Stellar Chemistry
Webb telescope captures ‘breathtaking’ images of Orion Nebula
The wall of dense gas and dust resembles a massive winged creature, its glowing maw lit by a bright star as it soars through cosmic filaments.
Legacy Reports
Weatherman Taps Into Iridium Overlay For Solar Weather
Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Md., (APL) are now able to simultaneously measure the magnetic and electrical…
Shuttle News
Weather woes delay space shuttle Endeavour’s transfer
Bad weather is delaying the transfer of the shuttle Endeavour from Florida to California where it will be put on show, the US space agency said Sunday.
Disaster Management
Weather, climate disasters surge fivefold in 50 years: UN
Weather-related disasters have skyrocketed over the past half-century, causing far more damage even as better warning systems have meant fewer deaths, the UN said Wednesday.
Legacy Reports
Weather forecasting needs huge boost to tackle climate change: WMO
The UN's meteorological agency on Friday called for a multibillion dollar boost for weather forecasting, warning that about 30 percent of economic wealth was directly exposed to the impact of global warming.
Oil And Gas
Weariness and low expectations greet latest S.Sudan deal
Scepticism and war-weariness on Thursday greeted the latest South Sudan peace deal between the president and main rebel leader aimed at ending a dragging conflict which has killed tens of thousands, displaced millions and triggered a regional refugee crisis.
Internet Space
Wearable tech market bursting at the seams: survey
The market for wearable tech, led by Apple Watch and a range of connected fitness gadgets, is exploding, a survey showed Monday.
Internet Space
Wearable tech market cools, as consumers step back
Wearable tech, which was seeing sizzling sales growth a year ago, is cooling this year amid consumer hesitation over new devices, a survey showed Thursday.
Africa News
Weapons destined for Mali held up in Guinea since July
Weapons destined for Mali which were bought by the country's ousted regime have been held in Guinea since July due to a request from a regional bloc, the state minister for defence said Wednesday.
Shake And Blow
Weakening Hurricane Helene still ‘extremely dangerous,’ officials warn
Hurricane Helene weakened on Friday hours after it made landfall in the US state of Florida, with officials warning the storm remained "extremely dangerous" as it surged inland, leaving flooded roads and homes in its wake.
Trade Wars
Weak yen fails to boost exports as Japan logs trade deficit
Japan on Thursday posted its 26th consecutive monthly trade deficit, as a sharply weaker yen failed to lift exports as the world's number three economy stalls.
Del.icio.us
Weakened Hurricane Jimena nears Mexican coast
Hurricane Jimena weakened to a Category Two storm early Wednesday as it bore down on Mexico's Baja California peninsula, US forecasters said.
Cyber War
‘We will reach everyone’: how Israel hunted Nasrallah
Israel's killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah in an air strike on Friday was a feat of spycraft capping days of operations highlighting its deep infiltration of the Iran-backed group.
White Out
‘We heard screams… then it hit’: Nepal avalanche survivors
Huddled in their sleeping bags, the climbers first heard the avalanche roar towards them and then the sound of screaming before being swept hundreds of metres…
Aerospace
‘We got a pilot in our house’ homeowner tells dispatcher after F-35 ejection
A recording was released on Friday of a 911 emergency call from a homeowner reporting that the pilot of a US Marine Corps F-35 had parachuted into his backyard after ejecting from the stealth jet.
Water World
‘We don’t want to become a memory’: minister of endangered Tuvalu
Climate action is a "moral responsibility" for wealthy polluting nations, Tuvalu's climate minister told AFP Friday, as the low-lying island nation pursues UN recognition for its heritage threatened by rising seas.