‘It probably will start a precedent’: Why satellite company’s withholding of Iran imagery has this expert worried

by News Feed Editor | Apr 9, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A satellite image of Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran following airstrikes. Damage as well as a variety of planes and runways can be seen. | Credit:...

A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here’s what you need to know

by News Feed Editor | Apr 9, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An artist’s impression of a near-Earth asteroid. | Credit: HYPERSPERE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty ImagesA house-size asteroid will make a close pass of...

Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return

by News Feed Editor | Apr 9, 2026 | Science

HOUSTON (AP) — Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for its upcoming “fireball” return and reflected on their historic journey around the moon, describing it as surreal and profound.As the next-to-last day of their...

The ‘oldest octopus’ in the world isn’t an octopus after all, scientists find

by News Feed Editor | Apr 9, 2026 | Science

The story of a 300-million-year-old fossil has been rewritten after scientists discovered that it doesn’t actually belong to the world’s oldest octopus as previously thought.In fact, it belongs to an animal related to a modern nautilus, which has tentacles and an...

A tiny experiment using Artemis II astronaut cells could reshape medicine

by News Feed Editor | Apr 9, 2026 | Science

Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. As the four Artemis II astronauts looped around the moon this week before their return trip to Earth, so did four transparent chips, each about the size of a...

Iran war puts focus on petrochemicals used in numerous products and a driver of climate change

by News Feed Editor | Apr 9, 2026 | Science

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Iran war has exposed deep vulnerability in the global economy: dependence not just on oil, gas and coal for fuel, but on petrochemicals that underpin everything from food production to plastic packaging.As disruptions ripple through energy...