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Popular MechanicsArchaeologists Found an Ancient Temple Hidden in the Heart of a Cliff
Who knows what secrets it holds?
- Robb Report
A Trove of Artifacts Was Just Discovered Beneath Notre Dame
Archaeologists found over 1,000 historical treasures during the building's five-year renovation period.
- The Canadian Press
NASA's first astronaut flight around the moon in decades faces more delays
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA announced more delays Thursday in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo.
- Futurism
Experts Worried That Destroying the Space Station Will Damage the Earth's Environment
NASA is gearing up to have the International Space Station slowly lower its orbit, starting in 2030, until it burns through the Earth's atmosphere and harmlessly drops into the ocean. It's a massive undertaking that comes with some inherent risks not only to people back on the ground — but the environment as well. As […]
- The Canadian Press
Billionaire who performed the first private spacewalk is Trump's pick to lead NASA
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A tech billionaire who bought a series of spaceflights from Elon Musk's SpaceX and conducted the first private spacewalk was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday to lead NASA.
- Reuters
Mammoths topped the menu for North American Ice Age people
The first humans who spread across North America during the last Ice Age put mammoths at the top of their menu, according to scientists who secured the first direct evidence of the diet of these ancient people. They discovered that her diet was mostly meat from megafauna - the largest animals in an ecosystem - with an emphasis on mammoths. Megafauna made up about 96% of her diet, with mammoths comprising about 40%, followed by elk, bison, camels and horses, and a negligible contribution from small mammals and plants.
- United Press International
NASA delays crewed Artemis II launch to April 2026 after heat shield issues
NASA said Thursday it has pushed back the next two launches in its delay-plagued Artemis moon landing program after studying the causes of unexpected charring to the heat shield of Artemis I in 2022.
- People
Asteroid Heading Toward Earth Blazes Across Sky in Fireball Over Siberia
The European Space Agency said that the asteroid, which was about 27.5 inches wide, was seen burning up across the sky on Dec. 3
- The Canadian Press
NASA pushes back astronaut flights to the moon again
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA announced more delays Thursday in sending astronauts back to the moon more than 50 years after Apollo.
- Yahoo News UK
NASA spots asteroid just hours before it hits Earth's atmosphere
The C0WEPC5 asteroid burned up in a spectacular fireball over Russia last night.
- Euronews
Falling asteroid lights up sky in Russia’s Siberian republic of Yakutia
A small asteroid lit up the sky over Russia’s Siberian republic of Yakutia as it entered Earth's atmosphere.View on euronews
- Canadian Press Videos
NASA's two stuck astronauts hit six months in space. Just two more to go before heading home
Known across the globe as the stuck astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams hit the six-month mark in space Thursday with two more to go. (AP video by Shelby Lum/AP produced by Javier Arciga)
- Global News
Health Matters: Life expectancy rose to 81.7 years in 2023, Statistics Canada report says
Life expectancy increased in Canada in 2023, for the first time in three years, according to Statistics Canada. The indicator gained nearly six months and now sits at 81.7 years. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for Dec. 4, 2024.
- United Press International
SpaceX sets record launching Falcon 9 first-stage booster 24 times
SpaceX set a record for the most launches by a first-stage booster Wednesday morning when one of its Falcon 9 rockets lifted a new round of Starlink satellites into space.
- United Press International
ESA launches spacecraft that will eventually create artificial solar eclipse
The European Space Agency said that two spacecraft were launched from India on Thursday designed to form a single ship that will create an artificial solar eclipse while in orbit.
- The Conversation
From grieving orcas to opposums playing dead: how animals respond to death – podcast
Philosopher Susana Monsó talks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about how animals understand death.
- Fox Weather
NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft makes yet another comeback after technical hiccup
NASA said one of its oldest spacecraft, Voyager 1, is back operating normally after an unexpected blackout from the 47-year-old spacecraft traveling more than 15.4 billion miles from Earth.
- People
Police Find 3 Chilling Words on Bullet Casings Used by Killer of CEO Brian Thompson: Report
Three words were reportedly discovered on the bullet casings found at the crime scene, police sources told ABC News