Planet-hunting NASA satellite captures a star being ripped apart by a black hole

For the first time, NASA’s planet-hunting Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) was able to watch the “cataclysmic phenomenon” of a star being torn apart by a black hole from beginning to end. Using follow-up observations from telescopes, astronomers were able to capture unprecedented data about the star-destroying events known as tidal disruptions.

FAA investigating engine incident on United flight

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating what caused part of an engine on a United Airlines plane to come loose after takeoff.

NASA's 'Pathfinder' arrives at the Kennedy Space Center

The arrival of a mock-up rocket at the Kennedy Space Center signals that NASA is nearing ‘dress rehearsal mode’ for a moon mission.

Elon Musk unveils SpaceX rocket designed to get to Mars and back

Elon Musk has unveiled a SpaceX spacecraft designed to carry a crew and cargo to the moon, Mars or anywhere else in the solar system and land back on Earth perpendicularly.

Elon Musk shows off Starship
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SpaceX has unveiled the 'Starship,' a rocket that will take crews and cargo to Mars and back.

Florida's dry conditions pose wildfire threats

Pointing to dry conditions and high temperatures, the Florida Forest Service on Thursday warned about wildfire threats in the state.

Brevard Zoo caring for 39 sea turtles after habitat 'disrupted'

The Brevard Zoo's Sea Turtle Healing Center is caring for 39 green and loggerhead sea turtle "washbacks" that were pushed to shore from the ocean after their habitat was disrupted by heavy waves.

A glacier on Mont Blanc could collapse any moment. Experts blame climate change.

Italian authorities are bracing for the worst, after reports from experts at the Valle d’Asota regional government, and the Fondazione Montagna Sicura (Safe Mountain Foundation) found that a giant piece of a glacier on Mont Blanc’s Italian side could collapse at any given moment. 

‘Forget Atlantis': A lost continent has been discovered under Europe

The Mediterranean region is one of the most geographically complex on Earth, and geologists from the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, discovered the region has been hiding a big secret — a lost continent the size of Greenland that disappeared under Southern Europe long ago and has never before been mapped.

NASA says 1969 moon landing lab to be demolished next year

HOUSTON (AP) - NASA says the Houston building where Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong and his colleagues emerged from quarantine after their 1969 moon mission has fallen into disrepair and will be demolished.

Cats actually do bond with humans, study finds

Although cats have a reputation for being aloof, a new study says they bond with humans much like dogs do.

NASA manager casts doubt on 2024 moon landing
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A top NASA manager cast doubt Wednesday on the space agency's ability to land astronauts on the moon by 2024. Kenneth Bowersox, acting associate administrator for human exploration and operations, told a Congressional subcommittee that NASA is doing its best to meet the White House-imposed deadline. But he noted: "I wouldn't bet my oldest child's upcoming birthday present or anything like that."

NASA manager casts doubt on 2024 moon landing by astronauts

A top NASA manager cast doubt Wednesday on the space agency's ability to land astronauts on the moon by 2024.

Human chain helps 'lost' dolphins escape from St. Pete canal

A dolphin pod was in need of directions in St. Petersburg, and with the help of a human chain, they made it safely out of a canal Tuesday morning, wildlife officials say.