The Center for Biological Diversity has filed suit against U.S. government agencies for failing to release public records on plans to land rockets at Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. More ...

Hawaii conservation groups are voicing their opposition to plans by the U.S. Space Force to conduct cargo rocket testing at Johnston Atoll, a national wildlife refuge in the Pacific. The atoll, known ...

The U.S. military is seeking to turn a remote Pacific wildlife refuge into a landing site for SpaceX rockets, a move that could ultimately advance military capabilities but could also threaten a rare ...

“Installing rocket landing pads on Johnston Atoll cannot occur without significantly disrupting wildlife..." The U.S. military is considering Johnston Atoll, a remote Pacific island chain that serves ...

The military had been looking at a remote atoll in the Pacific Ocean as a location to land cargo-carrying rockets. The Air Force has stopped evaluating a unique wildlife refuge in the Pacific Ocean ...

The idea is to launch rockets to carry big cargo loads around the world from the Johnston Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. A rocket’s red glare could soon light up the nation’s most unusual wildlife refuge ...

HONOLULU — Scientists made new discoveries while recently diving to deep coral reefs in the remote atolls of northwest Hawaii. The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument says a research expedition ...

Given how underexplored the Pacific Ocean is, it is not surprising that new species are being discovered every time a manned or unmanned deep-water submersible is launched to document the species ...

Many different species of birds occupy Johnston Atoll — part of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument. Pictured is a masked booby and chick. “Landing massive rockets in one of the most ...

Brown-footed boobies perch atop the posts of an old pier at Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific. Masked booby and chick. Many different species of birds occupy Johnston Atoll — part ...