We have new details about the suspect and the victims in the deadly shooting at a Georgia high school. And Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft is set to begin its trip back to Earth without its crew. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. FBI: Suspect in Georgia school shooting was questioned over online threats Authorities…

NASA has successfully deployed its Advanced Composite Solar Sail System which can propel a spacecraft using only power from the sun. The solar sail is now in orbit around Earth, harnessing photons from the Sun to navigate space. The solar sail, which spans around 860 square feet, operates similarly to a sailboat on Earth, but…

Israel and Hezbollah are both claiming victories after their biggest exchange of fire yet. And two NASA astronauts stuck aboard the International Space Station will have to stay there a few more months. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Monday, Aug. 26, 2024. Israel strikes Hezbollah site in Lebanon; both sides claim…

Saturday, Aug. 24, NASA is set to decide whether Boeing’s new capsule is safe enough to bring two astronauts who have been stranded at the International Space Station (ISS) since June home. Once Saturday’s meeting between NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other top agency officials is over, an announcement on the decision is expected from…

Turns out there is water on Mars, after all. NASA said after studying data from its InSight lander’s seismometer, taken from 2018 to 2022, geophysicists discovered a water reservoir deep below the surface covering the entire planet. Researchers said the water is held within rocks in the middle of Mars’ crust and estimate it to…

With a month to go until Hunter Biden’s federal tax trial, prosecutors are making new allegations the president’s son accepted payments from a Romanian businessman to influence U.S. policy. And new details are emerging about the terror plot that resulted in the cancellation of Taylor Swift’s concerts in Austria. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for…

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been in space for over two months after the Boeing Starliner launched them into space in early June. That is much longer than the pair’s anticipated return date in mid-June. NASA said on Wednesday, Aug. 7, that it could be even more months until the astronauts can return…

Mercury, the smallest planet in the solar system, may harbor a significant amount of diamonds beneath its surface, according to new research. Scientists propose that the planet could contain an underground layer of diamonds that is approximately 11 miles thick. Just a single cubic meter of diamonds could be worth as much as $70 billion.…

Boeing has picked a new chief to hopefully thrust it into the air. After a monthslong search, the aerospace giant selected Robert “Kelly” Ortberg, the former CEO of aerospace company Rockwell Collins.  Ortberg replaces Dave Calhoun, who announced earlier this year he’s retiring after four years at the helm. Calhoun was hired to turn things around…

In this episode of Weapons and Warfare, the people who help put the show together are looking back at some of their favorite weapon of the week features. This includes host and reporter Ryan Robertson, senior producer Brett Baker, video editor Brian Spencer and graphics designer Dakota Piteo. The following summaries have been abbreviated for…