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Will SpaceX still be a launch company after its historic IPO?

By Leonard David published 2 June 26

What does SpaceX's coming IPO mean for the company, investors and markets in general?

Northern lights forecast - Aurora season winds down as summer twilight takes over

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated 2 June 26

Persistent twilight is making aurora viewing increasingly difficult across the northern latitudes, bringing our nightly forecast updates to a seasonal close until autumn.

How do you study an invisible exoplanet? Astronomers discover planetary 'fingerprints' in the rings around stars

By Robert Lea published 1 June 26

How do you weigh a planet you can't see? Astronomers may have the answer and it involves "reading between the rings," the bright beautiful structures exoplanets create.

Shockwaves from dying stars may sculpt 'cosmic wagon wheel' stellar nurseries, simulations reveal

By Samantha Mathewson published 1 June 26

3D simulations reveal how shockwaves from stellar explosions and winds may carve hub-and-spoke structures in molecular clouds, shaping star formation in the Milky Way.

'The Lone Gunmen' at 25: the underrated 'X-Files' spin-off that aspired to be 'Mission: Impossible' with geeks

By Richard Edwards published 1 June 26

Conspiracy theories, print media, and James (sorry, Jimmy) Bond collide in an all-too-brief extension of Mulder and Scully's world.

Rocket goes boom, satellite cameras zoom: Explosive Blue Origin damage is visible from space

By Josh Dinner published 1 June 26

Satellites zoomed-in on the aftermath of the New Glenn rocket explosion at Blue Origin's LC-36 launchpad, and the extent of the damage is visible from orbit.

NASA's X-59 jet is ready to break the sound barrier for the 1st time this month

By Brett Tingley published 1 June 26

NASA's X-59 jet is on the verge of finally breaking the sound barrier as the agency looks forward to the aircraft's first supersonic flight this month.

It had the power! The weird origins of He-Man, Skeletor, and the 'Masters of the Universe'

By Richard Edwards published 1 June 26

Mattel's musclebound response to 'Star Wars' had a life of its own

The 2026 hurricane season has begun. Will this year be calmer?

By Meredith Garofalo published 1 June 26

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predict a below-normal number of named storms in the upcoming 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

Manhattanhenge is back! | Space photo of the day for June 1, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 1 June 26

The city spectacle is back for 2026 — and don't worry you'll have another chance to see it in July.