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Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A "selfie" the Perseverance rover took. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSCould Martian mudstones be holding evidence of ancient microbes? New findings strengthen the...
SpaceX launching 24 Starlink satellites from California tonight: Watch it live
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the NROL-105 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Jan. 16, 2026. |...
Ancient Egyptian burial site reveals centuries of changing traditions
Cairo — Egyptian archaeologists say they've uncovered remains and a myriad of artifacts in part of a Greco-Roman cemetery that dates back more than 2,300 years, revealing the evolution of funerary practices over some six centuries and showing the importance of the...
Argentina to return two rare maned wolves to the wild
By Lucila SigalBUENOS AIRES, June 24 (Reuters) - Conservationists will return two maned wolves, rescued after the death of their mother, to the wild next month in Argentina, where the long-legged wild canine is endangered.The conservation nonprofit Temaiken...
NASA looks for the origins of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS | Space photo of the day for June 24, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Researchers using JWST are finding clues about comet 3I/ATLAS' origins. | Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Martin Cordiner (CUA, NASA-GSFC); Image Processing: Alyssa...
June’s strawberry full moon peaks next week. Here’s when and how to see it.
The first full moon of summer will soon light up the night sky.The celestial event, known as the strawberry moon, will be at its fullest on June 29. It will also be a “micromoon,” meaning it may appear slightly smaller and dimmer than usual.Here is everything you need...
War-induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution
American farmers are expected to plant several million fewer acres of corn in 2026 than they did in 2025, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz throttles a key fertilizer trading corridor, along with the energy and raw materials needed to produce and transport...
Archaeologists find huge Viking textile production site in Denmark
SØFTEN, Denmark (AP) — Archaeologists have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society.Experts from the Moesgaard Museum said this week that the sprawling...
European summers are getting brutally hot. So why is air conditioning so rare?
Brutal heat waves are coming more frequently in Europe, leaving millions of people struggling to adapt to punishing, record-breaking temperatures.There is little respite. Air conditioning is very rare in European homes. Many residents ride out the searing heat with...
Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster.That mismatch is killing some of the planet’s most vital ecosystems, from California’s towering redwoods to the seagrass meadows along its coast, both of which store vast amounts of...
I found a new meteor shower, and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun
Across the Earth, every night, thousands of automated stargazers are waiting to take pictures of shooting stars. I am one of the scientists who study these meteors.Most movies and news alerts focus on large asteroids that could destroy the Earth. And your phones...
Heading home: The riskiest part of the Artemis II moon mission is still ahead
The Artemis II astronauts have faced down numerous dangers on their historic moon mission — including white-knuckling through liftoff on April 1 as their rocket burned through millions of gallons of fuel and braving perilous fields of radiation en route to the...
Why NASA sent ‘organ chips’ of the Artemis II crew into space
Before four Artemis II astronauts strapped into their Orion capsule to soar toward the moon, a tiny bit of each of them was already on board.Incubated in a small triangular container stowed on the spacecraft just before launch were four USB-size “avatars,” which rode...
The riskiest moments of NASA’s Artemis II mission may still be ahead
The four astronauts who flew around the moon on NASA's Artemis II mission are nearly home, but one of the most dangerous and nerve-racking parts of the mission is still ahead.NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch and Victor Glover and Canadian astronaut Jeremy...
As Artemis II heads back to Earth, crew is staking their lives on the heat shield
When the Artemis II Orion crew capsule returns to Earth on Friday after flying around the moon, it will hit the discernible atmosphere some 75 miles above the Pacific Ocean at a blistering 24,000 mph — fast enough to fly from Los Angeles to New York in about 6...
The Artemis II astronauts are heading home. The biggest risks could still lie ahead
When four astronauts set off on their historic trip around the moon in NASA’s 16.5-foot-wide Orion spacecraft, they knew they’d be testing a known flaw with their spacecraft — one that had some experts urging the space agency not to fly the mission with humans on...
‘It probably will start a precedent’: Why satellite company’s withholding of Iran imagery has this expert worried
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A satellite image of Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran following airstrikes. Damage as well as a variety of planes and runways can be seen. | Credit:...
A house-size asteroid is heading toward Earth tonight: Here’s what you need to know
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An artist's impression of a near-Earth asteroid. | Credit: HYPERSPERE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY via Getty ImagesA house-size asteroid will make a close pass of Earth and...
Artemis II astronauts describe their lunar voyage as surreal and profound ahead of Earth return
HOUSTON (AP) — Drawing ever closer to Earth, the Artemis II astronauts tidied up their lunar cruiser for its upcoming “fireball” return and reflected on their historic journey around the moon, describing it as surreal and profound.As the next-to-last day of their...
The ‘oldest octopus’ in the world isn’t an octopus after all, scientists find
The story of a 300-million-year-old fossil has been rewritten after scientists discovered that it doesn’t actually belong to the world’s oldest octopus as previously thought.In fact, it belongs to an animal related to a modern nautilus, which has tentacles and an...
A tiny experiment using Artemis II astronaut cells could reshape medicine
Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. As the four Artemis II astronauts looped around the moon this week before their return trip to Earth, so did four transparent chips, each about the size of a...
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