Indonesia Petrochemical Giant Declares Force Majeure on Iran War.

Indonesian petrochemical maker PT Chandra Asri Pacific has declared force majeure, citing disruption to feedstock shipments through the Strait of Hormuz following the outbreak of the Iran war. The Jakarta-based company notified customers of the disruption in a March 2 notice…

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Dennis Cometti, legendary sports commentator, dies aged 76.

Legendary sports commentator Dennis Cometti has died aged 76, his family has confirmed. Cometti covered a range of sports but was perhaps best known for his work as a VFL/AFL commentator on television from 1986. ABC presenter Mark Gibson fought back tears as he broke the news…

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US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges.

US military commanders have been invoking extremist Christian rhetoric about biblical “end times” to justify involvement in the Iran war to troops, according to complaints made to a watchdog group . The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF) says it has received more th…

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CIA working to arm Kurdish forces to spark uprising in Iran, sources say.

The CIA is working to arm Kurdish forces with the aim of fomenting a popular uprising in Iran, multiple people familiar with the plan told CNN. The Trump administration has been in active discussions with Iranian opposition groups and Kurdish leaders in Iraq about providing …

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US jets crash in Kuwait.

Iran continues to strike US assets across the Gulf after the killing of more than 550 people, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in joint US-Israeli attacks. Ali Larijani, the secretary of Iran’s National Security Council, has refuted US media claims that he ha…

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SAG’s Actor Awards Winners: ‘Sinners’ Wins Top Prize, ‘The Studio’ and ‘The Pitt’ Lead for TV.

“Sinners,” a vampire movie that unfolds in the segregated South, triumphed at the 2026 Actor Awards on Sunday night, winning the top prize for best ensemble in a motion picture while its star Michael B. Jordan was named best lead actor. “The Studio,” a sendup of many of the …

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Prince Reza Pahlavi says he wants to lead Iran in a transition to democracy.

Iranian Prince Reza Pahlavi, the son of the country's last shah, is making his case for transitioning his home country to a democracy. Pahlavi has lived outside of Iran since his father, the late Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was overthrown in the 1979 Islamic Revolution t…

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Social media can be addictive even for adults, but there are ways to cut back.

Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes. While there’s some debate among experts about the line between overuse and addiction, and whether social media can cause the latter, there is no doubt that many people feel like they can’t escape th…

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A total lunar eclipse will turn the moon blood red on Tuesday across several continents.

A blood-red moon will soon grace the skies for a total lunar eclipse — and there won’t be another until late 2028. The spectacle will be visible Tuesday morning from North America, Central America and the western part of South America. Australia and eastern Asia can catch it…

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Catch Jupiter glowing under the waxing moon tonight (Feb. 26).

If your sky is clear early tonight (Feb. 26), be sure to check out the east-southeast sky about an hour or so after sundown. There, located about two-thirds up from the horizon, you'll find an eye-catching sight. You'll immediately see the moon, which will be at its…

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World's largest radio telescope array pierces heart of our Milky Way: 'This is just the beginning'.

Using the world's largest radio telescope array, The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, astronomers have dived deeper into the turbulent and complex tendrils of gas and dust at the heart of our galaxy than ever before. The image of the Central Molecular Zone (…

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On this day in space: Feb. 25, 1982: Western Union launches Westar 4 communications satellite.

On Feb. 25, 1982, the Western Union company launched a communication satellite called Westar 4. Western Union was the first American telecommunications company to have a fleet of its own satellites. Westar 4 was twice as big as the first three Westar satellites and had four …

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NASA Artemis II Rocket Returns for Repairs.

NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket off the launch pad on Wednesday (Feb. 25) to deal with a glitch, and you can watch the long trek live. Artemis 2's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, topped by the Orion spacecraft, will start rolling off Kennedy Space Center's…

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NASA just fueled up its Artemis 2 moon rocket in 2nd critical test.

NASA's second attempt to fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket appeared to go well on Thursday (Feb. 19), potentially keeping the mission on track to launch as soon as early March. The space agency wrapped up the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal (WDR) — a two-day-long practice …

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Feb. 20, 1962: John Glenn becomes 1st American to orbit Earth.

On Feb. 20, 1962, NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around the Earth for the first time. John Glenn was the third American to launch into space and the third human to orbit Earth. Two Soviet cosmonauts had orbited Earth before him. He blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a…

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Night sky for tonight and the weekend: Catch fleet-footed Mercury shining above the western horizon.

There is so much to see in the night sky tonight, here's what you can look forward to. A good telescope or pair of binoculars will help you see some of the night sky’s fainter objects. However, the unaided eye is enough to learn its stars and constellations, watch the mo…

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On this day in space: Feb. 19, 1986: Russia's Mir space station launched into orbit.

On Feb. 19, 1986, the Soviet Union launched the Mir space station. While this wasn't the first space station launched into orbit, it was the first one that had to be assembled piece-by-piece in space. Mir enabled the first long-duration human spaceflight missions. The cur…

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Why solar and lunar eclipses come in pairs — and what an eclipse season really is.

We tend to hear about solar and lunar eclipses only in the days before they happen, often with the impression that they are unfolding in far-off or exotic parts of the world. For months, the sky follows the familiar rhythm of new and full moons, and then — seemingly out of …

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Ukraine's officials to boycott Paralympics over Russian flag decision.

Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games, Kyiv said Wednesday, after the International Paralympic Committee allowed Russian athletes to compete under their national flag. Ukraine also urged other countries to shun next month's Opening Ceremony in Vero…

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NASA will fuel up its Artemis 2 moon rocket for the 2nd time on Feb. 19.

NASA will take another crack at fueling up its huge Artemis 2 moon rocket this week. The agency plans to load more than 700,000 gallons (2.65 million liters) of liquid hydrogen (LH2) and liquid oxygen (LOX) into Artemis 2's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket on Thursday (F…

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On this day in space: Feb. 18, 1930: Pluto discovered by Clyde Tombaugh

On Feb. 18, 1930, the American astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto ! Before he discovered Pluto, another astronomer named Percival Lowell had spent over a decade trying to find it. He had theorized that a ninth planet existed based on wobbles seen in the orbits of Ura…

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Why don't more Tatooine-like exoplanets exist in our Milky Way galaxy? Astronomers might have an answer.

It's one of the most instantly recognizable scenes in cinematic history: Luke Skywalker gazes at a double sunset to the haunting melody of a mournful French horn. And while "Star Wars" may take place in a galaxy far, far away, planets orbiting binary stars act…

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A 'ring of fire' just appeared in the sky over Antarctica. Here's what happened during today's annular solar eclipse.

A magnificent annular solar eclipse just swept over Antarctica, putting on an impressive display of orbital mechanics as the moon passed in front of the sun at the perfect distance from Earth to create a fiery halo in a darkened sky  —  at least for the few souls lucky enou…

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SpaceX sends Starlink satellites into orbit on launches from California and Florida.

SpaceX added a 53 satellites to its Starlink megaconstellation over the course of two launches in as many days. First up was a Valentine's Day (Saturday, Feb. 14) liftoff of 24 satellites (Group 17-13) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) from Vandenberg Space Force…

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'Fully unlocking the orbital economy': This California company will fly astronauts to the space station in 2027.

A California startup will operate its first astronaut mission next year, if all goes according to plan. NASA announced on Thursday (Feb. 12) that it has picked Long Beach-based Vast to conduct the sixth private astronaut flight to the International Space Station (ISS), which…

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Europe's most powerful rocket launches for 1st time, carrying 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit.

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket just notched another milestone. The most powerful version of the Ariane 6 — known as the 64, because it sports four strap-on solid rocket boosters — lifted off for the first time ever today (Feb. 12). The Ariane 64 launched from Europe's S…

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