The year’s brightest comet streaks by Earth this weekend
14 DEC 18 05:36 ET By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The night sky will come alive this weekend when a green comet streaks by Earth on the heels of the Geminid meteor shower‘s display of green fireballs. Comet 46P/Wirtanen began brightening in November, but it will make its closest approach to Earth on Sunday…… Continue Reading
Richard Branson: I’ll be in space within six months
After a historic flight by Virgin Galactic’s VSS Unity spaceship, Richard Branson tells CNN’s Rachel Crane he’ll soon see space for himself.
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US military sends $331 million bill to Saudis, UAE after refueling ‘accounting error’
14 DEC 18 06:29 ET By Zachary Cohen and Ryan Browne, CNN (CNN) — The US military is seeking a $331 million reimbursement from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates after discovering it failed to properly charge the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen for aerial refueling services due to an “accounting error,” the Pentagon…… Continue Reading
See Virgin Galactic’s historic spaceflight
Watch as Virgin Galactic’s supersonic space plane soars into space for a milestone test flight.
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Human heart left on plane by mistake
A Southwest flight was forced to turn around after a human heart meant for donation was accidentally left on board, the airline said.
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