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European rocket launches record-breaking mission with Amazon LEO satellites
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket launched 36 Amazon LEO broadband satellites on June 17, 2026, using four upgraded P160C boosters—the heav
topicNew study finds stress on San Andreas Fault may be at highest level in 1,000 years
The San Andreas Fault system is under the highest tectonic stress recorded in at least 1,000 years, placing Southern California in
topicGiant Nevada Project Could Transform Astronomy
The Deep Synoptic Array (DSA-2000), a $200 million radio telescope project, has received final design approval and is moving towar
topicWhy Consciousness Might Not Belong to Us Alone
Researchers argue consciousness could emerge in non-biological systems, including potential extraterrestrial minds, while philosop
topicScientists may have solved Stonehenge’s biggest mystery
A Curtin University study presents strong evidence that humans transported Stonehenge’s bluestones, contradicting earlier glacial
topicHow experimental brain implants transformed an ALS patient’s life at home
UC Davis researchers report a brain-computer interface implant enabled an ALS patient to communicate with 99% accuracy over two ye
topicVandenberg’s Next Mission: SpaceX Rocket Launch Monday Morning
SpaceX has delayed its planned Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, now targeting a mission from Cape Canaveral for A
topicMysterious 'cold blob' discovered in Atlantic. Does it mean trouble?
A persistent cold patch south of Greenland and Iceland—cooling by up to 1°C since 1900—has scientists warning the Atlantic Meridio
topicScientists Investigate Strange Rumbling Beneath Utah
A 1979 earthquake beneath northern Utah, initially dismissed as unlikely, has been confirmed as a real event deep in Earth’s mantl
topicSan Andreas Fault hits highest stress level in 1,000 years, University of Hawai'i study finds
The San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems in Southern California have reached the highest tectonic stress levels recorded in t
topicSan Andreas fault reaches highest stress level in 1,000 years
The San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems now carry the highest tectonic stress levels recorded in 1,000 years, with critical
topicExperience the Launch of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a $4.3 billion observatory, is now targeting an August 2026 launch after a recent delay.
topicCatch Mercury shining at its best tonight before it slips back into the sun's glare
Mercury is at its brightest and farthest from the sun in the evening sky tonight, offering the best viewing opportunity of the yea
topicWeird signals keep reaching Earth from across the Galaxy
Repeating radio signals from space—some pulsing every 1.4 hours—have been traced to unusual star systems, including a white dwarf
topicEarth's Underground Fungus Network Is So Gigantic That If You Stretched It Out, It Would Reach to Other Star Systems
Scientists have mapped the planet’s subterranean fungal networks, revealing a global web of mycorrhizal fungi spanning 68 quadrill
topicOn June 9, 2026, NASA named Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot of Artemis 3, making him the first European ever assigned to an Artemis crew — and within hours ESA's director general framed the seat not as a courtesy but as the opening move in a ne
NASA announced Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano as pilot for Artemis III, the first European assigned to the mission. The European
topicNASA’s SpaceX CRS-34 Dragon Returns Packed with Space Station Science
The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft completed its 34th NASA resupply mission by undocking from the ISS on June 16, carrying nearly 6,500
topicEven GPT-5 Failed This Human Attention Test
AI models, including OpenAI’s latest GPT-5.5, continue to underperform on sustained cognitive challenges, with accuracy collapsing
topicTwo SoCal faults haven’t experienced a major earthquake near LA in over a century
Southern California’s San Andreas and San Jacinto fault systems are critically loaded with tectonic stress not seen in 1,000 years
topicResearchers publish first complete connectome of fruit fly brain and 'spinal cord'
An international team has published the first complete connectome of an adult fruit fly’s central nervous system, including its br
topicGiant Devonian scorpion identified from 400-million-year-old fossils in Britain
A newly confirmed giant scorpion species, *Praearcturus gigas*, dominated Early Devonian ecosystems around 415 million years ago,
topicAstrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander for NASA Moon Base mission
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic officially unveiled its Griffin-1 lunar lander on June 15, 2026, designed to deliver NASA’s Moon Base
topicLight-programmed system projects 28-layer 3D images in single shot
Researchers at UCLA Samueli and CNSI have developed a hybrid digital-optical system that projects 28 distinct 3D image layers simu
topicContact? Groundbreaking Israeli method may soon detect life in outer space
A statistical tool developed by Weizmann Institute researchers may soon be deployed on Israeli Aerospace Industries’ *Eureka* miss