Ed Stone, director of JPL and top scientist on the Voyager mission, dies at 88
by Ed Stone, the scientist who led NASA’s pioneering Voyager mission to the outer planets for 50 years and headed the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, landed his …
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Will these drones ‘revolutionize’ 911 response? LA suburb will be first
A black and white drone about the size of a sofa cushion took off with a gentle whirr at the Hawthorne Police Department earlier this …
Serra High’s space team seeks to turn the school into a science destination
This month, Junipero Serra High School in Gardena had a big crowd to celebrate the achievements of its least traditional team: its pioneering space squad. …
The federal government believes that a virus found in grocery store milk is safe to consume
After the remains of a bird flu virus were identified in grocery store milk, federal officials announced Wednesday that they “believe” that the nation’s milk …
Starvation has decimated green whales off the Pacific Coast. Can the Giants ever recover?
The rotting carcass of a green whale draws the attention of visitors to Muir Beach, in San Francisco, in April 2021. (Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times) …
Why the spread of organic farms could encourage growers to use more pesticides, not less
Robert Dedlow, owner of Kentor Canyon Farms in Fillmore, cut organic thyme during a tour of his farm in 2021. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times) …
Space shuttle A soaring effort in the museum’s final home
The space shuttle Endeavor is wrapped in protective shrink wrap and is parked next to its external fuel tanks as it awaits a 450-foot crane …
Shuttle Endeavor’s giant orange fuel tank has been lifted, but winds are delaying the final deployment
Space shuttle Endeavour’s giant orange outer fuel tank, ET-94, sits alongside two 149-foot solid rocket boosters at the California Science Center on Wednesday. The tank …
Space shuttle Endeavor’s giant orange outer tank begins its final journey
A man takes a picture of the last shuttle fuel tank, ET-94, before it begins its journey along the streets of Los Angeles to the …