FWC educating Florida residents on tips to deter bear encounters

Central Florida is no stranger to bear sightings and encounters, and it shouldn't come as a shock. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said the largest concentration of bears comes from the Ocala National Forest and St. Johns River basin.

DoD's secret spaceplane to launch on SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket

The launch on Dec. 7 will mark the first time the Boeing X-37B spaceplane hitches a ride to orbit with SpaceX. The record-breaking spaceplane will fly unclassified and classified experiments.

Watch: Auroral beads dance across starry sky

Video captured beautiful auroral beads dancing across a star-filled sky in Alaska. 

Webb Telescope image of Pandora’s Cluster reveals hidden clues of most distant galaxies yet

Two of the galaxies in Pandora's Cluster are nearly 33 billion light years away, the second-and-fourth-farthest galaxies ever observed. Researchers say one galaxy looks like a "peanut" and the other a "fluffy ball" in the JWST images.

New NASA image shows the most colorful view of the universe yet

The image of MACS0416 was produced using observations from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope.

NASA rocket launches into Alaskan northern lights

While a rocket launching into the northern lights puts on a spectacular show, it wasn’t just by happenstance. The timing of this launch had to be just right to get the necessary scientific data.

Arkansas military veteran receives world’s first whole-eye and partial-face transplant

Aaron James, a military veteran received the first-ever whole-eye and partial-face transplant at NYU Langone Health is speaking out about the life-changing surgery.

Australian man says he survived crocodile attack by biting back

An Australian farmer was attacked last month by a saltwater crocodile in the country's Northern Territory and dragged nearly 10 feet.

Wild hogs tearing up yards in Sanford neighborhood

It's getting hogwild in Sanford. The animals have been tearing up yards in the neighborhood, causing damage to residents' properties on Klondike Place in Sanford.

Recent SpaceX launch carrying student experiments to space station

SpaceX successfully launched their Falcon 9 CRS-29 rocket on Thursday night, and the launch was special in more ways than one.

5 alligators found in Florida man's bathtub
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A man from Saint Cloud has found himself in hot water after officers discovered he was keeping five alligators in a bathtub at his home, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

SpaceX launches science experiments, holiday meals, other supplies to ISS

SpaceX on Thursday launched supplies, science experiments, and holiday treats for the astronauts living on the International Space Station.

Florida man found with baby gators in tub
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A Florida man was cited after FWC was tipped off about someone keeping five gators in their St. Cloud home. The gators were safely returned to Lake Tahoe.

Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman dies at 95

Frank Borman led the first team of American astronauts to circle the moon.

What is a kinkajou?
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Here's what you need to know about kinkajous, a small animal that lives in tropical rainforests in Central and South America, according to the San Diego Zoo.