Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue

by News Feed Editor | Jun 22, 2026 | Science

Soon after Philadelphia hosted America’s bicentennial celebrations in late July 1976, more than 200 attendees of the American Legion Convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia fell ill with pneumonia symptoms, including fever, cough and trouble...

SpaceX launching its 1st ‘Starfall’ reentry capsule early on June 23: Watch it live

by News Feed Editor | Jun 22, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASASpaceX’s newest spaceflight tech is about to launch to the final frontier for the first time.The company’s Starfall capsule is set for its...

This ball of stars named Terzan 5 may be one of the Milky Way’s original building blocks

by News Feed Editor | Jun 22, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Terzan 5 could be a fossil fragment leftover from the formation of the Milky Way galaxy’s bulge, and is seen in this composite JWST–Hubble image. . | Credit:...

NASA’s Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida ahead of SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch this summer

by News Feed Editor | Jun 22, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA’s Pegasus barge arrives at the Launch Complex 39 turn basin at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida carrying NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope on...

Interstellar comet may be oldest object ever seen in solar system

by News Feed Editor | Jun 22, 2026 | Science

An interstellar comet that blazed past the sun and swung by Earth last year could be nearly three times older than our solar system and is unlike anything ever before seen in our cosmic backyard, astronomers said Monday.The comet 3I/ATLAS is just the third visitor...

Mexico, Italy and others see up to two more months of heat stress than in the 1970s, study says

by News Feed Editor | Jun 22, 2026 | Science

Mexico, Kenya, Italy and other nations around the world are experiencing one to two more months of heat stress than they were several decades ago, new research published Monday says, and some areas even more so. Regions previously untouched by heat stress are now...