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Solar Orbiter launches on mission to reveal Sun's secrets

The U.S.-European Solar Orbiter probe launched Sunday night from Florida on a voyage to deepen our understanding of the Sun and how it shapes the space weather that impacts technology back on Eart

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APD | Turkish defense ministry vows to respond to attack posts in Syria

By APD writer Muhammad SohailTurkey’s Defense Ministry on Friday vowed to respond to any attack against Turkish observation posts in Syria’s northwestern Idlib region i

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World food prices continue to climb in January: FAO

ROME, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- World food prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in January, as prices for oils and sugar continued to grow, according to information released Thursday by the United N

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3 killed, 179 wounded as plane slides off runway in Turkey's Istanbul

Three killed and 179 others wounded when a plane slid off the runway at Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport on Wednesday, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced.Istanbul Governor

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NASA sets 2022 launch for air quality sensor that will provide hourly updates across North American

NASA is sending a payload that could help improve air quality forecasting to orbit aboard a Maxar 1300-class satellite whose primary mission is to provide commercial satellite communications for Intel

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Coronavirus impact on Chinese financial market temporary: central bank publication

China's capital market will experience only a limited and short-term impact from the novel coronavirus outbreak, said an op-ed released Monday in a publication run by

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Emergency in Canberra due to falling temperatures and forecast rain

00:37 A fire threatening Canberra's southern suburbs has been downgraded early Sunday. Fire crews said it was no longer at emergency level as temperatures fell back from heatwave highs

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Canberra on fire alert as smoke and dust trigger health warnings

Firefighters control a spot fire near Bredbo, south of the Australian capital, Canberra, February 2, 2020. /AP Photo Australia's capital, Canberra, was on high alert on Sunday as bushfires bur

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State of emergency declared amid bushfire threat to Australian capital

The sky over the Namadgi National Park turns orange due to a bushfire in Canberra, Australia, Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua) Authorities have declared a bushfire state of emergency in the

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State of emergency declared amid bushfire threat to Australian capital

The sky over the Namadgi National Park turns orange due to a bushfire in Canberra, Australia, Jan. 28, 2020. (Photo by Chu Chen/Xinhua) Authorities have declared a bushfire state of emergency in the

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Xplore teams up with Nanoracks for commercial deep space exploration

Mostly when we talk about commercial space, and space startups, the focus is relatively close to home – stretching to orbit, and maybe the Moon. But Seattle-based startup Xplore wants to extend the pr

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Watch SpaceX launch 60 more Starlink broadband satellites live

SpaceX is set to launch another batch of its Starlink broadband internet satellites this morning, after weather conditions shut down its last two attempts earlier this week. SpaceX is being especiall

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U.S. authorities issue emergency ordinance for Kobe Bryant crash site

An emergency ordinance has been issued for the crash site where former NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others were killed, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva told a press conference on Monday

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All nine bodies recovered from Kobe Bryant's helicopter crash

Investigators have recovered all of the nine bodies from the scene of the helicopter crash which killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others in Los Angeles Sunday morning, authorities said

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Daily Crunch: Facebook expands privacy options

The Daily Crunch is TechCrunch’s roundup of our biggest and most important stories. If you’d like to get this delivered to your inbox every day at around 9am Pacific, you can subscribe her

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5.4-magnitude quake strikes Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.4 struck Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, the weather agency said on Tuesday. According to the Japan Meteor

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Helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and 8 others had special approval

The helicopter carrying American basketball great Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and seven other passengers, had special approval to fly in foggy weather.Visibility was poor enough