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This Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 photo provided by St. Jude Children&#039;s Research Hospital shows Hayley Arceneaux at the hospital in Memphis, Tenn. On Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, the hospital announced that the 29-year-old physician assistant -- a former patient hired the previous spring -- will launch later this year alongside a billionaire who&#039;s using his purchased spaceflight as a charitable fundraiser. (Mike Brown/American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, St.

Bone cancer survivor to join billionaire on SpaceX flight

This Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 photo provided by St. Jude Children&#039;s Research Hospital shows Hayley Arceneaux at the hospital in Memphis, Tenn. On Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, the hospital announced that the 29-year-old physician assistant -- a former patient hired the previous spring -- will launch later this year alongside a billionaire who&#039;s using his purchased spaceflight as a charitable fundraiser. (Mike Brown/American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities, St.

February 22, 2021, 9:07am Life

After beating bone cancer, Hayley Arceneaux figures rocketing into orbit on SpaceX’s first private flight should be a piece of cosmic cake. Read story

Kelly and Edward Moellmer smile during a backcountry skiing trip in 2020.

How rescuers saved an Idaho man and his 16-year-old daughter after a ski accident in Montana’s backcountry

Kelly and Edward Moellmer smile during a backcountry skiing trip in 2020.

February 22, 2021, 6:05am Life

Goggles covered in ice and visibility nearing zero, Edward Moellmer squinted down an expanse of snow near the summit of Montana’s Engle Peak. Read story

A gray whale shows its fluke as it dives off Depoe Bay, seen on a whale-watching tour with Carrie Newell&#039;s Whale Research EcoExcursions.

Gray whales make most of Puget Sound

A gray whale shows its fluke as it dives off Depoe Bay, seen on a whale-watching tour with Carrie Newell&#039;s Whale Research EcoExcursions.

February 21, 2021, 6:06am Life

Every spring, a small group of about a dozen gray whales pauses along an epic migration from calving lagoons in Baja California to their feeding grounds in the Arctic. They travel more than 170 miles off their coastal migration route, to stop off in northern Puget Sound. There, they linger… Read story

Northup Grumman&#039;s Antares rocket lifts off the launch pad at NASA&#039;s Wallops Island flight facility in Wallops Island, Va., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The rocket is delivering cargo to the International Space Station.

Space station launch honors mathematician

Northup Grumman&#039;s Antares rocket lifts off the launch pad at NASA&#039;s Wallops Island flight facility in Wallops Island, Va., Saturday, Feb. 20, 2021. The rocket is delivering cargo to the International Space Station.

February 20, 2021, 5:41pm Nation & World

A space station supply ship named after the Black NASA mathematician featured in the movie “Hidden Figures” rocketed into orbit Saturday, the 59th anniversary of John Glenn’s historic launch. Read story

Students can win cash prizes for waterway short videos

February 20, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

Do you know a kid in middle or high school who's a budding videographer? Students in grades six through 12 can win $100 to $500 cash for their short videos highlighting their connection to local lakes, rivers and streams -- and showing ways that we can keep that water clean. Read story

In this photo provided by NASA, members of NASA's Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The landing of the six-wheeled vehicle marks the third visit to Mars in just over a week. Two spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around the planet on successive days last week.

NASA rover lands on Mars to look for signs of ancient life

In this photo provided by NASA, members of NASA's Perseverance rover team react in mission control after receiving confirmation the spacecraft successfully touched down on Mars, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. The landing of the six-wheeled vehicle marks the third visit to Mars in just over a week. Two spacecraft from the United Arab Emirates and China swung into orbit around the planet on successive days last week.

February 18, 2021, 1:10pm Latest News

A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet Thursday, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars. Read story

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Mars 2020 spacecraft carrying the Perseverance rover as it approaches Mars. Perseverance&#039;s $3 billion mission is the first leg in a U.S.-European effort to bring Mars samples to Earth in the next decade.

NASA rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yet

This illustration provided by NASA depicts the Mars 2020 spacecraft carrying the Perseverance rover as it approaches Mars. Perseverance&#039;s $3 billion mission is the first leg in a U.S.-European effort to bring Mars samples to Earth in the next decade.

February 17, 2021, 9:06am Nation & World

Spacecraft aiming to land on Mars have skipped past the planet, burned up on entry, smashed into the surface, and made it down amid a fierce dust storm only to spit out a single fuzzy gray picture before dying. Read story

S. Florida abuzz with new invasive species

February 16, 2021, 6:12am Life

South Florida appears to be home to yet another new invasive species — this one a mosquito that was last officially documented in the Florida Keys 75 years ago. Read story

In this photo provided by Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service, the Progress MS-16 cargo blasts off from the launch pad at Russia&#039;s space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. The Russian Progress MS-16 cargo ship blasted off from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan and reached a designated orbit en route to the International Space Station.

Russian cargo ship launched to International Space Station

In this photo provided by Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service, the Progress MS-16 cargo blasts off from the launch pad at Russia&#039;s space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Monday, Feb. 15, 2021. The Russian Progress MS-16 cargo ship blasted off from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan and reached a designated orbit en route to the International Space Station.

February 15, 2021, 8:27am Nation & World

An unmanned Russian cargo ship launched successfully Monday with a load of supplies for the International Space Station. Read story

DVD lovers seek the tangible, keep stores afloat. ‘I just buy anything I like,’ says one customer

February 15, 2021, 6:00am Entertainment

CD Warehouse is a neighborhood store. Owner Walter Ray knows his customers by name and doesn’t sell online. “Buy three, get one free” deals keep prices low, about $2 per DVD. Read story