Neon green auroras from space will take your breath away | Space photo of the day for June 26, 2026 This is truly a view like no other. Space · Jun 26
NASA's canceled Artemis hardware contracts reached $5.9 billion, audit finds A memo issued by NASA Office of Inspector General highlights huge cost increases and extended timelines for Artemis program hardware that has since been canceled. Space · Jun 26
NASA is paying $30 million for a 1st-of-its-kind rescue mission to the aging Swift telescope before it falls from space. Is it worth it? NASA's daring Swift Boost mission launches June 27 to save the nearly 22-year-old Swift observatory , which is being dragged out of space by Earth's atmosphere. Space · Jun 26
June's Strawberry Moon is unlike any other full moon. Here's why Think all full moons look the same? June's Strawberry Moon rises and sets at extreme points, tracing an unusually low path across the Northern Hemisphere sky. Space · Jun 26
Scientists Discover Deadly 'Ballista Spider' That Fires Ants Sky-High With Silk Spring Trap A newly discovered spider species in Australia, the ballista spider, uses a spring-loaded web to launch ants into the air, showcasing a unique hunting strategy and advanced biomechanical engineering. International Business Times UK · Jun 26
A little bird told her: scientist wins $100,000 prize for decoding birdsong Julie Elie worked out how zebra finches announce who they are, what they are doing and use individual signatures The Guardian - UK · Jun 26
Rocket Lab launches 'Ten Owl of Ten' mission, sending up Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite (video) Rocket Lab launched the "Ten Owl of Ten" mission from New Zealand today (June 26), adding to Japanese company Synspective's imaging constellation. Space · Jun 26
Two 'super-puff' cotton candy exoplanets are the lightest gas giants ever discovered Astronomers have discovered two "super-puff" exoplanets orbiting the same star that have densities lower than cotton candy, making them the lightest worlds ever seen. Space · Jun 25
Supergirl's brilliant poster is a reminder that they don't make sci-fi movie posters like they used to What's with all the boring montages of Jedi and superheroes? It's time to resurrect a lost art. Space · Jun 25
James Webb Space Telescope catches 6 galaxies merging into one of the largest galaxies in the universe A supermassive black hole is also coming together at the heart of this galaxy maelstrom. Space · Jun 25
I got a sneak peek at space shuttle Endeavour's new home in California, and it's breathtaking (photos) The spectacular new Air & Space Center, which is more than three decades in the making, will open on Nov. 13. Space · Jun 25
A SpaceX rocket will slam into the moon this August. Will we be able to see it? A spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage is set to impact the moon this August, but experts aren't sure if the crash will be visible from Earth. Space · Jun 25
'F9' took a car into space, but 5 years on, just how ridiculous was the scene? We asked the experts Even Universal Pictures thought it was silly when Fast & Furious took a car into space in 2021. Pump the brakes on the jokes, though, as the experts reveal there's more to this scene than meets the eye. Space · Jun 25
Summer solstice seen from space | Space photo of the day for June 25, 2026 Just after the summer solstice, a European weather satellite managed to capture a striking image of this celestial moment from space. Space · Jun 25
Space · Jun 25 Another 'Star' is born: SpaceX names AI megaconstellation 'Starmind' SpaceX will call its planned AI megaconstellation "Starmind," continuing the company's stellar naming theme.
Space · Jun 25 What time is it on the moon? The US and China disagree Why making lunar standard time is in everyone's best interests.
The Independent UK · Jun 25 Scientists propose ‘weather jiu-jitsu’ to nudge hurricanes off course Researchers say simulations show carefully timed cloud-seeding operations days before 2012 Hurricane Sandy could have shifted its track by about 300 miles to miss New York City
The Independent UK · Jun 25 New mammal dubbed Australia’s ‘cutest and fiercest’ discovered in remote nature reserve Researchers say marsupial behaves like apex predator despite its tiny size
Space · Jun 25 3 billion years old! This Australian crater is the oldest known asteroid impact site on Earth "While the site had previously been identified as an ancient impact crater, its exact age remained uncertain."
Space · Jun 24 NASA's aging infrastructure can't handle Artemis launches without $1 billion in upgrades, watchdog warns NASA's plan to return astronauts to the moon and bolster a rapidly growing commercial space industry is facing an infrastructure obstacle.
Space · Jun 24 This is the largest and most detailed image of our Milky Way — with over 60 million stars and 50 exoplanet systems The ESA's dark universe detective spacecraft Euclid, has studied the heart of the Milky Way, creating the largest and most detailed photo of this region ever made.
Space · Jun 24 '50% superhero and 50% noir, but 100% totally new': 'Spider-Noir' composers on injecting retro style into the superhero multiverse (interview) 'I feel like we were encouraged to fail in the best way possible, where we never felt any idea was too crazy for this team.'
Space · Jun 24 Did NASA just find evidence of ancient life on Mars? Perseverance rover spots complex carbon in Red Planet rocks "Measurements of two mudstones show hundreds of organic detections, making this the most robust organic detection in Jezero crater."
The Guardian - UK · Jun 24 Nasa rover detects potential signatures of ancient microbial life on Mars Perseverance identifies organic carbon molecules in rocks on riverbed that carried water billions of years ago
Space · Jun 24 SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from California (video) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two dozen Starlink satellites to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday night (June 24).