Long shadows are cast by the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. A 34-meter (114-foot) multifrequency beam-waveguide antenna, DSS-23 will boost the DSN’s capacity and enhance NASA’s deep space communications capabilities for decades to come. NASA leadership…
Millions of pounds of rotting food causing horrid stench that’s plagued locals is FINALLY removed from California warehouse
The rancid mountain of rotting food left behind by a catastrophic Los Angeles warehouse fire is finally being cleared – more than two months after the inferno turned a giant cold-storage facility into a stinking nightmare for thousands of residents. The unbearable stench was a result of millions of pounds…
Ribbon-Cutting Event for NASA Deep Space Network’s Deep Space Station 23
Leadership from NASA Headquarters, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Deep Space Network (DSN) stand in front of the recently completed Deep Space Station 23 antenna at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, on Aug. 25, 2026. From left: Germaine Aziz (project manager, DSN Aperture Enhancement Project,…
Florida Republican is caught deleting post bashing Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela… before embarrassing U-turn
A Republican congresswoman criticized Donald Trump’s latest move on Venezuelan oil – before awkwardly deleting her original post and replacing it with praise. Maria Elvira Salazar, who represents parts of South Florida’s Miami-Dade County, has been a vocal critic of Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez. Her constituents skew heavily Hispanic, with many immigrants…
1.4-million-year-old footprints reveal a surprisingly large human relative
A remarkable set of fossil footprints from northern Kenya is offering scientists a rare glimpse of how an extinct human relative may have moved and interacted about 1.4 million years ago. The tracks, preserved near an ancient lakeshore, appear to record eight Paranthropus boisei individuals occupying the same place at…
Former mayor and 3 family members are killed when small plane he was piloting crashed near coastal Alaskan town
A beloved former mayor has been named among the four people who died in a small plane crash close to Alaska earlier this week. Eric Middlebrook, 68, died when the Piper PA-24 went down in the Seldovia Slough, located 136 miles southwest of Anchorage, on Wednesday afternoon. Middlebrook was a seasoned…
On this day in space! Aug. 30, 1992: Astronomers discover 1st Kuiper Belt object out beyond Pluto
On Aug. 30, 1992, astronomers spotted an object orbiting the sun beyond Pluto for the very first time. It was the first Kuiper Belt object ever detected. Before then, Pluto was believed to be the most distant planetary body of our solar system. No one had seen anything orbiting farther…
Common supplements rival antibiotics for severe gum disease
A combination of omega-3 and low-dose acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) performed about as well as antibiotics in a yearlong study of people with severe periodontitis, raising the possibility of an alternative treatment for some patients. The research was conducted by scientists affiliated with Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, Guarulhos University (UNG), the…
Miracle survivor of Nepal flood disaster speaks out – as friends and family of missing Aussie hiker gather on beach to pray he is found alive
The only missing Australian found, so far, in Nepal’s horrific flash flood revealed she was rescued by embassy officials in a four-wheel-drive after spending days on a tractor. Cara Severino, 26, was pictured alongside Australian embassy staff in the Nepal capital of Kathmandu on Sunday, after making contact with authorities…
NASA’s Dark Universe-Seeking Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Launches
Now on a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Roman…