NASA rolls mega Artemis I moon rocket out to the launchpad
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mission is another step closer to its lunar launch. The massive 322-foot-tall (98 meters) stack, which…
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A worm moon will light up the sky this week
By Angie Orellana Hernandez and Ashley Strickland, CNN One of the brightest heralds of spring makes its appearance this week. The March full moon,…
Continue Reading Survivors emerge from rubble of Mariupol theater bombed by Russia
By Victoria Butenko, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, James Frater and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN People sheltering in a theater in the Ukrainian city of…
Continue Reading A sponge is the perfect environment to host various types of bacteria, study says
By Angie Orellana Hernandez, CNN An everyday item in your kitchen is a better home for many diverse types of bacteria than a petri dish in a…
Continue Reading A new armored dinosaur species from the early Jurassic period was discovered in China
By Megan Marples, CNN A new dinosaur species from the early Jurassic period was discovered in southwestern China, according to a study published…
Continue Reading What we know about the earthquake off Japan’s Fukushima coast
By Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN A deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Wednesday,…
Continue Reading Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparks concern in Taiwan over readiness for conflict with China
By Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN On a regular day, they’re lawyers, software engineers and blacksmiths. But this week, they donned military…
Continue Reading Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori arrive in the UK after being freed from Iran
By Helen Regan, Niamh Kennedy, and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, the British-Iranian aid worker who has been held in Iran for…
Continue Reading March 17, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Helen Regan, Travis Caldwell, Seán Federico-O’Murchú, George Ramsay, Ed Upright, Adrienne Vogt, Maureen Chowdhury, Aditi Sangal and Meg…
Continue Reading Irish Taoiseach abruptly leaves DC gala attended by Biden after testing positive for Covid-19
By David Shortell, Donie O’Sullivan, Kaitlan Collins and Sam Fossum, CNN Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin, known as the Taoiseach, tested…
Continue Reading Ukrainians are making homemade body armor to send to frontline troops
One Ukrainian family is turning their living room into a makeshift workshop by producing locally made armor for the Ukrainian army. CNN’s Ivan Watson…
Continue Reading Ukrainians are making homemade body armor to send to frontline troops
By AnneClaire Stapleton, Ivan Watson and Tom Booth, CNN Irina Protchenko, 68, sings the Ukrainian anthem while steadily working at her sewing machine…
Continue Reading Ukraine’s rail chief reveals how EU leaders got in and out of Kyiv in 24 hours
By Scott McLean and Sarah Sirgany, CNN The chairman of Ukrainian Railways has said that the Polish, Czech and Slovenian Prime Ministers, who traveled…
Continue Reading March 16, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
President Joe Biden called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” on Wednesday as Russia intensifies its attack on…
Continue Reading Eugene Parker, the pioneer behind the ‘mission to touch the sun,’ dies at 94
By Ashley Strickland, CNN Eugene Parker, an astrophysicist who pioneered the solar research field of heliophysics, has died at age 94. Parker died…
Continue Reading The fate of Mykolaiv hangs in the balance, as Ukrainian troops dig in to defend the city
The people of Mykolaiv, Ukraine, face crushing uncertainty and terrifying challenges as they await the Russians’ advance. CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh…
Continue Reading The fate of Mykolaiv hangs in the balance, as Ukrainian troops dig in to defend the city
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN The road between Kherson and Mykolaiv is sparse and ghostly. Civilians flee at high speed in one direction, as vans of…
Continue Reading Slovakia preliminarily agrees to send key air defense system to Ukraine
By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN Slovakia has preliminarily agreed to provide Ukraine with a key Soviet-era…
Continue Reading Slovakia preliminarily agrees to send key air defense system to Ukraine
Democratic Representative Seth Moulton says the Biden administration is doing the right things to help Ukraine, but it hasn’t moved quickly…
Continue Reading Russia bombs theater where hundreds sought shelter and ‘children’ was written on grounds
By Tim Lister, Olga Voitovych, Tara John and Paul P. Murphy, CNN A theater where hundreds of people had taken shelter in Mariupol was bombed on…
Continue Reading They thought they would be safe in the theater. Then it was bombed
A theater in Mariupol, Ukraine, where hundreds of people are said to have taken shelter, has sustained heavy damage after it was bombed by Russian…
Continue Reading How the Ukraine war revealed Europe’s selective empathy on refugees
By Zeena Saifi, CNN The West has shown unprecedented coordination and unity in its response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Governments,…
Continue Reading Webb telescope shares new image after reaching optics milestone
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has taken one giant step closer in its mission to unlock the mysteries of the universe. The…
Continue Reading NASA extends Ingenuity helicopter’s mission on Mars to scout ancient riverbed for the rover
By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Ingenuity helicopter, initially designed for five flights, is about to begin its second year of flying on Mars. The…
Continue Reading 4 dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture
CNN By Emiko Jozuka, Mayumi Maruyama, Karen Smith and Brandon Miller, CNN A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing…
Continue Reading Attacks on civilians intensify as Ukraine and Russia say negotiations indicate progress
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky makes a direct plea to US lawmakers for help for his war-torn country. Karin Caifa…
Continue Reading Attacks on civilians intensify as Ukraine and Russia say negotiations indicate progress
By Ivana Kottasová, Olga Voitovich, Paul P. Murphy, Antonia Mortensen, Clare Foran, Niamh Kennedy and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Ukrainians face an…
Continue Reading Russia invades Ukraine
During a speech to Congress, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky referenced seminal moments of US history while pleading for more aid from…
Continue Reading 4 dead after 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits coast off Japan’s Fukushima prefecture
By Emiko Jozuka, Mayumi Maruyama, Karen Smith and Brandon Miller, CNN A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing at…
Continue Reading Natural gas is expensive, dirty and financing war. Here are 5 ways to use less of it to heat your home
By Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN The cost of natural gas was already rising fast as the world emerged from repeated Covid lockdowns and demand for energy…
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