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NASA's 2 stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together

Jan. 30, 2025 13:41 PM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s two stuck astronauts took their first spacewalk together Thursday, exiting the International Space Station almost eight months after moving in. Commander Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore removed a broken antenna and wiped the station’s exterior...

NASA's two stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together since arriving at the space station last year

Jan. 30, 2025 08:00 AM EST
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's two stuck astronauts take their first spacewalk together since arriving at the space station last year.

Northrop Grumman: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 30, 2025 07:16 AM EST

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Northrop Grumman Corp. (NOC) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.26 billion. On a per-share basis, the Falls Church, Virginia-based company said it had net income of $8.66. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring...

Are we all aliens? NASA's returned asteroid samples hold the ingredients of life from a watery world

Jan. 29, 2025 20:31 PM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Asteroid samples fetched by NASA hold not only the pristine building blocks for life but also the salty remains of an ancient water world, scientists reported Wednesday. The findings provide the strongest evidence yet that asteroids may have planted the...

Independently funded jet's sound barrier mark revives talk of commercial supersonic travel

Jan. 29, 2025 20:20 PM EST

An aircraft developed by Boom Supersonic became the first independently funded jet to break the sound barrier this week. The XB-1 aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.05 at about 35,000 feet during a test flight Tuesday in the same Mojave Desert airspace in California where Charles “Chuck” Yeager was...

Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032

Jan. 29, 2025 16:43 PM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday. Scientists put the odds of a strike at slightly more than 1%. “We are not worried at all, because of this 99 percent chance...

Lockheed: Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Jan. 28, 2025 07:48 AM EST

BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Lockheed Martin Corp. (LMT) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $527 million. On a per-share basis, the Bethesda, Maryland-based company said it had profit of $2.22. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were $7.67 per...

Sudan's largest oil refinery in flames after being attacked in country's civil war, satellite images analyzed by AP show

Jan. 24, 2025 21:04 PM EST
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sudan's largest oil refinery in flames after being attacked in country's civil war, satellite images analyzed by AP show.

A private US spacecraft headed to the moon captures a glorious view of Earth

Jan. 24, 2025 13:10 PM EST

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private U.S. spacecraft bound for the moon has captured stunning images of Earth one week into its flight. Still circling Earth, Firefly Aerospace’s lunar lander fired its thrusters Thursday to put it on a path to reach the moon in over a month....

Scientists detect chirping cosmic waves in an unexpected part of space

Jan. 22, 2025 11:03 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing. When converted to audio signals, their sharp notes mimic high-pitched bird calls....