When is the next rocket launch from Florida? Mammoth SpaceX Falcon Heavy

Falcon Heavy, consisting of three first Falcon 9 rocket stages, can be seen off the Space Coast, weather permitting. Playalinda Beach (Canaveral National Seashore) is the closest place to view the launch, as it runs almost parallel to Launch Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center. Godspeed, Falcon Heavy! The giant SpaceX rocket – more … Read more

Best views from Treasure Coast

Falcon Heavy, consisting of three Falcon 9 rockets, can be seen from the Treasure Coast, weather permitting and cloud cover. Godspeed, Falcon Heavy! The giant SpaceX rocket – more powerful than the space agency’s Falcon 9 – may lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center this week. Can you see a rocket launch from the … Read more

How to watch in Daytona, New Smyrna

Falcon Heavy, consisting of three first Falcon 9 rocket stages, can be seen in Volusia County, weather permitting and cloud cover. Canaveral National Seashore is the closest place to view the launch, as it runs nearly parallel to Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Godspeed, Falcon Heavy! The giant SpaceX rocket – more … Read more

New dinosaur species identified and named by CSU grad, faculty member

The reconstructed skull of a new dinosaur species, Lokiceratops, is on display at a museum in Denmark after it was assembled, identified and named by a team of researchers led by Colorado State University faculty member Joseph Sertich and University professor Mark Loewen of Utah.

A new species of dinosaur, with unusually graceful horns on its head and behind its neck, lived with at least four other species of rhino- or elephant-like dinosaurs 78 million years ago in what is now northern Montana, researcher Joseph Sertich said. Sertich, an affiliate faculty member at Colorado State University, and Professor Mark Loewen … Read more

The SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch the NOAA satellite

It’s time to bring out the big engines. Those on the Space Coast will soon be in for a treat. Not one, but three Falcon 9 first-stage rockets, which make up the Falcon Heavy, will tentatively blast into the Florida sky this week to launch a weather satellite into orbit. It’s been a while since … Read more

How to get rid of beetles, grubs and more

A small sawfly larva is seen resting on the vein of a leaf.

With the arrival of warm weather comes the arrival of summer’s threats: insects. While some people may detest insects because they are so buggy, for gardeners every year it can feel like a new battle against the bugs as they determine which pest is ruining their plants and how to protect their crops from complete … Read more

SpaceX is once again attempting to launch a satellite from Cape Canaveral

Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. After another scrub on Wednesday afternoon, SpaceX will once again attempt to launch the Astra 1P/SES-24 satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40. This brings the Space Coast to 13 days without a launch. Can SpaceX … Read more

SES satellite launch from Cape Canaveral

Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY’s Space Team’s live coverage of tonight’s SpaceX mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. SpaceX wants to break the Space Coast’s rare launch drought tonight. An SES/Astra communications satellite will be launched into orbit atop a Falcon 9 rocket, taking off from Space Launch Complex 40. The launch is scheduled for … Read more

SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida: How to watch it

A rocket launch during rush hour? Around the time hundreds of drivers head home from work or out to dinner, a SpaceX launch window opens. There is a rocket launch scheduled for this week in Florida – maybe two – and the Space Coast should get a great view of the launch, weather permitting and … Read more

Treasure Coast beaches, parks to check it out

A rocket launch during rush hour? Around the time hundreds of drivers head home from work or out to dinner, a SpaceX launch window opens. There’s a rocket launch scheduled for Florida this week – maybe two – and the Treasure Coast should get a great view of the launch, weather permitting. A SpaceX Falcon … Read more