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Don’t miss Jupiter and Venus meet in a dazzling conjunction on June 9: Here’s where and when to look
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Venus glows above Jupiter in March 2023. | Credit: Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGet ready for a spectacular sight on June 9, as Jupiter and...
Ötzi the Iceman is long dead, but some of his ancient microbes are still alive
Ötzi the Iceman, the well-preserved and well-studied mummy of a man who died 5,300 years ago, is a “dynamic ecosystem” of microbes, some of which have stayed viable for millennia, according to new research.In a comprehensive DNA analysis of the microbes inside and out...
Astronaut spots Mount Vesuvius from space | Space photo of the day for June 8, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Mount Vesuvius as seen from space in 2026. | Credit: ESA/NASA – S. AdenotFrench astronaut Sophie Adenot captured the view of a lifetime in a new image of Mount...
Antibiotic resistance genes found across world oceans, Italian study shows
ROME, June 8 (Reuters) - Genes linked to antibiotic resistance are present across multiple ocean basins, including remote waters, according to findings released on Monday from an Italian-led research project that analysed seawater samples worldwide.The SeA Care...
Analysis-Soaring fertilizer prices dim Brazilian farmers’ edge over US rivals
By Ed White, May Angel and Oliver Griffin WINNIPEG, Manitoba/LONDON/SAO PAULO (Reuters) June 8 - Brazil's cheap, abundant land has long helped the country's farmers create vast, low-cost farms, allowing them to wrest export markets from U.S. farmers hurt when China...
Gwynne Shotwell, the ‘glue’ executing Musk’s lofty SpaceX ambitions
By Akash Sriram and Echo Wang June 8 (Reuters) - When SpaceX goes public on Friday with what is expected to be a record-setting IPO, it will cap two decades of founder and CEO Elon Musk's ambition to transform rocketry, satellite communications and humanity’s reach...
7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible for some coasts
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern Philippines early Monday, and a tsunami was possible on some regional coasts.Power outages were reported and people were urged to go to higher ground. No further information on damage or...
What is the universe expanding into if it’s already infinite?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] is the universe expanding into if it’s already infinite? – Mael, age 10, Missoula, MontanaWhen you bake a loaf...
Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.This visible light mosaic shows the LMC and SMC. Separated by about 21 degrees, the two galaxies are readily visible from the Southern Hemisphere as faint, glowing...
Hawaii braces for more rain as storms take aim at wildfire burn scars
The rain-drenched Hawaiian Islands are bracing for another deluge on Thursday, less than a week after a record-breaking storm buckled roadways and collapsed buildings.More than 5 feet of rain fell in some parts of Maui from March 10 to 16, according to the University...
Meteorite hunters scour Ohio for fragments of 7-ton space rock that crashed into Earth
MEDINA, Ohio (AP) — Meteorite hunters fanned out across a wide swath of Ohio on Thursday, hoping to collect fragments of an estimated 7-ton (6,350 kilograms) space rock that crashed into Earth this week after a dazzling fireball that was seen from hundreds of miles...
These cotton candy exoplanets hide behind a haze even the James Webb Space Telescope can’t penetrate
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An artist's impression of the Kepler-51 system. | Credit: NASA/ESA/L. Hustak, J. Olmsted, D. Player and F. Summers (STScI)An exoplanet so light that it would float on...
Divers find marble treasure possibly taken from Parthenon at Aegean shipwreck
Archaeologists have discovered a piece of marble treasure among the remains of a shipwreck off the coast of the Greek island of Kythira, which could be tied to an infamous robbery at the Parthenon, Greek officials said.Crews uncovered the marble slab while excavating...
Newly discovered ‘hell heron’ adds evidence in longstanding dinosaur debate
A fossilized skull and jawbones found in Niger belonged to a creature that had a large, bony crest atop its head and lived some 95 million years ago. Named Spinosaurus mirabilis, it is the first species of Spinosaurus to be identified in more than a century.The...
American Airlines and Google say AI helped airplanes reduce contrails that trap heat
American Airlines and Google said Thursday that they significantly reduced the climate impact of some of the airline's flights using an AI-based forecasting tool to help prevent contrails.When airplanes fly through cold and humid areas, ice crystals can form around...
Ohio fireball may have dropped meteorites between Akron and Canton — should you pick it up if you find one?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Daytime fireballs are rare occurances created when large fragments of asteroids of comets collide with Earth's atmosphere. | Credit: © Dana Jason Wood, NOAAA rare...
NASA to roll its moon rocket back to the launchpad after repairs, aiming for April 1 liftoff
NASA plans to roll its huge moon rocket back to the launchpad at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on Thursday evening, setting the stage for four astronauts’ much-anticipated journey around the moon.The 322-foot-tall Space Launch System rocket, topped with the Orion...
NASA will roll Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on March 19
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket is seen inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Feb. 25, 2026, after rolling back from the launch pad....
World Happiness Report highlights social media’s negative impact, ranks Finland as happiest country
HELSINKI (AP) — Heavy social media use contributes to a stark decline in well-being among young people, with the effects particularly worrying in teenage girls in English-speaking countries and Western Europe, according to the World Happiness Report 2026 published...
NASA rover detects some of the oldest evidence of water flowing on Mars
By Will DunhamWASHINGTON, March 18 (Reuters) - Using ground-penetrating radar, NASA's Perseverance rover has detected underground remains of an ancient river delta on Mars in some of the oldest evidence yet obtained showing how water once flowed on the surface of...
‘At the edge of what we thought possible’: Astronomers find extremely rare star from ancient universe
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Stars in the faint dwarf galaxy Pictor II home of PicII-503 an iron deficient second generation star. | Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURAImage processing: Image...
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