Massive ‘X’ and ‘V’ shapes will appear on the moon tonight — here’s how to see them

by News Feed Editor | May 23, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The lunar V catches the sun’s light around the moon’s first quarter phase. | Credit: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio, created by Anthony Wood in...

How South African scientists identified hantavirus on a cruise ship thousands of miles away

by News Feed Editor | May 23, 2026 | Science

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — When South African infectious disease specialist Lucille Blumberg checked her email on the morning of May 1, while the country was celebrating the Labor Day holiday, an urgent message caught her attention.A U.K.-based colleague had written about a...

SpaceX launches more powerful Super Heavy-Starship rocket

by News Feed Editor | May 22, 2026 | Science

SpaceX launches upgraded version of Starship rocket 02:37SpaceX launched a revamped Super Heavy-Starship rocket Friday on a flight to test more powerful engines, enhanced control systems and a host of other upgrades needed to streamline operations and improve safety...

Starship V3 from space: Satellite snaps amazing photo of SpaceX megarocket on the pad

by News Feed Editor | May 22, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.One of Vantor’s WorldView Legion satellites captured this photo of SpaceX’s first Starship V3 on the pad at Starbase, Texas on May 21, 2026. | Credit:...

Don’t wait for the full moon: Here’s when the moon looks best through a telescope

by News Feed Editor | May 22, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Long before the full moon rises, shifting sunlight transforms the lunar surface into one of the sky’s best telescope targets. | Credit: m-gucci via Getty...

An ancient solar storm left clues in tree rings and a famous poet’s diary: ‘Red lights in the northern sky’

by News Feed Editor | May 22, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A red aurora like the one seen over Japan in 1204. . | Credit: Tomohiro M. Nakayama (CC-BY-NC).The solar cycle was several years shorter and the sun was experiencing...