August 6, 2024, 3:51pm Life
Twenty years ago on an Indonesian island, scientists discovered fossils of an early human species that stood at about 3 1/2 feet tall — earning them the nickname “hobbits.” Read story
August 6, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Life Subscriber Exclusive
Nearly one year ago, a crowd gathered under dark skies in the Columbia River Gorge to lay back, look up and send cheers, applause and yelps of amazement into space. Many of the same folks will be back on the night of Aug. 12, eager for a repeat of the… Read story
August 5, 2024, 6:02am Life
The launch clock isn’t set yet, but the hardware is lined up for what would become the most powerful rocket to ever send humans into space during a moonbound trip the likes of which has not happened in more than 50 years. Read story
August 2, 2024, 8:39am Nation & World
SpaceX shot up three Falcon 9 rockets from three launch pads last weekend once the Federal Aviation Administration gave its grounded rocket the OK to return to flight. Now it’s set to go another round. Read story
July 31, 2024, 8:00am Latest News
After observing a series of coronal mass ejections, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center expects auroras to be visible from much of the northern U.S. this week. Read story
July 30, 2024, 5:57am Life
A super Jupiter has been spotted around a neighboring star by the Webb Space Telescope — and it has a super orbit. The planet is roughly the same diameter as Jupiter, but with six times the mass. Its atmosphere is also rich in hydrogen like Jupiter’s. Read story
July 30, 2024, 5:55am Life
A record 17 California condor chicks hatched at the Los Angeles Zoo during this year’s breeding season for the endangered birds, officials announced Wednesday. Read story
July 29, 2024, 9:32am Life
Every clear night for the last three weeks, Bob Stephens has pointed his home telescope at the same two stars in hopes of witnessing one of the most violent events in the universe — a nova explosion a hundred thousand times brighter than the sun. Read story
July 23, 2024, 6:02am Life
The latest dinosaur being mounted at the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles is not only a member of a new species — it’s also the only one found on the planet whose bones are green, according to museum officials. Read story
July 23, 2024, 5:54am Life
SpaceX will use a powerful, souped-up capsule to shove the International Space Station out of orbit once time is up for the sprawling lab. NASA and Elon Musk’s company on Wednesday outlined the plan to burn the space station up on reentry and plunge what’s left into the ocean, ideally… Read story
