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Don't miss the moon and Saturn put on a spectacular show before sunrise June 10
Set your alarm for June 10 as Saturn shines beside a bright crescent moon in the predawn sky.
'This is actually taking a page out of the Communist Party playbook': New White House proposal could deny scientists funding based on their political opinions
"It replaces expertise with political appointees, globally decouples the U.S. and completely guts our scientific ecosystem."
Astronaut captures snake-like auroras from a SpaceX Dragon | Space photo of the day for June 9, 2026
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir captured a breathtaking view of auroras on Earth from orbit while sheltering with her fellow astronauts in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.
Why Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' feels like the most exciting sci-fi release of the year
The director of 'Close Encounters' and 'ET', an original story, 'X-Files'-style conspiracy theories… 'Disclosure Day' is a welcome escape from the mega-franchises.
How should we handle alien detection in a world of AI, deepfakes and social media? This committee is writing the rulebook
If and when SETI discovers alien life, then a revised Declaration of Principles guarantees that once the discovery has been verified, its disclosure will come soon thereafter.
On this day in space! June 9, 1952: Abee meteorite falls in Canada
On June 9, 1952, the Abee meteorite fell in Alberta, Canada, at 11:05 p.m. at night.
Watch the Jupiter-Venus conjunction unfold live online today
The livestream begins at 3:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) on June 9.
Watch NASA reveal its Artemis 3 astronauts today (and get a live moon program update)
On June 9, NASA will reveal the astronauts who will fly on the Artemis 3 docking mission in Earth orbit next year.
