Bug flies thousands of miles across the Atlantic Ocean

A Painted Lady butterfly visits children at the Tenafly Nature Center in Tenafly, New Jersey on July 5, 2024.

These ladies are found all over the world, but new research shows that these brave butterflies can migrate thousands of miles across the ocean. Painted Ladies, Vanessa cardfly at least 2,610 miles (4,200 kilometers) across the Atlantic Ocean, from West Africa to French Guiana in South America, according to a new study published in June … Read more

When is it? What is it? What to know

Amazon’s 10th Prime Day is just around the corner and the e-commerce company has enlisted rapper Megan Thee Stallion to kick off the sales event. The rapper kicks off with an original song, “It’s Prime Day,” streaming exclusively on Amazon Music. In the accompanying video, the rapper says she can “change my hobby, how I … Read more

NASA astronauts remain in space while the crew assesses problems with Starliner

NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore say goodbye to friends and family Wednesday, June 5, 2024, as they leave the astronaut crew quarters en route to the launch pad.

Boeing and NASA are once again “adjusting” the return home of two astronauts from the International Space Station Starliner. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were scheduled to stay on the ISS for just a week after docking there on June 6. Now they are not expected to make the trip back to Earth until at … Read more

Tests range from explosions to splashdown

SpaceX's Starship is launching on its fourth test flight on the way to creating jumbo rockets that can fly astronauts to the moon and even Mars.

SpaceX’s Starship, the largest and most powerful spacecraft ever sent into space, completed a fourth test flight Thursday, successfully crashing into the Indian Ocean for the first time since it began conducting test flights last year. The rocket’s first three tests ended in explosions. The unmanned craft is classified as a super-heavy launch vehicle and … Read more

NASA says the alignment will not be visible on June 3

There will be a parade of planets on June 3, but NASA says it won't be quite a celestial show.

People expecting a dazzling parade of planets on Monday, June 3, may be disappointed by what they ultimately see in the sky. Instead, experts say to temper their expectations and wait until the end of the month to see the planets. planetary alignment. The past few months have been quite eventful for backyard astronomers. First … Read more