Angela Underwood

1. The Mars InSight Lander is set to touch down on the Martian surface at around 3 p.m. ET today, preparing for "seven minutes of terror" after its nearly 300 million-mile journey. During the landing, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion …

What’s in a name? That question, once posed by William Shakespeare in “Romeo and Juliet,” is now being answered every day by parents ushering in (on average) one baby every 8 seconds in the U.S. With that welcome comes the …

Determinations on whether school districts will reopen this year are being updated in real time amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, with many parents looking at the possibility of homeschooling where district reopening plans have fallen apart. Since March, the United States …

50 activities to keep children engaged this summer Health reports reveal physical activity inspires confidence, lessens worry, and drives away depression—all key elements as families come out of social isolation and states begin phased reopenings. Mental stimulation is just as …

1. A technical glitch with Northrop Grumman's Pegasus XL rocket delayed the launch of NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer satellite (ICON) Wednesday. The Stargazer L-1011 aircraft carrying the rocket and satellite was mid-flight when the error was detected and the mission …

1. NASA's Parker Solar Probe is investigating more than just the sun. Twenty-four orbits around the sun, seven times closer than any probe before it, will enable the Parker Solar Probe to study distant exoplanets for the possibility of life …

Sometimes a whole lot of moxie and a little good timing can help you go from fan to friend. Just ask Nicole Muxo, who made a Twitter video asking her favorite basketball player to her senior prom in Miami in …

The NFL says a former San Francisco 49ers cheerleader's multimillion-dollar antitrust lawsuit should stay dismissed, while the attorney for the woman says he should be allowed to review each team's payroll instead of trolling bars outside arenas for potential witnesses. …

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, today’s primary indicator for the well-being of the stock market in the United States, was created in the 1880s as a daily newsletter put out by financial reporters Charles Dow and Edward Jones. Their company, …

Studies show that changing consent to an opt-out policy increases organ supply They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Put that adage in the context of organ donation, and the saying suddenly takes on new, life-saving meaning. Statistics …

6. MIT scientists at the Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Science break down how Earth's temperature heats up and cools down space by water vapor feedback. “It means we’re still good for now, but if the Earth becomes much …

The race to the White House is on. At one point, there were 28 major Democratic elected officials or public figures in the ring to compete for the nation’s top office. The list has now begun to decrease, as two …

There's no doubt Draymond Green is one heck of a basketball player. During his four-year career at Michigan State, the Saginaw, Mich. native helped the hometown Spartans to three Big Ten titles and an appearance in the National Championship Game …

On the eve of 2020, The New York Daily Weed Report interviewed Green Beret Adam Smith and his continuous fight for veteran-focused cannabis provisions under the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which falls under the U.S. Department of Defense’s budget. …