Massive boom over northeastern US was a meteor explosion as powerful as 300 tons of TNT, NASA confirms

by News Feed Editor | Jun 2, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: CIRA/NOAA/R. Schott/American Meteor SocietyA sonic boom heard throughout the northeastern United States last week was caused by a meteor, NASA confirmed after...

Unlocking ‘the true space age’: Impulse Space raises $500 million to build out fleet of ultra-mobile spacecraft

by News Feed Editor | Jun 2, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Impulse Space’s Mira spacecraft took this selfie during one of its trips to orbit. | Credit: Impulse Space Impulse Space just got a lot more money to help...

Ancient coin, mysterious markings found under Notre Dame cathedral

by News Feed Editor | Jun 2, 2026 | Science

Inside Notre Dame Cathedral’s recovery from its 2019 fire to Saturday’s reopening 03:54Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles.Four meters (13 feet) beneath them, a team of archaeologists is...

Astronomers discover exoplanets with magnetic fields

by News Feed Editor | Jun 2, 2026 | Science

By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, June 2 (Reuters) – Based on the behavior of winds on seven large and hot gas exoplanets, astronomers have obtained the strongest evidence to date that planets beyond our solar system possess magnetic fields, like Earth and five other...

Only on AP: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history

by News Feed Editor | Jun 2, 2026 | Science

PARIS (AP) — Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles.Four meters (13 feet) beneath them, a team of archaeologists is digging the other way — straight down and back in time, to Roman Paris 2,000 years...

Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England

by News Feed Editor | Jun 1, 2026 | Science

When the double boom rang out in New England over the weekend, shaking homes and sending pets fleeing, questions started flooding social media.“Did anyone else hear that boom?”“Anyone feel that?”NASA let people know over the weekend that the cause of the commotion was...