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TotalEnergies must address climate risks linked to its products, French court rules
By America Hernandez PARIS, June 25 (Reuters) - French oil major TotalEnergies must disclose the climate risks linked to emissions from its oil and gas products and set out plans to mitigate them, a Paris court ruled on Thursday. The ruling is a partial victory for...
Get a load of this: Humans and great apes share similar giggles
NEW YORK (AP) — Humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways since branching off the evolutionary tree, a new study suggests.How do we know this? Researchers tickled 13 captive apes — including gorillas, orangutans, chimpanzees and bonobos — and recorded...
Summer solstice seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 25, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The solstice can even be seen from space in this new image from the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) mission. | Credit: ESA/EumetsatTwice each year, we celebrate what...
What are supermassive black holes? Everything you need to know – and what astronomers are still learning – about these mysterious objects
Nearly every massive galaxy observed hosts a supermassive black hole at its center. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has discovered that some of these supermassive black holes may even be too big for the galaxy they’re found in, challenging astronomers’ understanding...
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceXSpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink satellites from California's central coast on Wednesday night (June 24).A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from...
Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy
Astronomers have uncovered a pair of giant planets that are lighter than cotton candy — super-puffs the size of Jupiter.The featherweight pair — orbiting a star 1,110 light-years away — are the biggest exoplanets found to have less density than cotton candy.That makes...
NASA’s aging infrastructure can’t handle Artemis launches without $1 billion in upgrades, watchdog warns
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA's Artemis 2 Space Launch System rocket rolls out of the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, Jan. 17, 2026. | Credit: Space.com /...
Dangerous fire weather to hit the West with combination of lightning and wind
A counterintuitive recipe for wildfires is brewing across drought-stricken Western states: a cold front.Forecasters expect the large cold front to develop in the Pacific Northwest on Thursday then push southeast into the Intermountain West, creating dry lightning...
This is the largest and most detailed image of our Milky Way — with over 60 million stars and 50 exoplanet…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA, CFHT, image processing by J.-C. Cuillandre and E. Bertin (CEA Paris-Saclay)In 2025, the European Space Agency dark universe...
5 takeaways from NASA’s biggest test in decades
After months of anticipation, the monumental 10-day Artemis II mission, which sent four astronauts on a record-breaking flyby of the moon, has concluded. It’s a “mission well accomplished,” said NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman just after splashdown.The Orion...
The best photos from NASA’s first moon mission in more than 50 years
NASA’s Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight around the moon in more than 50 years, has been a feast for the eyes.NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen concluded their 10-day mission Friday evening...
Circling the moon, a Black astronaut inspires millions
By David Hood-NuñoWASHINGTON, April 11 (Reuters) - At 12 years old, Naia Butler-Craig decided she wanted to be an astronaut. Each time she walked into St. Mark AME Church in Orlando, Florida, and saw the framed photo of Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel...
Splashdown! Artemis 2 astronauts return to Earth after historic NASA mission to the moon
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASAArtemis 2 has come home.The four Artemis 2 astronauts splashed down off the coast of San Diego this evening (April 10), wrapping up an epic mission that...
Artemis II splashes down safely after historic voyage around the moon
NASA’s Orion module splashed into the Pacific Ocean just after 8 p.m. Eastern on Friday, safely delivering the four astronauts of the Artemis II mission from their record-setting journey around the moon.The successful landing marks the conclusion of an important test...
Artemis II moonshot reflects a spacefaring vision present in Jules Verne’s 19th-century novel
With the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission on April 1, 2026, human beings have finally returned to the Moon for the first time in 50 years – since the age of Apollo.When Apollo 11 first landed on the lunar surface, the astronauts portrayed their accomplishment as...
Genetic variations linked to weight loss, side effects from GLP-1 drugs
By Nancy LapidApril 10 (Reuters) - Weight-loss responses to GLP-1 obesity drugs, and risks of side effects, may be linked to genetic variants, according to a study conducted by DNA-testing service 23AndMe.The study of nearly 28,000 23AndMe users who reported taking...
Worsening ocean heat waves are ‘supercharging’ hurricane damage, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Marine heat waves are supercharging damage caused by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across the globe, a new study found.Researchers looked at 1,600 tropical cyclones — the broader category of storms that includes hurricanes — that made landfall...
Why I’m hunting for Comet Pan-STARRS right now — before it’s too late
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Comet C/2025 R3 (PanSTARRS) on April 8, 2026, from eastern Crete. . | Credit: Dimitrios Katevainis - https://www.flickr.com/photos/202558869@N05/55195163943/, CC...
Get caught up on the Artemis II crew’s moon journey. What’s happened so far and what’s next
The Artemis II mission is now headed back toward Earth, with four astronauts having soared around the far side of the moon on an unprecedented path that reached deeper into space than any human has traveled before.The journey — crewed by NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor...
How an 8-year-old designed a zero-gravity indicator for Artemis II
The four astronauts who traveled around the far side of the moon will return to Earth on Friday. With them will be a plush toy named Rise, a mission mascot who became a viral sensation while serving an important role aboard Artemis II.Rise's development began more...
Artemis 2 spies a crescent Earth above the moon’s horizon | Space photo of the day for April 10, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Earth shines above the lunar crescent in the viewport of the Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft. | Credit: NASAThe Artemis 2 crew captured a spellbinding photo of the...
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