the world we all live in’
Erin Burnett spotlights the Velychko siblings — two brothers and a sister – who emigrated from Ukraine years ago, and are assisting those now…
Continue Reading Erin Burnett: ‘Ukraine’s story will define the world we all live in’
By Tricia Escobedo, CNN Oleksandr Urazov and his family escaped war-torn Ukraine, thanks to his childhood friend, Alex Velychko, who now lives in New…
Continue Reading Webb telescope spies a celestial sparkler among the universe’s earliest galaxies
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The very first image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope is revealing some of the oldest stars and galaxies in the…
Continue Reading Webb telescope spies a celestial sparkler among the universe’s earliest galaxies
New images of a stellar nursery in the Orion Nebula taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope reveal intricate details about how stars and planetary…
Continue Reading Webb, Hubble space telescopes share images of DART slamming into an asteroid
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Two of the most powerful telescopes in space watched as a NASA spacecraft intentionally slammed into an asteroid this week.…
Continue Reading NASA spacecraft captures image of ocean world orbiting Jupiter during flyby
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA spacecraft flew by one of the most intriguing ocean worlds in our solar system on Thursday. The Juno spacecraft,…
Continue Reading Dogs can smell when humans are stressed, study suggests
By Megan Marples, CNN There’s now scientific evidence shedding more light on one of Barkley’s impressive skills in a long list of…
Continue Reading Spiral galaxy captured in ‘unprecedented detail’ by Webb telescope
By Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN A dazzling spiral galaxy located 29 million light-years from Earth appears in “unprecedented…
Continue Reading New images reveal moment of DART asteroid impact captured by Italian satellite
By Ashley Strickland, CNN History was made Monday night when NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test spacecraft successfully slammed into the…
Continue Reading Islamic New Year Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the Islamic New Year. For followers of Islam in the western hemisphere, the next New Year begins on the…
Continue Reading Artemis I rocket rolled back inside as Hurricane Ian treks toward Florida
By Kristin Fisher, Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN NASA has rolled the massive Artemis I mega moon rocket back into its hangar, called the…
Continue Reading Japan demands apology from Russia after diplomat allegedly blindfolded and interrogated
By Heather Chen, Junko Ogura and Jake Kwon and Uliana Pavlova CNN Japan is demanding a formal apology from Russia after Federal Security Service…
Continue Reading The DART mission successfully changed the motion of an asteroid
Weeks after impact, NASA can now say that humanity’s first planetary defense test – intentionally slamming a spacecraft into an asteroid – was a…
Continue Reading NASA’s DART mission successfully slams into an asteroid
For the first time in history, NASA is trying to change the motion of a natural celestial body in space and has successfully slammed a spacecraft…
Continue Reading NASA’s DART mission successfully slams into an asteroid
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA spacecraft has intentionally slammed into an asteroid in humanity’s first test of planetary defense. The…
Continue Reading Artemis I rocket to roll back inside as storm delays next launch attempt
Hurricane Ian has reached winds up to 100 mph, making it a Category 2 on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale. Floridians are advised to stock up on…
Continue Reading Artemis I rocket to roll back inside as storm delays next launch attempt
By Kristin Fisher, Jackie Wattles and Ashley Strickland, CNN Officials at NASA announced Monday that the space agency is rolling the massive Artemis…
Continue Reading NASA’s DART mission will slam into an asteroid’s moon today
A NASA spacecraft will deliberately slam into an asteroid called Dimorphos. The Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, or DART, aims to see if…
Continue Reading When to watch Jupiter as it makes its closest approach to Earth since 1963
By Megan Marples and Ashley Strickland, CNN Jupiter will make its closest approach to Earth in 59 years on Monday, September 26, according to NASA.…
Continue Reading NASA spacecraft will reveal first look at an asteroid, then slam into it
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Get ready to see an asteroid’s tiny moon for the first time. Then, watch as a spacecraft deliberately crashes into…
Continue Reading NASA waves off next Artemis I launch attempt due to tropical storm
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I rocket will not have its third launch attempt on Tuesday as planned due to concerns over Tropical Storm Ian…
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