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NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore completed a spacewalk Thursday while awaiting their delayed return to Earth. Williams set a new spacewalking record for female astronauts during the mission.

The two eaglets from the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam that died within a day of each other tested positive for Avian Influenza.

NASA reported that a newly discovered asteroid has a very tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Here’s what we know.

From the lab to the field, Mote Marine Laboratory said they've been working on new ways to fight red tide. Researchers there have three new red tide mitigation tools they've been working on, and they showed them off on Wednesday. 

A rare super pod of over 1,500 dolphins was filmed on California’s central coast, creating an unforgettable sight for whale watchers and marine biologists.

NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft returned the samples from Bennu, a near-Earth asteroid, in 2023. It's the biggest cosmic haul from beyond the moon.

President Donald Trump's administration has released an update on the mysterious drones spotted flying over New Jersey beginning last fall: "This was not the enemy."

It's a mystery more than four decades in the making.

XB-1 hit supersonic, hypnotic speeds on Tuesday, making American aviation history. XB-1 is the first commercial aircraft to reach supersonic speeds since the British Concorde jetliner in 2003, and the first civil supersonic flight in U.S. airspace.

Two days after the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam announced the death of an eaglet, it said that the second eaglet in the nest has passed away.

Satellite images show the unusually large mat of seagrass called Sargassum that USF scientists in St. Petersburg are tracking by satellite in the ocean. 

One of the beloved eaglets of the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam passed away a little over a month after hatching in the famous Pritchard Realty nest. 

Polk County is a hot spot for growth, hence why the state is currently considering routes for a future parkway, but there's some concern the highway could impact a wildlife corridor.

A dozen sea turtles from the St. Augustine area arrived at The Florida Aquarium Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center in Apollo Beach on Friday after suffering from being cold-stunned following the recent chilly weather this month.

Early 2025 is a good time for skygazing and spotting up to seven planets in the night sky – if you have a little help.

A manatee is recovering at ZooTampa after he was rescued from cold waters near the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus on Wednesday. 

Pieces of SpaceX’s massive Starship rocket are washing ashore after the latest test flight exploded over Turks and Caicos.

A juvenile king crab discovered during a deep-sea coral sampling operation in the Gulf of Mexico has become an internet sensation after NOAA Fisheries posted a video showcasing its unique appearance.