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In an engineering feat, mechanical SpaceX arms catch Starship rocket booster back at the launch pad
SpaceX pulled off the boldest test flight yet of its enormous Starship rocket on Sunday, catching the returning booster back at the launch pad with mechanical arms. A jubilant Elon Musk called it “science fiction without the fiction part.” Towering almost 400 feet...
Hurricane Milton has caused thousands of flight cancellations, is yours one of them? What to know
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of flights in and out of the U.S. have been canceled this week as Hurricane Milton barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and plowed across Florida — causing many airports in the storm's path to close their doors. And airlines across the country grounded...
An unusual hurricane season goes from ultra quiet to record busy and spawns Helene and Milton
Explosively intensifying Hurricane Milton is the latest freaky system to come out of what veteran hurricane scientists call the weirdest storm season of their lives. Before this Atlantic hurricane season started, forecasters said everything lined up to be a monster busy year, and it...
Hurricane Milton strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Milton strengthens into a Category 3 storm in the Gulf of Mexico on a path toward Florida, forecasters say.Milton has increased to a Category 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida coast, National Hurricane Center says
MIAMI (AP) — Milton has increased to a Category 2 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida coast, National Hurricane Center says.Milton has rapidly intensified into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and is aiming for Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Milton has rapidly intensified into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and is aiming for Florida.Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Milton has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks — anything the ocean gave up. Now, 40 years later, Boehme wants to launch another treasure hunt. As...
Helene becomes a major Category 3 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico as it churns toward northwestern Florida
MIAMI (AP) — Helene becomes a major Category 3 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico as it churns toward northwestern Florida.Helene is upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, forecasters say
MIAMI (AP) — Helene is upgraded to a Category 2 hurricane as it barrels across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, forecasters say.