Jamaica Braces for Heavy Rains as Tropical Storm Nears
Sunday, Aug. 5, 10:45 a.m. ET This satellite image taken Sunday, Aug. 5 at 01:45 AM EDT shows Tropical Storm Ernesto moving through the Caribbean Sea. (NOAA) PORT ROYAL, Jamaica (AP) - Fishermen near...
View ArticleVideo: Skydiver's View of Record-Breaking Jump
OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) - Falling at speeds of up to 220 mph, a group of nearly 140 skydivers shattered the vertical skydiving world record as they flew heads-down in a massive snowflake formation in...
View ArticleNASA Gears up for Mars Landing Tonight
This Aug. 2 photo shows Nick Lam, data controller, monitoring the Mars rover Curiosity from the Deep Space Network's control room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. (AP) ALICIA...
View ArticleWatch: Live Feed of Mars Landing from NASA's JPL
The Mars rover is scheduled to land on the Red Planet tonight at 1:31 a.m. EDT. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California is airing a live feed from mission control, and you can watch it...
View Article1 dead, 9 Injured in Lightning Strikes at Pocono
Mostly empty camping and parking lots appear behind the grandstands after the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race, Sunday at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa. (AP) LONG POND, Pa. (AP) - Lightning...
View ArticleNASA Rover Lands on Mars, Sends First Images
The scene at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, Calif., after Curiosity successfully touched down. (AP) PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - In a show of technological wizardry, the robotic explorer...
View ArticleErnesto Barrels Toward Honduras, Belize
A fisherman bails his boat out in Port Royal, Jamaica on Sunday after Ernesto soaked the island. (AP) TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Tropical Storm Ernesto's forward movement slowed a bit early Monday...
View ArticleCuriosity's First Trailblazing Images From Mars
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems 1 of 14 On Aug. 7, Curiosity sent back its first color photo. The rover snapped a shot of the dusty, rust-tinged landscape where it landed with the north...
View ArticleThe 10 Most Unusual Hotels in the World
Jumbo Hostel 1 of 11 There's nothing wrong with staying in a traditional hotel, but once in a while, don't you just want to stay someplace different? Really different? You might not find an ice maker...
View ArticleErnesto to Shower Honduran Coast
Aug. 6, 2012 This visible image of Tropical Storm Ernesto was captured by NOAA's GOES-13 satellite on August 6 at 11:45 a.m. EDT. Ernesto was located south of central Cuba at that time. (NASA GOES...
View ArticleErnesto Headed Toward Landfall as Possible Hurricane
Ernesto's projected path as of Tuesday morning. (NOAA) TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) - Tropical Storm Ernesto swirled along Honduras' northern coast early Tuesday, bringing the threat of torrential rains...
View ArticleNew Zealand Volcano Erupts After Dormant Century
A man sweeps ash from a car near Mt. Tongariro, New Zealand after an eruption Tuesday. (AP) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A volcano quiet for more than a century erupted in a New Zealand national...
View Article10 Photos of Tongariro's Aftermath
ksuyin/flickr 1 of 10 New Zealand's Mount Tongariro erupted late Monday night after lying dormant for over 100 years. The volcano spewed ash and rocks for several miles, and caused some residents to...
View ArticleErnesto Heads to Mexico with Strong Winds, Rain
The Valladares family from Mexico City stand near the sea in Tulum, Mexico, Tuesday as Tropical Storm Ernesto brings the threat of hurricane-force winds and torrential rains to the Caribbean coast....
View ArticleErnesto Becomes Hurricane, Heads to Mexico
Aug. 7, 2012 View of the beach in Tulum, Mexico, Tuesday, as Tropical Storm Ernesto brings the threat of hurricane-force winds and torrential rains to the Caribbean coast. (AP Photo) By Gabriel Alcocer...
View ArticleWatch: Wild Whitewater Kayaking in Veracruz, Mexico
Armed with waterproof GoPro cameras, kayakers Rafa Ortiz, Dane Jackson, Eric Jackson and Nick Troutman run some seriously wild stretches of river in Southern Mexico, shooting rapids, plunging down...
View ArticleHurricane Ernesto Bores in on Coast of Yucatan
Aug. 7, 2012 Police evacuate residents in Mahahual, Mexico, Tuesday. (AP Photo) By Gabriel Alcocer CANCUN, Mexico (AP) - Hundreds of tourists evacuated beach resorts along Mexico's Caribbean coast as...
View ArticleStunning Hurricane Photos From Space
NASA 1 of 20 Hurricane Felix Hurricane Felix was a massive, Category 5 storm with 165 mph winds when a crew member aboard the International Space Station took this photo. It was Sept. 3, 2007. The...
View ArticleBreathtaking Photos of Antarctica
Getty Images 1 of 14 Mountains and clouds are reflected in Errera Channel off Danco Island at first light. share Share on Tumblr Pin It Email to a friend Getty Images 2 of 14 Emperor Penguins walk on...
View ArticlePhotos of Devastating Flooding in Manila, Philippines
AP Photo/Aaron Favila 1 of 11 Torrential rains bore down on the Philippines on Tuesday and Wednesday, with deadly floods claiming at least 16 lives. The capital city of Manila recorded 34 inches of...
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