Watch: SpaceX, NASA launch Sentinel-6 Satellite to measure sea-level rise
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a U.S.-European satellite designed to extend a decades-long measurement of global sea surface heights …read more
Continue Reading...NASA launches U.S.-European satellite to track sea level rise
The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, put into Earth orbit, is expected to have unprecedented accuracy. …read more
Continue Reading...SpaceX capsule, 4 astronauts dock at space station
Three Americans and one Japanese astronaut will remain at the orbiting lab until their replacements arrive on another Dragon in …read more
Continue Reading...A vaccine to the rescue? First, we have to make it through winter, experts warn
Vaccines remain humanity’s best hope of averting more widespread death and restoring society, but they cannot be looked at as …read more
Continue Reading...Covid-19 vaccine may have unpleasant side effects. That will mean it’s working.
Early data suggest several of the coronavirus vaccines may cause people to feel crummy for a few days. And then …read more
Continue Reading...Why experts say we need to stop talking about herd immunity as a coronavirus strategy
Most infectious disease experts have been vocal critics of herd immunity, but the idea has leapt from the fringes into …read more
Continue Reading...Trump’s border wall endangered the environment. Could it come down under Biden?
Opposition to border wall construction in Arizona became emblematic of battles waged across the country to stave off projects that …read more
Continue Reading...Environmentalists say Biden’s win was ‘crucial’ for climate progress. Now what?
If Republicans keep control of the Senate, there may be challenges ahead as Biden tries to turn his plans into …read more
Continue Reading...Jupiter’s moon Europa glows in the dark, scientists say
The glow could help scientists determine if a subsurface ocean on Europa is a good place to look for life. …read more
Continue Reading...Covid hospitalizations surge as virus enters alarming new phase in U.S.
Daily infections rising in all but three states, with surge most pronounced in the Midwest and Southwest. …read more
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