Vast partners with SpaceX for launch of first commercial space station

Vast, a privately held American aerospace company headquartered in Long Beach, California, announced that SpaceX will launch what is expected to be the world’s first commercial space station, known as Vast Haven-1. The launch will quickly followed by two human spaceflight missions to the station.

SpaceX to launch next Starlink mission from Florida on Sunday

SpaceX is targeting early Sunday morning for the next launch of its Starlink satellites. The instantaneous window opens at 1:03 a.m. ET for the Falcon 9 launch of 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

NYPD rescues horse in the Bronx stuck in muddy water

The officers used rescue equipment to safely hoist the horse out of the muddy water near Orchard Beach.

Watch: Man torches termite swarms with DIY flamethrower

After about a minute of unsuccessful swatting, Kenny Bellau reached for "something a little more lethal."

Memphis snakes bred in captivity slither back into the wild

It's become an annual conservation event in central Louisiana: Young Louisiana pine snakes that were bred in captivity are released in Kisatchie National Forest in central Louisiana.

Large alligator found roaming around Pinellas Park Publix grocery store

An alligator perhaps hungry for a classic "Pub Sub" found itself re-rerouted recently when he was picked up by a pair of Florida officers.

Future space missions should be conducted with all-female crew, study suggests

New research conducted by the European Space Agency suggests that female astronauts may be more “efficient” in space than their male counterparts.

USC doctors looking to perform world's first bladder transplant

Doctors have currently launched a clinical trial to enroll a potential participant for this historic operation, the school reported.

Meet the team behind Artemis III spacesuit
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Axiom Space hired 10 people to design and construct the spacesuit of the future. It will be worn by the next NASA astronauts to step foot on the moon --hopefully in 2025. The new suit is a lot different from the ones used the first time around -- more than 50 years ago.

Powerful sun storm could bring northern lights to parts of US on Wednesday

NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center predicts a moderate geomagnetic storm on Wednesday due to a coronal mass ejection observed late Sunday. The office has recently amended a Geomagnetic Storm Watch to the G2 level.

Wild video shows alligator roaming Florida stormwater pipe

While investigating a series of potholes on a Florida roadway, crews discovered an alligator in a stormwater pipe.

Black bear seen in Altamonte Springs has left the area, FWC says

A young Black bear that was seen in a tree in Altamonte Springs Tuesday has left the area, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said in a news release Wednesday morning.