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By Katie Hunt, CNN The early warning system to detect asteroids that pose a threat to Earth, operated by NASA and its collaborators around the world, got to flex its muscles. It successfully detected a small asteroid 6 1/2 feet (2 meters) wide just hours before it smashed into the atmosphere over the Norwegian Sea

By Tara John and Isabelle Jani Friend, CNN It has been two years since the Covid-19 pandemic became a reality for millions of people in Europe and many of the region’s leaders now believe it is time to move on. But as countries shed restrictions, cases and hospitalizations are slowly inching up and public health

By Kristin Fisher, CNN Veteran former astronaut Scott Kelly tells CNN he is backing off his high-profile Twitter war with the head of the Russian space agency, following a warning from a NASA official that such attacks are “damaging” to the International Space Station mission. The warning came in an email, obtained exclusively by CNN,

By Megan Marples, CNN Watch out giant hornets, your next mating could be your last. Researchers found that giant hornets can be lured into traps using sex pheromones, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology. The hornets, Vespa mandarinia, are an invasive species in North America and are originally from Asia.

By Ashley Strickland and Jackie Wattles, CNN The International Space Station may be set for retirement at the end of the decade, but there’s still plenty of life left in the orbiting laboratory. The space station is preparing for more power upgrades as two NASA astronauts conducted their first spacewalk of the year on Tuesday.

By Travis Caldwell, CNN In the span of just two weeks, millions of Ukrainian refugees have been forced to flee as the brutal Russian invasion of their homeland continues. The amount of people on the move constitutes “the fastest growing refugee crisis in Europe since World War II,” UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Commissioner Filippo Grandi

By Ashley Strickland, CNN As humans, we can’t seem to help leaving traces of ourselves behind everywhere we go. And some of these artifacts are bigger than others. In South America, there is a wall of rock art created by early humans 8 miles (13 kilometers) in length that serves as a record of when

By Ashley Strickland, CNN Far beneath the waves surrounding the Maldives, there’s a living rainbow in the ocean’s “twilight zone.” Say hello to the rose-veiled fairy wrasse, a colorful species of fish that’s new to science. The fish, which bears the scientific name Cirrhilabrus finifenmaa, was found living at depths ranging from 131 to 229

By Jason Hanna and Chris Boyette, CNN The American basketball star who was arrested in Russia on allegations of drug smuggling was detained February 17, a US congressman’s office said Thursday, providing the most detailed public account yet of how long Brittney Griner has been in custody. And US efforts to get Griner out of