A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck Nepal's western district of Doti, triggering tremors as far away as India's capital, New Delhi, on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The big picture: Authorities said the quake killed four children and two adults in Doti, as rescuers dug through the rubble to search for survivors in the Himalayan nation, per Reuters.
Tropical Storm Nicole, currently spinning northeast of the Bahamas, is intensifying and is forecast to strike Florida as a hurricane late Wednesday.
Why it matters: The storm's large size, combined with an area of high pressure to its north, is likely to make it a far-reaching, high-impact event with damaging coastal flooding, dangerous winds and heavy rainfall across a broad region.
Driving the news: NASA had aimed to launch the rocket on Nov. 14, but moved that date to Nov. 16, "pending safe conditions for employees to return to work, as well as inspections after the storm has passed," per a statement from the space agency.
Hundreds of years after meteor showers were first observed, these cosmic spectacles are still delivering scientific clues to researchers on Earth.
Why it matters: Meteors bring information about their parentasteroids and comets, which carry evidence of the solar system's history and help scientists to study the origins of Earth and other planets.
