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SpaceX completes 11th test flight of its Starship rocket
Acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy said the mission was "another major step toward landing Americans on the Moon’s south pole."
NASA's Jet propulsion Laboratory lays off 550 workers
The director of the California lab said the layoffs — around 10% of the JPL workforce — are not a result of the government shutdown.
Climate change
Inside the scramble to save lives as deadly heat menaces the Southwest
Maricopa County and Clark County offer a cautionary tale about what it takes to keep people alive in extreme temperatures.
Two greenish comets are streaking across the night sky this month
The comets can be seen from the Northern Hemisphere as their orbits take them through our cosmic backyard.
After a summer respite, bird flu is back
In poultry, cases are spiking earlier than expected, so some officials are bracing for a challenging fall.
Rare images capture a comet from outside our solar system whizzing by Mars
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third such object ever confirmed to have entered our solar system. It has attracted intense interest.
Europe
Three scientists win chemistry Nobel for 'Hermione's handbag' discovery
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson, and Omar M. Yaghi shared the 2025 prize for the development of metal-organic frameworks.
Senate confirms scientist with ties to 'Sharpiegate' as top NOAA official
Neil Jacobs was assistant secretary for environmental observation at NOAA when Trump displayed a map altered with a black Sharpie to incorrectly show Hurricane Dorian's path.
Europe
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to U.S. trio for discoveries in quantum mechanics
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded three scientists for their discoveries in quantum mechanics.
Europe
Americans win Nobel Prize in medicine for work on human immune system
Peripheral immune tolerance is one way the body helps keep the immune system from getting out of whack.
90 degrees in October: Dozens of heat records could be broken in the Midwest
Temperatures across the region are expected to be up to 30 degrees higher than normal Friday and Saturday.
