Buck moon: When to see July 2021’s full moon and why it may look red

The buck moon may glow reddish-orange this week because of smoke particles traveling from the 13 fires raging across the western United States. Here’s how you can view this month’s full moon.

'Go! Go!': Tennessee man scares away black bear trapped in his car

A Tennessee man shooed away a black bear that broke into his parked car and caused heavy damage to the vehicle. “I had to abandon the car,” he said.

2 bull sharks swam up Mississippi River to St. Louis, study finds

A pair of bull sharks were found to have swum from the Gulf of Mexico to St. Louis via the Mississippi River, a recent study confirmed.

Group asks public to help change offensive name of moth

Bug experts want to change the common name of the gypsy moth because it's considered an ethnic slur and they're asking the public to help them.

Mars, Venus, moon appear close together in planetary conjunction

Skywatchers will have another chance to view Mars, Venus and the young moon in the same field of view Tuesday evening.

35,000 fish dropped from airplane to restock remote Utah lake

More than 35,000 fish were dropped from an airplane into a remote Utah lake in a video released by Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources.

Blue Origin reveals Jeff Bezos flight details

Jeff Bezos' July 20th flight will mark the 52nd anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.

Giant pandas no longer endangered but still vulnerable, China says

Chinese officials said they no longer consider giant pandas to be an endangered species but remain “vulnerable,” due to conservation efforts.

Pup births hopeful sign for Isle Royale, scientists say

Wolf pups have been spotted again on Isle Royale, a hopeful sign in the effort to rebuild the predator species’ population at the U.S. national park, scientists said Monday.

Virgin Galactic giving away two free seats on 2022 spaceflight

Following Sunday's successful mission, Virgin Galactic is giving away two free seats on their first commercial suborbital spaceflight slated for 2022.

Virgin Galactic launches Richard Branson, 5 others into space

Richard Branson and five other crew members reached the edge of space Sunday, making him one of only roughly 600 people to ever leave the Earth’s atmosphere.

SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down off coast of Florida

The SpaceX cargo Dragon capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Florida south of Tallahassee on Friday night.

Branson, Bezos, Musk give space ETFs liftoff

Billionaires dabbling in space travel could lead to more ripple effects in space stocks—and space ETFs.

‘Super sweet’ 12-foot python escapes zoo in Louisiana mall, search continues

Zookeepers and local entities are still searching for a 12-foot Burmese python that escaped a Baton Rouge zoo inside the Mall of Louisiana Tuesday morning.