An orbital launch of SpaceX’s new massive rocket is getting closer to reality with the company firing up its new engines for launch pad hot fires of both a super heavy booster and Starship prototype. The company performed the two separate hot fires at …
Tropical wave shows limitations in east Atlantic, hurricane center says
The tropical wave in the eastern Atlantic is beginning to show its limitations, causing the National Hurricane Center to lower its odds of development. A wave that emerged off the coast of Africa early Monday is continuing to produce a large area of di…
‘Moon Knight’ star Oscar Issac confirms second season
“Moon Knight” star Oscar Isaac has seemingly confirmed production on a second season of Disney+ series “Moon Knight” is underway thanks to a viral TikTok uploaded by user @hayaattiaaa where Issac is seen alongside series director Mohamed Diab. When ask…
Tropical wave moves off African west coast after weeks of quiet
ORLANDO, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center said on Sunday that a tropical wave has moved off the African west coast as the peak of hurricane season approaches. As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. ET tropical outlook, forecasters gave the system a 40% chance of f…
Hurricane center begins tracking potential tropical system after weeks of quiet
ORLANDO, Fla. — With the peak of hurricane season approaching the tropics may have woken up from their weekslong slumber. The National Hurricane Center on Saturday began projecting the formation a potential tropical system in the eastern Atlantic Ocean…
SeaWorld, buoyed by strong finances, looks to draw more theme park visitors
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando-based SeaWorld Entertainment continued to see robust financial results last quarter even as certain types of attendance at the company’s theme parks remain below prepandemic levels and operating costs increase, executives said. …
Hurricane experts still expect more storms than normal as peak of season approaches
ORLANDO, Fla. — Although tropical storms have been off to slower start this year than anticipated, experts are still calling for the 2022 season to be an above-average year. Both Colorado State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admini…
Beyond Artemis I, NASA plots cheaper rocket rollout while Congress calls for more flights
ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA has yet to get its next-generation moon rocket off the ground, but this week announced a shift in how it plans to pay for future launches while also falling under a new directive from Congress to increase the number of flights each…
Disney World, Universal visitors find emotional support and fun doing scavenger hunts
ORLANDO, Fla. — On a scorching July afternoon in Orlando, Danette Goad walked around Universal Studios with a backpack full of rocks. She led a group of friends toward the Harry Potter area of the park to create their own magic. They hid the painted st…
7 shot in downtown Orlando, police say
ORLANDO, Fla. — Seven people were shot in downtown Orlando early Sunday after a large fight broke out in the area of Wall Street Plaza and South Orange Avenue, Orlando Police said. Six victims were transported to Orlando Regional Medical Center, and an…