Science & Tech

NASA is sending a reliable servant into a retirement that will end with a fiery re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere in about 65 years.

The United States’ only heavy icebreaker will soon be back in service after a four-year, $90 million renovation.

The eruption at Pavlof Volcano, on the Alaska Peninsula, has picked up again. The volcano is spewing ash to 28,000-feet, the highest it’s reached since the unrest started in early May.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says a 6-foot wave that hit the East Coast earlier this month was a rare tsunami.

New observations of a fairly well-studied star have revealed a system with at least six planets, three of which are in the star’s habitable zone. This is the first time that three such planets have been spotted orbiting in this zone in the same system.

The White House and NASA are seeking the public’s help in hunting for asteroids that could someday smash into Earth.