Members of the Nuclear Emergency Response Team training for a radiological contamination scenario. For 50 years, the secretive team has been the first line of defense against nuclear emergencies. NNSA NNSA In an
Starship is the largest rocket ever built. Elon Musk hopes it will one day fly humans and other species to Mars, but environmentalists say it’s doing damage to the local habitat around the
Researchers counted about 32 points where missiles landed around Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel. Israel says no fighter jets were destroyed and the base continues to operate. Middlebury Institute of International Studies at
Projectiles above Jerusalem, on October 1, 2024. Israel says Iran launched more than 180 missiles but that the assault did little damage. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images/AFP MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images/AFP Iran’s
Hurricane Helene dropped more than 2 feet of rain on Spruce Pine, N.C. The town is home to one of the world’s only sources of high-purity quartz, which is used to manufacture silicon
From left, Scott Poteet, Anna Menon, Sarah Gillis, and Jared Isaacman are set to conduct the first private spacewalk. Gillis and Isaacman will exit their Dragon capsule float above the Earth in new
Researchers found that AI could increase the creativity of individual writers, but it also led to many similar stories. Moor Studio/Getty Images Moor Studio/Getty Images Can an AI chatbot make a person more
Enlarge this image Palestinians walk along Salah al-Din Road in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. NurPhoto/Getty Images NurPhoto/Getty Images After the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7 triggered Israel’s invasion of the
Enlarge this image The solar flare as captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on Thursday. The flare has triggered a severe geomagnetic storm watch for the first time in nearly 20 years. AP
