The private human spaceflight industry will need to scale up and find new markets to reach its goal of resembling the airline industry to take people to space.
Why it matters: SpaceX and others have already begun selling their dream of rockets launching thousands of people to orbit, the Moon, Mars and even beyond.
Record early cold air for early fall has enveloped a region from the Upper Midwest to the Gulf of Mexico, sending temperatures plunging to record lows.
The big picture: Freeze warnings are in effect for at least 46 million people, according to the National Weather Service. The cold will continue for several days.
Women who used chemical hair straightening products were at higher risk for uterine cancer than women who did not report using these products, according to new research from the National Institutes of Health.
Why it matters: Incidence rates of uterine cancer, which is the second deadliest gynecologic cancer, have been rising in the United States, particularly among Black women, according to a study by the National Cancer Institute.
Scientists detected what could be the most powerful explosion of its kind ever seen in space.
Why it matters: These Gamma Ray Bursts (GRB) are a window into some of the most cataclysmic events in the universe — they emit massive amounts of energy that ripple across the cosmos.
Australia's east coast was facing the threat of more heavy rains as floodwaters inundated the states of New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania on Monday.
The big picture: Widespread flooding in Australia this year has killed more than 20 people, with two deaths confirmed in the latest deluge that's forced thousands of people to evacuate.
