The National Transportation Safety Board said a nearly fatal incident at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York last year came down to human error. On Jan. 15, 2023, an American Airlines Boeing 777 crossed a runway on which a Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 had initiated its takeoff roll. In a report released […]
A small asteroid flew very close to Earth Tuesday morning (May 14), just two days after it was discovered by astronomers. The asteroid 2024 JN16 is less than 15 feet (4 meters) wide — about the size of a car. It did not hit Earth but came within a mere 11,500 miles (18,500 kilometers) of […]
Humanity dodged an orbital bullet recently by an even slimmer margin than we thought. In the wee hours of Feb. 28, the dead Russian spy satellite Cosmos 2221 and NASA’s TIMED craft, which has been studying Earth’s atmosphere since 2001, made an uncomfortably close pass in orbit, zooming within a mere 65 feet (20 meters) […]
When you spend time on the ocean, it’s safe to assume the animals that call the sea home will stay in the water. This wasn’t the case for an Australian kite surfer. While catching the wind off the coast of western Australia, the surfer saw a glimpse of something dark moving under the water near […]
A Powerball ticket sold in California won $2.08 million, narrowly missing out on the $638 million top jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched all five winning numbers in the draw Monday, Dec. 25, but not the Powerball, the California Lottery said. Nobody claimed the top prize, which will carry over to the next drawing […]
A Powerball ticket sold in California won $1.7 million, narrowly missing out on the $620 million top jackpot, lottery officials say. The ticket matched all five winning numbers in the draw Saturday, Dec. 23, but not the powerball, the California Lottery said. Nobody claimed the top prize, which will carry over to the next drawing […]