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Moon festivals, moon movies and even a full moon celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The universe is providing a full moon this weekend for the 55th anniversary of the first moon landing, and many other events are also honoring the special day. Neil Armstrong And Buzz Aldrin‘s giant leap. Aldrin, 94, the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew, is presiding over a… Read More »

Houston continues to crumble under storms like Beryl. Solutions aren’t coming fast enough

HOUSTON (AP) — Sharon Carr was frustrated. Like many people left without power after Hurricane Beryl slammed into the Texas coast earlier this week, she headed to a cooling center in Houston to escape the summer heat, even as the city’s power company warned that it could take longer than expected for everyone’s power to… Read More »

‘The Amazing Food Truck Race’ begins its 17th season with a stop at NASA

“The Great Food Truck Race” kicked off its 17th season on the Food Network by landing at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston. Host and celebrity chef Tyler Florence welcomed nine first-time food truck teams to George S. Abbey Rocket Park to get a sneak peek of their trucks and compete in their first competition,… Read More »

A Texas coastal engineer says a simple home-buying decision saved his home from Hurricane Harvey and could help other homeowners in flood zones

Stronger hurricanes grow more frequently and cause more damage to U.S. coastal cities. As a coastal engineer, Jens Figlus works to protect the coastline from these threats. He lives in Texas, which was devastated by Hurricane Harvey. However, his house was safe because it was 5 meters above sea level. Jens Figlus vividly remembers the… Read More »

ISS virtual reality experience ‘The Infinite’ returns

After nearly transporting thousands of Houstonians to the International Space Station, what do you do for a do-over? If you are Felix & Paul Studios, you invite them to fly to the moon. “Space Explorers: THE INFINITE,” which had its U.S. premiere in Houston three years ago, now returns to Space City for a limited… Read More »

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to extreme heat in Asia, extreme weather is happening almost everywhere

The worst-ever floods in sweltering Brazil have killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of nearly 4 million. In India, voters and politicians in the world’s biggest election are fainting as heat reaches 115 degrees (46.3 degrees Celsius). A brutal Asian heatwave has closed schools in the Philippines, killed people in Thailand and set… Read More »