Flat optical fibers outshine round ones for ultra-sensitive sensing
Scientists have been presenting evidence that the Earth is round for well over 2,000 years. Yet flat-Earthers remain unconvinced, with some willing to go to…
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Drought Intensifies Across Puerto Rico
Rainfall deficits and high temperatures have created unusually dry conditions and have spurred water shortages on much of the tropical archipelago.
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News Wrap: U.S. strikes Iran after attempted attacks against ships in Strait of Hormuz
In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. struck targets inside Iran in response to what it called attempted attacks against ships in the Strait of…
Families desperately search for loved ones swept away in Nepal floods
Authorities in Nepal continued mass burials after catastrophic floods roared down high mountain valleys in a vast torrent of destruction. The death toll is now…
How a super El Niño is fueling extreme weather patterns
The potentially record-breaking El Niño has brought a relentless stretch of extreme weather across the country. Experts watching the climate and weather patterns are warning…
NASA Selects Blue Origin as Mars Telecommunications Network Provider
NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract Tuesday to develop the agency’s Mars Telecommunications Network, a next-generation communications system that will enable reliable, high-bandwidth communications and…
What’s Up: September 2026 Skywatching Tips from NASA
Brilliant Venus and a Harvest Moon Use the Moon to find Antares and the Teapot, spot brilliant Venus, welcome the equinox, and see the Harvest…
Historic Engines Take Their Place on Artemis III
On Aug. 24, technicians at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida began installing the four RS‑25 engines in the core stage of the agency’s Space…
LIVE MAP: Track the path of Tropical Storm Edouard
The storm was upgraded Monday night from a tropical depression and forecasters expected it to make landfall in Texas later on Tuesday.
Could humans ever communicate with whales? – video
Ever since the earliest known recording of whale song was made in 1949, researchers have been captivated by the wails, rumbles, clicks, grunts and squeals…