After delays, Crew-4 astronauts ready to launch from Florida

NASA and SpaceX are targeting Wednesday, April 27 to launch the four astronauts in the new Dragon Freedom capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

Axiom-1 crew splashes down off Florida's coast after delayed reentry

Axiom Space completed its first all-private mission to the International Space Station Monday after three paying customers and a former NASA astronaut splashed down in a SpaceX Dragon in the Atlantic Ocean.

Missouri fisherman catches 50-pound rare sturgeon

An angler in Missouri recently reeled in something you don't see every day — a lake sturgeon.

3 Sumatran tigers killed by animal traps as worldwide numbers dwindle to 400

Three critically endangered Sumatran tigers are dead after being caught in traps in Indonesia. Only about 400 are left in the wild, experts say.

What a toxic inferno like Venus can tell us about Earth

Venus is a fiery world with sulfuric acid clouds and a toxic atmosphere fueled by a runaway greenhouse effect, but scientists believe that about 800 million years ago, it could have been more like Earth.

Magic mushrooms: Scientist says fungi could revolutionize climate change fight

Visit any forest, and you’re bound to see mushrooms growing alongside trees and other plants, but these fungi play an important part in the health of that ecosystem and its ability to fight climate change.

Axiom-1 plans for splashdown off Florida coast on Sunday

Four private astronauts plan to undock from the International Space Station Saturday with a splashdown off the coast of Florida on Sunday.

'It's the tree everyone roots for:' Washington's 'Tree of Life' clings to survival against all odds

A tree that has likely stood for dozens, if not hundreds of years along the Washington coast is clinging to survival -- quite literally -- and in the process has become a symbol of perseverance and resilience for the local residents.

Airlines to allow passengers banned over masks back on planes

Now that most airlines have made masks optional in the U.S., here's where the four largest stand on bringing back passengers who refused to wear them when they were required.

Uranus probe, search for life near Saturn: Survey outlines most important space missions

A once-a-decade survey from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has outlined high-priority missions for space, including a probe to Uranus and searching for life on Saturn’s moon.

Double ridges on Jupiter’s moon could mean better chance for life, study suggests

The water pockets could be just beneath Europa’s icy surface in order for the double ridges to form and those pockets of water could be a prime spot to harbor life, scientists hypothesized.

'She doesn't even expect it': Goose attacks woman in Jacksonville parking lot

Onlookers saw it coming. An unsuspecting woman walked across a parking lot in Jacksonville, not realizing she would fall victim to a nearby attacker – a Canada goose.

NASA to roll Artemis moon rocket back to assembly building after technical issues halt dress rehearsal

The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft have been at Launch Pad 39B since March 19, but crews have been unable to successfully conduct a full dress rehearsal because of technical issues.

NASA delays moon rocket dress rehearsal, blames fuel leak

This was NASA’s third shot at a dress rehearsal, a required step ahead of a test flight to the moon.

Georgia vets return sea turtles to ocean after long recovery

A pair of rare sea turtles have returned to the ocean after veterinarians spent nearly a year nursing them back to health on the Georgia coast.