Since 1980, the arctic has lost 40 percent of it’s summer sea ice. Arctic warming is so advanced that summer sea ice could completely vanish decades earlier than previously imagined. The average surface temperature worldwide has risen nearly one degree in four decades. The impact is being felt in localities everywhere …

NASA’s Morpheus project encountered difficulties on Thursday. The experimental “green” lander fell to the ground in flames, followed by a small explosion. No one was injured, and Kennedy Space Center fire personnel extinguished the fire. Engineers have been testing a new fuel mix that is cheaper and stores longer.  The …

Three more members of the Expedition 32 crew have arrived at the International Space Station.  Flight Engineers Suni Williams, Yuri Malenchenko and Aki Hoshide arrived after two days in orbit.  By coincident, the launching and docking fall on the 37th anniversary of the world’s first international space mission: the Apollo-Soyez …

Our planet is seeing record high temperatures.  And we’re facing the biggest drought in years.  The month of June was the fourth hottest ever, with records being broken around the globe.  July is feeling much the same with new records in other cities.  Trying to stay cool can be difficult …