Wild horses found dead in Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest

According to the National Forest Service, the dead animals were found near Forest Road 25 on the Alpine and Springerville Ranger Districts.

NASA’s Juno captures close-up of Jupiter moon Europa’s icy crust

The latest observations will help NASA plan for its Europa Clipper mission, due to launch in 2024 and arrive at the Jovian system in 2030.

The Pacific Ocean is shrinking and making way for America to collide with Asia, study shows

Hundreds of millions of years from now, Earth will look unrecognizable as the globe’s largest ocean vanishes, and researchers say the continent "Amasia" will form from the collision of North America and Asia.

NASA astronaut Nicole Mann makes history as first Native American woman in space

Nicole Mann, a member of the Wailacki of the Round Valley Indian Tribes, is headed to the International Space Station as commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission.

City of Philadelphia offers formal apology for running experiments on inmates at Holmesburg Prison

According to the city, the experiments were conducted from the 1950s to the 1970s and purposely exposed the incarcerated individuals, many of whom were Black and poor, to multiple agents, including viruses, fungus and asbestos.

NY man smuggled pythons in his pants, feds say

A New York City man allegedly smuggled three Burmese pythons into the U.S. by hiding them in his pants.

‘Hunter’s Moon’ 2022: How to watch this epic celestial wonder

This isn’t your typical moon, either. Because the Hunter’s Moon rises lower than usual from the horizon, it will appear much larger and more orange due to an effect known as the “moon illusion.”

How to watch the annual Draconid meteor shower

It might be hard to watch the celestial event however because the full Hunter's Moon, which peaks on the same nights is expected to outshine the shooting stars.

How petting dogs could improve your attention span and motivation

Researchers concluded that the brain stimulation felt by regularly petting a dog could translate to improved cognitive function down the road.

NASA, SpaceX launch crew to the International Space Station from Florida
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The launch, which went off without a hitch, sent an international crew of four to the International Space Station for a six-month stint. Reporter Austin Westfall reports.

SpaceX launches NASA, Japanese, Russian astronaut crew from Florida

Four astronauts from three countries launched on Wednesday with SpaceX on a six-month mission to the International Space Station. 

Fat Bear Week 2022: Meet this year's chunky challengers competing for the top spot

Bears are preparing for hibernation, and the public gets to judge a chosen sleuth of bears who have been packing on the pounds for this year's Fat Bear Week competition.

Nobel Prize in chemistry awarded to trio for 'snapping molecules together'

Americans Carolyn R. Bertozzi and K. Barry Sharpless and Danish scientist Morten Meldal were cited for developing a way of attaching molecules that can be used to design better medicines.

Asteroid slammed by NASA spacecraft has debris trail over 6,000 miles long

Astronomers captured the scene millions of miles away with a telescope in Chile, showing an expanding, comet-like tail after the asteroid impact.

Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 3 scientists for work on quantum information

Alain Aspect, John F. Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger were cited by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for "pioneering quantum information science.”

NASA to practice moonwalks, conduct rover tests in Arizona for future Artemis missions

As NASA eyes November as the next opportunity to launch its Artemis I mission to the moon from Kennedy Space Center in Florida – the first in a series of missions – NASA said it would conduct analog missions – simulated missions -- in Arizona to practice moonwalks, and to test the capabilities of its rovers.