Science And Space

  Blue Origin New Shepard 'moon gravity' launching today Blue Origin will launch its first suborbital rocket launch of 2025 today - and attempt a wild spin trick to mimic the moon's gravity during the flight - watch it live on Space.com. Read More

  NASA honors fallen astronauts on 'Day of Remembrance' (NASA) NASA honored its fallen space explorers during its annual "Day of Remembrance" on Thursday (Jan. 23). The agency held events at a number of its facilities around the nation, including Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida and Johnson Space Center in Houston. The proceedings commemorated the lives lost in NASA's three space tragedies - the Apollo 1 fire in January 1967, the space shuttle Challenger explosion in January 1986 and the shuttle Columbia disaster in February 2003. Full Story: Space (1/25)   

  Scientists discover new, 3rd form of magnetism that may be the 'missing link' in the quest for superconductivity Scientists have found an elusive third form of magnetism that could help solve a longstanding puzzle about superconductors. Read More Florida's snowfall record smashed as historic storm blasts Gulf Coast A historic winter snowstorm has reached the Gulf Coast, smothering the region in Arctic air and dropping record-breaking amounts of snow on northern Florida. Read More Hubble telescope spots 'blue lurker' star feeding off of its conjoined siblings A rare breed of star recently discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope spins faster by feeding on its stellar siblings. Read More What are Zyn nicotine pouches? And are they bad for you? The FDA has given marketing authorization to Zyn nicotine pouches. That doesn't necessarily mean they're safe to use, and experts say there's little evidence that they help adul...

  Watch, hear a meteorite impact on doorbell camera video (Joe Velaidum and Laura Kelly) A sharp crash that sounds like glass shattering or ice cracking has been documented as likely the world's first audio recording of a meteorite crash. It came by chance from a doorbell camera, recorded last July near the front steps of a home in the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. Full Story: Space (1/21)    Blue Ghost moon lander witnesses an eclipse from space Firefly Aerospace) Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost moon lander is on its way to the moon. The lander completed its first main engine burn during its journey to the lunar surface, which is expected to take a total of 45 days. On Tuesday (Jan. 20), NASA released an update that included a timelapse video showing Earth eclipsing the sun as seen from the perspective of the lander while en route to the moon. Full Story: Space (1/22)   Partial solar eclipse March 2025: What you need to know (Rou...

  Schrödinger's Cat breakthrough could usher in the 'Holy Grail' of quantum computing, making them error-proof Errors in quantum computers are an obstacle for their widespread use. But a team of scientists say that, by using an antimony atom and the Schrödinger's Cat thought experiment, they could have found a way to stop them. Read More

  Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Lifts Off on First Flight The flight is a crucial test of Blue Origin’s ability to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Read more

  SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon Blue Ghost and Resilience have left their home planet. Full Story: Space  

  Giant 'kidney beans' spotted in Mars satellite images could point to signs of water and life A NASA satellite has spotted frozen "kidney beans" on Mars' sand dunes trapped in place until springtime. Photographing them can help us determine if there was ever enough water on Mars to sustain life. Read More

  Weather forecast: Tuesday: Warmer with plenty of sun, with a high of 56 and low of 35 degrees. Wednesday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 56, low: 33. Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 58 and low of 32 degrees. 

  Stay warm and dry! Wet & chilly conditions to start the workweek A low pressure system is moving across our area and bringing some much-needed rain, but it's a chilly rain with highs rounding out around 50 degrees, so stay warm! We're only expecting rain, not severe storms. Latest forecast | Current conditions | Live radar

  Orange dwarf cave crocodiles: The crocs that crawled into a cave, ate bats, and started mutating into a new species Dwarf crocodiles in Gabon found living in a cave, with their skin turning orange from swimming in guano. It's unclear how long they've been down there, but genetic research indicates they may be morphing into a new species.

  Blue Origin to launch its 1st New Glenn rocket on Jan. 10 (Blue Origin) We now have a launch date for the debut mission of Blue Origin's powerful New Glenn rocket. If all goes according to plan, New Glenn will lift off for the first time on Friday (Jan. 10) from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, during a three-hour window that opens at 1 a.m. EST (0600 GMT). Full Story: Space  

  Thursday: Sunny, but chilly, with a high of 49 and low of 28 degrees. Friday: Cloudy, temps: high: 55, low: 46. Saturday: A.M. rain; decreasing clouds, with a high of 53 and low of 32 degrees. 

  Most of the atoms in your body left the Milky Way on a 'cosmic conveyor belt' long before you were born, new study reveals New research suggests that most of the atoms within the human body likely spent part of their lives drifting beyond the Milky Way on a cosmic "conveyor belt," before eventually returning to our galaxy. Read More

  Bill Nye was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of his dedication to science education. Nye, popularly known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, is an American science educator, television presenter and CEO of the Planetary Society. Nye was among 19 honorees to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom -- United States' highest civilian honor - at a White House ceremony held on Jan. 4. Full Story: Space

  The Palisades Fire, which began Tuesday morning (Jan. 7), grew to just under 3,000 acres in less than 24 hours. Tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes and businesses, with more evacuation orders likely to be issued with the continued threat of powerful wind gusts. Full Story: Space

  SpaceX's first Starlink satellite launch is set for today, kicking off what should be another busy year for the broadband internet megaconstellation. Full Story: Space

  Polar vortex could bring deadly winter storms and coldest weather in more than a decade to US An expanding polar vortex is expected to lower temperatures across the eastern half of the U.S., with the potential for record-breaking cold in January. Read More

  Brace yourself & bundle up 🧥 Frosty conditions, Arctic air heading our way!  We've got freeze warnings and frost advisories in effect this morning until 9 a.m. -- and another cold front is sweeping through today! Be ready to bundle up this weekend. Sunday morning in Jacksonville may see temperatures plunge to around 32 degrees. It’s going to be a cold weekend, that’s for sure! Current forecast

  A massive coronal hole has formed in the sun's atmosphere, unleashing a powerful stream of solar wind toward Earth. Nearby, a second, slightly smaller coronal hole is also directing solar wind our way. There is a great chance of strong northern lights, especially at high latitudes this weekend. Recent solar activity has prompted the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center to issue a minor G1 geomagnetic storm warning for Jan. 4 and Jan. 5. Full Story: Space (1/3)  

  Weather forecast: Thursday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 59 and low of 31 degrees. Friday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 63, low: 32. Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 56 and low of 29 degrees.