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Only on AP: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history
PARIS (AP) — Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles.Four meters (13 feet) beneath them, a team of archaeologists is digging the other way — straight down and back in time, to Roman Paris 2,000 years...
Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England
When the double boom rang out in New England over the weekend, shaking homes and sending pets fleeing, questions started flooding social media.“Did anyone else hear that boom?”“Anyone feel that?”NASA let people know over the weekend that the cause of the commotion was...
Hurricane season begins, with the first below-average forecast in a decade
Hurricane season in the Atlantic kicked off Monday, and, for the first time in more than a decade, forecasters expect it to be relatively slow.The below-average forecast is driven by the expectation that a strong El Niño pattern will develop, which is associated with...
How do you study an invisible exoplanet? Astronomers discover planetary ‘fingerprints’ in the rings around stars
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An illustration of the PDS 70 system. | Credit: Robert Lea (created with Canva)How do you weigh a planet you can't see from many light-years away? Astronomers may...
Shockwaves from dying stars may sculpt ‘cosmic wagon wheel’ stellar nurseries, simulations reveal
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A simulation shows how shockwaves propagating through a magnetized molecular cloud can carve out spoke-like filaments, funneling gas into a dense central hub where...
Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceFromSpace / © 2026 Planet Labs PBCThe dust has settled in the aftermath of last week's giant New Glenn rocket explosion, which shook Florida's Space...
Manhattanhenge is back! | Space photo of the day for June 1, 2026
Universal wants you to reshape how you think about its theme parks as it dramatically expands its Destinations & Experiences sector. Following a recent wave of major projects with more to come, a new Universal theme park will open this summer. Universal revealed the...
Your phone screen doesn’t have the same color range as the human eye – and AI widens the gap between digital images and the real thing
A peacock feather in sunlight shifts from blue to green to bronze as you turn it. Photograph it, and this shimmer collapses into one angle, one exposure, one compromise.A digital image is not a record of what your eye sees. The standard color space that most digital...
3 bright planets light up June’s night sky — Here’s where and when to look
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Your hands held out at arm's length can be a useful tool for measuring the night sky. | Credit: Created in Canva ProThis is the month of the "Great Celestial Summit...
Global News Coverage of Climate Change Falls for Fourth Straight Year
Global news coverage of climate change declined for the fourth straight year in 2025, even as emissions hit new highs, according to a new analysis.Coverage is down 14 percent from 2024 and down 38 percent from 2021, when the volume of reporting on climate change...
Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive
Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren’t just growing – they are accelerating in places with intensive human activity, particularly where agriculture and expanding communities are changing the landscape.Bird population...
1,300-pound NASA satellite set to crash down to Earth
A 1,300-pound NASA probe is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere, nearly 14 years after it was launched.The latest projection from U.S. Space Force had the Van Allen Probe A, which was launched in August 2012, likely to reenter the Earth's atmosphere at 12:03 a.m....
Towering lava fountains of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano trigger park and highway closures
HONOLULU (AP) — The latest lava fountaining episode of an erupting Hawaii volcano reached 1,000 feet (300 meters) high Tuesday, prompting temporary closures at a national park and part of an important highway because of falling glassy volcanic fragments, including...
New data shows asteroid 2024 YR4 will narrowly miss the moon
The possibility that a huge space rock — once deemed the riskiest asteroid ever observed — could hit the moon now appears to be off the table.Discovered at the end of December 2024, asteroid 2024 YR4 at first seemed a serious threat to Earth, with scientists...
Astrophysicists trace the origin of valuable metals in space, from colliding stars to merging galaxies
Billions of light years away in a remote part of the universe, two neutron stars – the ultradense remnants of dead stars – collided. The catastropic cosmic event sent light and particles, including a sudden flash of gamma rays, streaming through the universe. These...
1,300-pound NASA satellite set to crash down to Earth today
A 1,300-pound NASA probe is set to re-enter Earth's atmosphere today, nearly 14 years after it was launched.The Van Allen Probe A, which was launched in August 2012, is likely to reenter Earth's atmosphere around 7:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday, NASA said in a news release,...
Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk
You may be hearing a lot lately about critical minerals and rare earth elements. These natural materials are essential to industry and modern technology – everything from cellphones to fighter jets.They include lithium and cobalt used in batteries, neodymium for...
FDA finds little evidence that a drug touted by Trump can help people with autism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved a generic medication for a rare brain disorder, while walking back statements by President Donald Trump and other administration officials that the drug showed great promise for people with...
Taking to social media to complain about hot subway rides? You’re not alone, study says
Commuters, residents and tourists who take to social media during warm months to complain about sweltering subway systems in New York, Boston and London should feel vindicated — new research says they aren't alone.As temperatures rise aboveground, the number of subway...
Jupiter appears to change direction in the night sky tonight: Here’s why
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A Hubble portrait of Jupiter captured in 2021. | Credit: NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael Wong (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)The...
SpaceX launches 15,000-pound TV satellite to orbit on its 30th mission of the year (photos)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the EchoStar XXV TV satellite from Florida on March 10, 2026. | Credit: SpaceXSpaceX's 30th launch of 2026 is in the books.One of...
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