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More than 1,800 National Science Foundation workers abruptly kicked out of agency headquarters
By Joanna Thompson published
National Science Foundation employees were told they'll be removed from the agency's headquarters on Tuesday (June 24) with no direction yet for where to go.

Astronomers discover baby planets taking their 1st steps in nearby stellar nursery (images)
By Robert Lea published
Astronomers have discovered the first step in planet birth, finding hitherto unseen structures in 78 planetary disks in the star-forming region of Ophiuchus.

Rocket Lab launches 'Get the Hawk Outta Here' mission from New Zealand (video)
By Josh Dinner published
Rocket Lab launched an Electron rocket from New Zealand on June 26. The rocket carried a trio of radio frequency geolocation satellites and one experimental payload into a polar orbit.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 3: Release date, cast & how to watch Paramount+'s summer sci-fi series
By Jeff Spry published
Captain Pike and the Enterprise crew are back and on the hunt for The Gorn. Here’s everything we know about 'Strange New Worlds' Season 3 after 2023’s cliffhanger finale.

Human remains lost after memorial spaceflight capsule crashes into the sea
By Josh Dinner published
The remains of 166 people part of a Celestis Memorial Spaceflight are presumed lost after The Exploration Company's "Mission Possible" capsule presumably crashes into Pacific Ocean.

See a vivid green fireball lights up New York skies (video)
By Anthony Wood published
The fireball was visible from several states including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

Northern lights may be visible in these 10 US States tonight
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Washington as a giant hole in the sun's atmosphere fuels geomagnetic storms with a high-speed solar wind.

A star exploded in the Lupus constellation. Here's how to see the nova in the night sky this month
By Anthony Wood published
V462 Lupi will soon vanish from the night sky, but before it does, the dark skies around the new moon present a perfect time to head away from city lights to hunt down the light from this ancient nova.

Alien life could survive deadly stellar radiation, Earth's desert lichen reveal
By Robert Lea published
A walk in the desert and a curious discovery could have revealed that the secrets of alien life grow in the harshest conditions on Earth in the form of lichen.

Axiom-4 astronauts on SpaceX Crew Dragon welcomed aboard International Space Station (video)
By Josh Dinner last updated
After more than 24 hours on orbit, the the private astronaut crew of Axiom-4 has caught up to the International Space Station, docked and been welcomed aboard for their two-week mission.
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