SpaceX launched a private mission Monday night sending humans on the first polar orbit of the Earth.

The four civilians climbed aboard the Crew Dragon Resilience on Monday night, launching atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center at 9:46 p.m.

The rocket rumbled off Launch Pad 39-A with a hail of thunderstorms lighting up the sky in the...Read more

SpaceX had two rockets at two pads on the Space Coast on Monday. After a successful first launch of the day, it’s down to one.

That’s because a Falcon 9 carrying 28 Starlink satellites lifted off at 3:52 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.

The first-stage booster made its 17th flight and ...Read more

In a quarter marred by tariff uncertainty, U.S. government spending cuts and the threat of recession, it is fears about a bubble brewing in artificial intelligence that have dealt the latest blow to the Nasdaq 100.

The tech-heavy benchmark posted its worst quarter in nearly three years, down 8.3%, after a pair of warnings last week fanned ...Read more

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it will allow Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket to fly again, following a review of the January mishap in which the rocket made a successful debut launch but crashed during landing.

As is standard in such events, the FAA had grounded the rocket immediately after the accident while the Jeff ...Read more

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore put some of the blame on himself when asked who was responsible for Boeing Starliner’s failure on last year’s Crew Flight Test.

He and crewmate Suni Williams flew up to the International Space Station last June on what was supposed to be as short as an eight-day stay. The spacecraft, though, suffered from failed...Read more

Earthquakes and the damage they cause are apolitical. Collectively, we either prepare for future earthquakes or the population eventually pays the price. The earthquakes that struck Myanmar on March 28, 2025, collapsing buildings and causing over 2,000 deaths, were a sobering reminder of the risks and the need for preparation.

In the ...Read more

When Satya Nadella entered Microsoft’s C-suite in 2014, the company wasn’t one of the tech darlings dazzling Wall Street.

After founder Bill Gates turned the CEO role over to Steve Ballmer in 2000 and until Ballmer stepped away in 2014, Microsoft’s stock price basically followed the market. The company was still printing money thanks to ...Read more

SpaceX has two rockets at two pads set for launch Monday on the Space Coast.

First up is a Falcon 9 carrying 28 Starlink satellites targeting 3:32 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. Backup are available through 6:40 p.m. or on Tuesday during a four-hour window that opens at 2:24 p.m.

Windy ...Read more

The Panama Canal is one of the most important waterways in the world, with about 7% of global trade passing through. It also relies heavily on rainfall. Without enough freshwater flowing in, the canal’s locks can’t raise and lower ships traveling between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Droughts mean fewer ships per day, and that can ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The wildlife crossing designed to help mountain lions, deer, bobcats and other creatures safely travel over the 101 Freeway between the Simi Hills and the Santa Monica Mountains will reach a major milestone on Monday, as workers lay the first layers of soil on the overpass.

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing spans the 10-...Read more

Nearly two dozen grants and millions in research dollars have been canceled at UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and other North Carolina institutions as part of the growing list of projects cut by the National Institutes of Health.

Since February, the Trump administration has taken the unprecedented step of canceling hundreds of active research...Read more

SpaceX has two rockets at two pads set for launch in the next two days on the Space Coast.

First up is a Falcon 9 carrying 28 Starlink satellites targeting a 3:25 p.m. liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. Backup are available through 7:10 p.m. or on Monday during a four-hour window that opens at 2:57 p.m....Read more

Our species is in a race with climate change, and a lot of people want to know, “Can I really make a difference?”

The question concerns what’s known as agency. Its meaning is complex, but in a nutshell it means being able to do what you set out to do and believing you can succeed.

How well people exercise their agency ...Read more

In a continued effort to expedite rebuilding after Los Angeles' devastating firestorms, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week suspended California environmental laws for utility providers working to reinstall key infrastructure.

His latest executive order eliminates requirements to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act, commonly known as ...Read more

It's common knowledge that many use cannabis and natural products to treat pain symptoms, especially as the nation reckons with the deadly consequences of the opioid epidemic. But what if aromatic compounds in cannabis could treat chronic pain alone, without the side effects of THC?

These aromatic compounds, called terpenes, give cannabis ...Read more

Elon Musk said his xAI artificial intelligence startup has acquired the X platform, which he also controls, at a valuation of $33 billion, marking a surprise twist for the social network formerly known as Twitter.

“The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion,” the billionaire wrote Friday in a post on X. The value of X ...Read more

Hackers broke into Oracle Corp.’s computer systems and stole patient data in an attempt to extort multiple medical providers in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the matter and a notification the software company sent to clients.

Earlier this month, Oracle alerted some health-care customers that sometime after Jan. 22, hackers ...Read more

California will soon start using satellite technology to track down methane and other greenhouse gas emissions that may otherwise go undetected from sites around the state, such as oil and gas operations, landfills and livestock facilities.

The California Air Resources Board says the first-in-the-nation project will take about $100 million from...Read more