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How to View the ‘Comet of the Century’ C/2023 A3

Look Up

How to View the ‘Comet of the Century’ C/2023 A3

Jorge Garay

The Coast Guard’s OceanGate Hearings Start Next Week—but Key Witnesses Won’t Appear

OceanGate

The Coast Guard’s OceanGate Hearings Start Next Week—but Key Witnesses Won’t Appear

Mark Harris

Amazon’s Shipping and Delivery Emissions Just Keep Going Up

Prime Suspect

Amazon’s Shipping and Delivery Emissions Just Keep Going Up

Molly Taft

The Cost of Lightning

Extra Charges

The Cost of Lightning

Chris Baraniuk

Breadfruit Is Here to Save the World

Superfood

Breadfruit Is Here to Save the World

Richard Schiffman

Billionaire Finally Launches on First Private Space-Walk Mission

High Wire

Billionaire Finally Launches on First Private Space-Walk Mission

Jonathan O’Callaghan

Crispr-Enhanced Viruses Are Being Deployed Against UTIs

Culture Shock

Crispr-Enhanced Viruses Are Being Deployed Against UTIs

Emily Mullin

Alien Spaceships Could Be Detected Using Gravitational Waves

Warp Speed

Alien Spaceships Could Be Detected Using Gravitational Waves

Katy Clough, Sebastian Khan, and Tim Dietrich

The Biggest Controversy in Cosmology Just Got Bigger

Secrets of the Universe

The Biggest Controversy in Cosmology Just Got Bigger

Liz Kruesi

Why Polio Has Reemerged in Gaza

Infectious disease

Why Polio Has Reemerged in Gaza

Lee Sherry

The Mosquito-Borne Disease ‘Triple E’ Is Spreading in the US as Temperatures Rise

Infectious Disease

The Mosquito-Borne Disease ‘Triple E’ Is Spreading in the US as Temperatures Rise

Zoya Teirstein

Boeing Starliner Returns Home to an Uncertain Future

homeward bound

Boeing Starliner Returns Home to an Uncertain Future

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica

What Cancún’s Tourists Don’t See Is a Sprawling Concrete Jungle

Urban Jungle

What Cancún’s Tourists Don’t See Is a Sprawling Concrete Jungle

Ricardo Hernández

Why Super Typhoons Like Yagi Are More Common Than You’d Think

Extreme Weather

Why Super Typhoons Like Yagi Are More Common Than You’d Think

Dennis Mersereau

Moon GPS Is Coming

Space

Moon GPS Is Coming

Becky Ferreira

Ski Resorts Are Stockpiling Snow to Get Through Warm Winters

Cold Storage

Ski Resorts Are Stockpiling Snow to Get Through Warm Winters

Chris Baraniuk

Strange Noises Are Coming from Inside Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft

Space Oddity

Strange Noises Are Coming from Inside Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft

Eric Berger, Ars Technica

Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies

Water Hazard

Wildfires Are Contaminating Water Supplies

Hannah Singleton

Students Find New Evidence of the Impossibility of Complete Disorder

Repeat Findings

Students Find New Evidence of the Impossibility of Complete Disorder

Leila Sloman

A Rare Coincidence of La Niña Events Will Weaken Hurricane Season

Crossover Event

A Rare Coincidence of La Niña Events Will Weaken Hurricane Season

Annalisa Bracco and Zachary Handlos