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Astronauts · Cape CanaveralThree astronauts who were supposed to leave the International Space Station this month will be brought back to Earth in late September, doubling their time aboard the orbiting laboratory to more than a year, Russia's space agency announced Friday.
3 astronauts delayed on space station to return in September
62% Center coverage: 8 sources
Europe · ParisClaude Lorius, a leading glaciologist, has died at the age of 91. He led 22 expeditions to Greenland and Antarctica during his lifetime. His research showed that after the Industrial Revolution concentrations of the greenhouse gas had rocketed as temperatures rose. In 1988 he was the inaugural expert of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Climate science pioneer Claude Lorius, dies at 91
Coverage: 6 sources
NASA · Cape CanaveralAn asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will hurtle between Earth and the moon's orbit this weekend in a close encounter visible through binoculars and small telescopes.
Asteroid to pass between Earth and moon in 17,500mph close encounter
61% Center coverage: 148 sources
Whales · SeattlePeople have taken many steps in recent decades to help the Pacific Northwest’s endangered killer whales, which have long suffered from starvation, pollution and the legacy of having many of their number captured for display in marine parks.
Researchers: Inbreeding a big problem for endangered orcas
77% Center coverage: 56 sources
Research · Cape CanaveralThe quirky comet 'Oumuamua, the first interstellar object found visiting our solar system, has been the subject of fascination since being spotted in 2017, including its curious acceleration as it hurtled away from the sun.
Scientists explain alien comet 'Oumuamua's strange acceleration
56% Center coverage: 18 sources
Animals · SeoulA young zebra walked, trotted, and galloped for hours in the busy streets of South Korea's capital before emergency workers tranquilized the animal and brought it back to a zoo.
Zebra runs loose in Seoul before being taken back to zoo
69% Center coverage: 98 sources
Asia · TokyoTwo organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved from the asteroid Ryugu, buttressing the notion that some ingredients crucial for the advent of life arrived on Earth aboard rocks from space billions of years ago.
Asteroid discovery suggests ingredients for life on Earth came from space
47% Center coverage: 42 sources
International · Cape CanaveralA rocket made almost entirely of 3D-printed parts made its launch debut Wednesday night, lifting off amid fanfare but failing three minutes into flight — far short of orbit. There was nothing aboard Relativity Space’s test flight except for the company’s first metal 3D print made six years ago.
Launch debut of 3D-printed rocket ends in failure, no orbit
55% Center coverage: 126 sources
