The next Artemis mission, which will send four astronauts on a flight around the moon, will be delayed until 2026, NASA announced. The program is already years behind schedule.
The sun cycles between periods of low and high activity over 11 years. The maximum can bring stunning light displays and offer NASA scientists unique research opportunities.
A patch of snow in the Scottish Highlands typically lingers year-round. This year is only the 10th in more than three centuries that it has melted away.
October ended as one of the driest months on record in the U.S. Cities such as Philadelphia; Newark, New Jersey, and Norfolk, Virginia, recorded no rain at all.
The crew was scheduled to return to Earth more than two weeks ago, but inclement weather — including Hurricane Milton — kept the four members in space longer than planned.