Highly venomous snakes long associated with Australia's remote arid interior are projected to expand their ranges southward toward densely populated coastal regions, increasing potential encounters with humans in backyards, parks and suburbs along the east coast, according to a major international research project published this week.
Daniel Lee
Apr 05, 2026
Easter Sunday 2026 falls on April 5, bringing together ancient religious traditions, astronomical precision and modern family festivities for Christians across the United States and around the world.
Joe Green
Apr 04, 2026
HOUSTON — NASA's Artemis II mission hit a major milestone Thursday as the four-person crew aboard the Orion spacecraft successfully completed the critical translunar injection burn, sending them out of Earth orbit and on a trajectory toward the Moon for the first time in more than five decades.
Daniel Lee
Apr 03, 2026
Four astronauts rocketed away from Earth aboard NASA's Space Launch System rocket Wednesday evening, embarking on Artemis II — the first crewed lunar mission in more than half a century — on a daring 10-day journey that will take them around the far side of the moon and farther from home than any humans have traveled before.
Daniel Lee
Apr 02, 2026
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia in the Molucca Sea early Thursday, killing at least one person, damaging buildings and triggering a brief tsunami warning that prompted evacuations before being lifted as small waves reached coastal areas.
Anthony Will
Apr 02, 2026
NASA's Artemis II mission stands ready to make history Wednesday evening as the first crewed flight to the vicinity of the Moon in more than 50 years, with four astronauts scheduled to lift off atop the powerful Space Launch System rocket for a daring 10-day journey that will test systems for future lunar landings and eventual human missions to Mars.
Tony Jackson
Apr 02, 2026
SYDNEY — Skies across Australia will glow under the luminous Pink Moon this week, with the April full moon reaching its peak on Thursday, April 2, 2026, at around 1:11 p.m. AEDT, offering skywatchers a spectacular celestial display as autumn settles in the southern hemisphere.
Daniel Lee
Apr 02, 2026
SYDNEY — Australia has emerged as one of the world's cleanest countries for air quality in 2026, ranking 10th globally in the latest World Air Quality Report and joining an elite group of just 13 nations and territories that met the World Health Organization's strict PM2.5 guidelines for safe breathing air.
Tony Jackson
Apr 01, 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA on Monday began the final countdown for Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the moon in more than half a century, with the massive Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft poised for liftoff as early as Wednesday evening from Kennedy Space Center.
Tony Jackson
Mar 31, 2026
Tromso sits deep inside the auroral oval, making it one of the world's most accessible and reliable spots for viewing the northern lights in 2026. Located 217 miles north of the Arctic Circle, the Norwegian city offers frequent displays from September through April, with peak activity expected during the lingering effects of the solar maximum.
Daniel Lee
Mar 31, 2026
SYDNEY, Australia — An eerie blood-red sky blanketed parts of Western Australia on March 27, turning the horizon over Shark Bay into an apocalyptic scene as powerful winds from Tropical Cyclone Narelle whipped up iron-rich desert dust ahead of the storm's landfall.
Daniel Lee
Mar 31, 2026
With NASA's Artemis II mission on the verge of launching as early as April 1, 2026, the four astronauts selected for humanity's first crewed journey beyond low-Earth orbit in more than 50 years are drawing global attention.
Daniel Lee
Mar 30, 2026
A car-sized asteroid designated 2026 FM3 will make a relatively close flyby of Earth late Wednesday, passing at a distance of about 148,000 miles — roughly 60% of the average Earth-moon separation — but posing no risk of impact, NASA officials said.
Daniel Lee
Mar 25, 2026
Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing to file its initial public offering prospectus with U.S. regulators as soon as this week or next, according to a report Tuesday, setting the stage for what could become the largest IPO in history with a potential raise exceeding $75 billion and a valuation topping $1.75 trillion.
Daniel Lee
Mar 25, 2026
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A brilliant fireball streaked across the night sky over Northern California on Sunday, March 22, 2026, drawing more than 200 eyewitness reports from California, Nevada and Arizona and marking the third notable meteor event in the United States in just six days.
Daniel Lee
Mar 25, 2026
Australia has reached a pivotal moment in its energy history, with renewable sources exceeding 50% of electricity generation in the National Electricity Market (NEM) for the first time during the December 2025 quarter, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO).
Daniel Lee
Mar 22, 2026
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — Skywatchers across much of the northern United States and Canada have a prime opportunity to witness the northern lights, or aurora borealis, tonight into early Friday morning as a powerful geomagnetic storm impacts Earth, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center.
Daniel Lee
Mar 19, 2026
CLEVELAND — A powerful sonic boom that shook homes, rattled windows and startled residents across Northeast Ohio on Tuesday morning was almost certainly caused by a meteor entering Earth's atmosphere, the National Weather Service in Cleveland confirmed.
Daniel Lee
Mar 18, 2026
As spring severe weather season ramps up across the United States, the National Weather Service continues to emphasize the critical distinction between a **tornado watch** and a **tornado warning** — two alerts that often cause confusion but carry vastly different implications for public safety.
Anthony Will
Mar 17, 2026
NASA is aiming for an April 1 liftoff of the Artemis II mission, setting the stage for the first crewed voyage around the Moon since Apollo 17 in 1972. Agency officials announced the target date following a successful Flight Readiness Review on March 12, 2026, declaring the program "on track" for the historic 10-day test flight.
Daniel Lee
Mar 16, 2026
A massive adult female Kemp's ridley sea turtle, one of the world's rarest and most endangered species, washed ashore in critical condition near Galveston on March 7, 2026
Daniel Lee
Mar 14, 2026
Our sun, born 4.6 billion years ago near the crowded, chaotic heart of the Milky Way, did not make its journey to the galaxy's calmer outer suburbs alone.
Daniel Lee
Mar 13, 2026
A defunct NASA satellite launched nearly 14 years ago is set to make an uncontrolled re-entry into Earth's atmosphere, with most of the spacecraft expected to burn up during the fiery descent but some debris potentially reaching the surface.
Daniel Lee
Mar 12, 2026
A burst of seismic activity shook northwest Louisiana early Monday when four earthquakes struck within a 10-minute window near the small village of Edgefield, intensifying concerns in a region that has seen unusual tremors in recent weeks.
Anthony Will
Mar 11, 2026
Believe it or not, Australians are the bright minds behind the likes of Google Maps, polymer bank notes, and the electric drill.
Bella Javier Liamzon
Mar 09, 2026
A predawn SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch illuminated Florida's skies with a mesmerizing "jellyfish" contrail Wednesday, captivating residents from the Space Coast to north Florida and beyond as the exhaust plume caught early sunlight high in the atmosphere.
Daniel Lee
Mar 05, 2026
Skywatchers worldwide witnessed a dramatic total lunar eclipse early on March 3, 2026, as Earth's shadow fully enveloped the full Worm Moon, transforming it into a striking copper-red "blood moon" for nearly an hour during totality.
Daniel Lee
Mar 04, 2026
Skywatchers across much of the world prepared for a striking celestial event early Tuesday, March 3, 2026: a total lunar eclipse that turned the full Worm Moon a dramatic copper-red hue, often called a "blood moon." This was the only total lunar eclipse visible anywhere in 2026, marking the third in a near-tetrad sequence and the last until late 2028.
Daniel Lee
Mar 02, 2026
Stargazers across much of the world, including South Korea, have a prime opportunity tonight, March 1, 2026, to witness a striking "planetary parade" as six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — appear to align in a gentle arc across the evening sky shortly after sunset.
Daniel Lee
Mar 01, 2026
Skywatchers across the United States will have a prime opportunity to witness a striking total lunar eclipse — commonly known as a "blood moon" — in the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 3, 2026, as Earth's shadow fully engulfs the full moon, bathing it in a coppery red hue.
Daniel Lee
Feb 26, 2026
