US & World

By Heather Chen, CNN A contest planned for children in New Zealand to hunt and kill feral cats as part of a drive to protect native species has been…

By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is once again gearing up for the inaugural test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever created and the…

By Kate Golembiewski, CNN Sarracenia pitcher plants, found in bogs throughout eastern North America, look like trumpet-shaped flowers, often in…

By Katie Hunt and Ashley Strickland, CNN A NASA satellite that observed solar flares and helped scientists understand the sun’s powerful bursts…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN A hybrid solar eclipse — the first of its kind in nearly 10 years — is on the way. During this rare celestial event, the…

By Angus Watson and Heather Chen, CNN Eleven Indonesian fishermen were rescued by Australian maritime authorities from a tiny island after being…

By Katie Hunt, CNN The Vikings disappeared abruptly from Greenland in the mid-15th century, some 400 years after arriving there. Why they abandoned a…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN A brilliant starburst feature shines in the latest image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The space observatory…

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Scientists have found thriving communities of coastal creatures, including tiny crabs and anemones, living thousands of…

By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is now targeting Thursday for the next attempt to get Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, off the ground.…

By Duarte Mendonca, CNN Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Saturday that the United States should stop “encouraging”…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The universe is filled with so many wonders that it’s easy to lose sight of the celestial treasures in our own cosmic…

By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX has cleared the final regulatory hurdle standing before the inaugural launch of its Starship rocket — the most…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Ingenuity helicopter just achieved a huge milestone on Mars. The little chopper successfully completed its…

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN It’s a bird… It’s a plane… It’s a paper airplane! The world record for the farthest flight by…

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The European Space Agency has sent a spacecraft to explore Jupiter and three of its largest and most intriguing moons. The…