NASA announces astronauts for its Artemis III mission to test new moon landers

by News Feed Editor | Jun 9, 2026 | Science

NASA on Tuesday named the four astronauts it plans to send on the Artemis III mission, the next major step in its return-to-the-moon program.Randy Bresnik, Luca Parmitano, Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas are expected to launch into Earth orbit next year, with the goal...

Astronaut captures snake-like auroras from a SpaceX Dragon | Space photo of the day for June 9, 2026

by News Feed Editor | Jun 9, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA astronaut Jessica Meir captured an incredible view of auroras over Earth on June 6, 2026. | Credit: NASA/Jessica MeirNASA astronaut Jessica Meir captured a...

Chinese Velociraptor cousin had a taste for birds

by News Feed Editor | Jun 9, 2026 | Science

By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – About 120 million years ago in what is now northwestern China, many kinds of birds flocked to a lakeside ecosystem. This dense avian population would have offered a smorgasbord for a small and opportunistic...

Don’t miss Jupiter and Venus meet in a dazzling conjunction tonight: Here’s where and when to look

by News Feed Editor | Jun 9, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Venus glows above Jupiter in March 2023. | Credit: Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGet ready for a spectacular sight tonight (June 9), as Jupiter...

Scientists propose spraying chemicals into Earth’s magnetic field to protect us from powerful solar storms

by News Feed Editor | Jun 8, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: ESA & NASAWhen severe solar storms hurtle toward Earth, the planet’s first line of defense is its magnetosphere, a vast magnetic bubble that...

James Webb Space Telescope weighs ‘sleeping giant’ black hole from 10 billion light-years away — and it’s 6…

by News Feed Editor | Jun 8, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The lensed galaxy MRG-M013 which the JWST used to weigh a distant supermassive black hole. | Credit: NASA/JWSTUsing the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers...