Man finds rare purple pearl inside clam at Delaware restaurant

A Phoenixville, PA man was on vacation, enjoying a meal with his family at Salt Air Restaurant in Rehoboth Beach, DE when he came across a surprise in an order of clams: a purple pearl! 

NASA and Austin robotics company Apptronik partner on humanoid robots

Apptronik recently re-partnered with NASA to design one of the world’s most powerful humanoid robots for the administration.

Kurt, world's 1st clone of rare horse, learning 'wild language' from female companion

A rare wild horse that was cloned in 2020 recently made his debut to visitors at the San Diego Zoo and is learning from Holly, a young female of his own species.

Direct impact: NASA's DART spacecraft successfully slams into asteroid

The DART mission is humanity's first-ever attempt to change the motion of an asteroid in space by intentionally crashing a spacecraft into it.

NASA's Artemis I launch delayed again because of tropical forecast

NASA has scrubbed Tuesday’s launch of the Artemis I moon rocket as Florida prepares for a potentially major hurricane.

Former Texas A&M professor pleads guilty to hiding connections with China

Authorities had accused him of hiding his connections to a program of the Chinese government that sought to take research from American institutions and use it to advance programs in China.

NASA moves ahead with Artemis I launch on Tuesday as Tropical Depression Nine moves toward Florida

After completing a fueling test of its mega moon rocket earlier this week, NASA engineers now have to contend with Tropical Depression Nine that appears to be aimed at Florida during the next launch attempt.

32 whales rescued out of 230 found stranded in Australia, officials say

Rescue teams in Australia have saved 32 pilot whales following a mass stranding this week of more than 200 in a remote part of Australia’s island state of Tasmania.

Lake Mendota canoe 3,000 years old, recovered by maritime archaeologists

Wisconsin Historical Society maritime archaeologists, alongside partners from Wisconsin’s Native Nations, recovered on Thursday, Sept. 22 a 3,000-year-old dugout canoe from Lake Mendota.

Jupiter to reach opposition, make closest approach to Earth in decades — when to see it

Jupiter will soon reach opposition, appearing larger and brighter than at any other point of the year. At the same time, it’ll make its closest approach to Earth in nearly 60 years.

Watch: 4 wolf pups in northern Minnesota captured on trail camera

Four wolf pups were captured on Voyageurs Wolf Project's trail cameras, suggesting the pups have survived into September.

Artemis I moon rocket fueling test complete after NASA engineers overcome hydrogen leak

During the test, NASA attempted a "kinder and gentler" approach using lower pressure to fill the 322-foot-tall SLS rocket with thousands of gallons of cryogenic fuel.