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By Katie Hunt, Kristin Fisher and Jackie Wattles, CNN An out-of-control Russian rocket stage has re-entered the Earth’s atmosphere, according to the latest estimate from US Space Command, which has been tracking its descent. The Angara-A5 heavy-lift rocket was launched from the Plesetsk spaceport in Russia’s northwestern Arkhangelsk region on Monday, December 27. The launch

By Rachel Ramirez As extreme weather wreaked havoc across the globe in 2021, a stunning change was happening in the far northern Arctic, largely out of sight but detectable by a network of sensors. Lightning increased significantly in the region around the North Pole, which scientists say is a clear sign of how the climate

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The most powerful space telescope ever built is keeping its cool in space. The James Webb Space Telescope, which launched on Christmas Day, successfully completed the deployment of its 70-foot (21-meter) sunshield on Tuesday. This critical milestone is one of several that must occur for the NASA observatory to function properly

By Brad Lendon and Jessie Yeung, CNN Five of the world’s largest nuclear powers pledged on Monday to work together toward “a world without nuclear weapons” in a rare statement of unity amid rising East-West tensions. “A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” said the joint statement, which was issued simultaneously

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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Total lunar eclipses, a multitude of meteor showers and supermoons will light up the sky in 2022. The new year is sure to be a sky-gazer’s delight with plenty of celestial events on the calendar. There is always a good chance that the International Space Station is flying overhead. And if

By Hannah Ryan and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Aoife Beary, one of the survivors of the 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse that killed six people, has died aged 27. She was left with life-altering injuries after the fourth-floor balcony of an apartment building in Berkeley, California collapsed and plunged 40 feet to the ground while she and

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By Arnaud Siad, CNN Kenyan paleoanthropologist and conservationist Richard Leakey, who unearthed evidence that helped prove humankind evolved in Africa, died on Sunday at the age of 77, Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta confirmed in a statement. “I have this afternoon, Sunday 2nd January 2022, received with deep sorrow the sad news of the passing away

By Ashley Strickland, CNN The new year kicks off with the Quadrantid meteor shower, which is expected to peak in the overnight hours from Sunday to Monday. The Quadrantids are typically among the strongest meteor showers of the year. Fortunately, a waxing crescent moon phase will practically render the moon invisible overnight, allowing for peak

By Ashley Strickland, CNN “Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.” I carry the optimism of “Back to the Future” with me as each new year begins. This quote rings especially true as I look at the possibilities awaiting us on the horizon. If you thought 2021 was an exciting year for discoveries, buckle up:

By John Allen, Nicola Ruotolo, and Richard Allen Greene, CNN Pope Francis has condemned violence against women as an “insult to God” in his New Year’s Day homily. His address to the faithful from the Vatican in Rome during Saturday’s mass focused on Mary, the mother of Jesus, as Francis drew inspiration from her delivering

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Total lunar eclipses, a multitude of meteor showers and supermoons will light up the sky in 2022. The new year is sure to be a sky-gazer’s delight with plenty of celestial events on the calendar. There is always a good chance that the International Space Station is flying overhead. And if