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...

Hurricane season begins, with the first below-average forecast in a decade

by News Feed Editor | Jun 1, 2026 | Science

Hurricane season in the Atlantic kicked off Monday, and, for the first time in more than a decade, forecasters expect it to be relatively slow.The below-average forecast is driven by the expectation that a strong El Niño pattern will develop, which is associated with...

How do you study an invisible exoplanet? Astronomers discover planetary ‘fingerprints’ in the rings around stars

by News Feed Editor | Jun 1, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An illustration of the PDS 70 system. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)How do you weigh a planet you can’t see from many light-years away? Astronomers...

Shockwaves from dying stars may sculpt ‘cosmic wagon wheel’ stellar nurseries, simulations reveal

by News Feed Editor | Jun 1, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A simulation shows how shockwaves propagating through a magnetized molecular cloud can carve out spoke-like filaments, funneling gas into a dense central hub where...

Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space

by News Feed Editor | Jun 1, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceFromSpace / © 2026 Planet Labs PBCThe dust has settled in the aftermath of last week’s giant New Glenn rocket explosion, which shook...

Manhattanhenge is back! | Space photo of the day for June 1, 2026

by News Feed Editor | Jun 1, 2026 | Science

Universal wants you to reshape how you think about its theme parks as it dramatically expands its Destinations & Experiences sector. Following a recent wave of major projects with more to come, a new Universal theme park will open this summer. Universal revealed...