Bear euthanized after roaming Cache Valley for several days
LOGAN, Utah (KUTV) — A bear captured on video this weekend in Cache Valley near Nibley — the…
Starship’s 33 engines push down with 74,400 kilonewtons at liftoff — roughly twice the force of the Saturn V that sent humans to the Moon, yet the whole vehicle is designed to be caught like a falling pencil and flown again the next day
At the moment of liftoff, SpaceX’s Starship pushes off the launch pad with approximately 74.4 million newtons of…
At least 7 dead in historic rainstorms in Indiana as floodwaters begin to recede
At least seven people have died following storms that swept through Indiana over the past several days, according…
At the start of 2019, fewer than 2,000 active satellites circled Earth. By June 2026 there were 15,711 — and nearly two out of every three belonged to a single constellation: SpaceX’s Starlink.
Look Up’s quarterly space index, released on 2 June 2026, counted 15,711 active satellites in Earth orbit. It…
Black bear euthanized after being spotted in Logan
LOGAN, Cache County — A black bear was tranquilized, evaluated and then eventually euthanized after it was spotted…
5 bizarre ways space experts want to clean up Earth’s orbit
An estimated 1.2 million pieces of junk larger than 1cm (0.4in) are floating in Earth’s orbit, each of…
Houston Zoo treats endangered sea turtle rescued in Wales ahead of return to Gulf
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Zoo announced on Friday that it welcomed a new resident: a sea…
Scientists led by UCLA found that permanently shaded parts of pits on the Moon stay near a constant 17°C while the exposed surface swings between 127°C and −173°C — meaning humanity’s first permanent lunar address may be underground.
The Moon’s surface imposes a slow, punishing thermal cycle. A location in sunlight can reach about 127 degrees…
Thousands of pounds of squid spill onto road in Narragansett
(WJAR) — A massive spill from a tractor-trailer carrying thousands of pounds of squid caused a roadway to…
Webb found strong evidence of a Saturn-mass planet in the habitable zone of Alpha Centauri A — our nearest solar twin, just 4 light-years away — then the planet seemed to disappear, sending astronomers into millions of simulated orbits to work out how it could have slipped from view.
On one night in August 2024, the James Webb Space Telescope recorded a faint point of mid-infrared light…
Lake Powell hits record low, threatening key water and electricity supply for millions
The water level at Lake Powell, the United States’ second-largest reservoir, has fallen to a record low, heightening…
Satellite operators emphasize launch deals in a constrained market
WASHINGTON — Amid a constrained launch market, satellite operators are increasingly emphasizing to investors and customers that they…