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‘That’s going to come back and bite us’: Former NASA chief questions Artemis moon lander plans
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASAThe former head of NASA is questioning the agency's plans to return astronauts to the moon, asking whether the crewed landers selected for...
Artemis II astronaut Jeremy Hansen stepping down from full-time role
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen announced Monday that he is stepping down from his full-time role as an astronaut, months after flying around the moon on NASA’s Artemis II mission.Hansen, 50, said in an Instagram post that he will transition from his role at the...
Astronaut flexes his muscles mid-spacewalk | Space photo of the day for July 7, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA astronaut Chris Williams flexes his muscles while on a spacewalk in this image snapped by fellow astronaut Jessica Meir on June 30, 2026. | Credit: NASA/Jessica...
Fishing for DNA – how a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity
The DNA in a single cup of water can track wildlife, monitor pollution and survey pathogens in waterways and their surroundings, all at the same time.DNA is contained in each cell of every plant, animal, fungus and microbe. It carries the genetic instructions needed...
Chinese scientists find the best way to nuke an asteroid on its way to impact Earth
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Artist's depiction of an asteroid being blown apart into smaller pieces of rock. | Credit: Elen11/Getty ImagesHow do you stop a large, threatening asteroid on its way...
SpaceX launches 81 satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket on ship at sea
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Transporter-17 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 7, 2026. | Credit: SpaceXSpaceX launched...
SpaceX launches 81 satellites to orbit from California, lands rocket on ship at sea
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Transporter-17 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on July 7, 2026. | Credit: SpaceXSpaceX launched...
Even astronauts in space saw America 250 fireworks on the Fourth of July. See their ISS view of Los Angeles…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Screenshot from a video captured from the International Space Station that shows hundreds of firework shows going off in the Los Angeles area on July 4, 2026. |...
Artemis II crew member Jeremy Hansen says he’s stepping down from astronaut role
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, who captivated the world when he flew around the moon alongside three American crewmates during the Artemis II mission in April, said Monday that he would step back from a full-time astronaut role in September.In a social media post,...
James Webb Space Telescope’s strange little red dots may really be ‘black hole stars’, X-ray data suggests
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An artist's impression of a window into the heart of a little red dot, revealing the supermassive black hole within. | Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/M. Weiss; adapted by K....
Europe’s powerful Ariane 6 rocket launching 32 Amazon internet satellites early April 30: Watch it live
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: ESA/CNES/Arianespace-ArianeGroup/Optique Video du CSG-P. Piron[embedded content]Europe's most powerful rocket will roar into action early Thursday morning...
Push for raw milk intensifies across the US, despite illness outbreaks and scientists’ warnings
Backers of raw milk are pushing to make the potentially dangerous product more widely available and easier to obtain, even as a new outbreak — one of at least five in the past year — sickens U.S. children.More than three dozen bills supporting raw milk have been...
SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket carrying powerful satellite
A triple-core SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the company's most powerful operational rocket, blasted off from Florida Wednesday, boosting a ViaSat internet satellite into space, the company's third in a globe-spanning fleet of high-speed broadband relay stations.Along with...
Genome study reveals what happened after the Roman Empire fell
By Will DunhamApril 29 (Reuters) - The fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 AD was a pivotal moment in human history, when Germanic chieftain Odoacer deposed teenage emperor Romulus Augustulus in Italy and set in motion the collapse of centralized authority in much...
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off on 1st launch in 18 months
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Spacex[embedded content]SpaceX's brawny Falcon Heavy rocket just took to the sky for the first time in a year and a half.A Falcon Heavy topped with the huge...
The cosmos wears a galactic sombrero | Space photo of the day for April 29, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Messier 104, or the Sombrero galaxy. | Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURAImage Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), D. de Martin & M....
How the Next El Niño Could Lock in a Hotter Climate
El Niño is temporary, but scientists warn that its climate impacts are not.The Pacific Ocean is a giant climate cauldron, with a powerful heat engine that affects storms, fisheries and rainfall patterns half a world away, and scientists are watching closely to see if...
Critically endangered antelopes return to Kenya from Czech zoo
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Four critically endangered mountain bongos arrived in Kenya on their way to their native forests after years in the care of a zoo in the Czech Republic.Bongos, rare antelopes known for their striking stripes, have been declared critically...
NASA’s Artemis II moonship returns home to its launch site after historic voyage
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The spacecraft that flew four astronauts around the moon is back where its record-breaking journey began.NASA’s Artemis II capsule returned to Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday, almost a month after blasting off on humanity’s first...
Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way’s core — and astronomers don’t know why
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Our Milky Way galaxy's spiral disk is about 100,000 light-years wide, but star formation doesn't occur across that entire span. | Credit: A. Ghizzi...
NASA chief Jared Isaacman says he’s fighting for Pluto: ‘I am very much in the camp of ‘make Pluto a planet again’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman testifies during a hearing held by the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies to...
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