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On this day in space! June 4, 2010: SpaceX's 1st Falcon 9 rocket reaches orbit

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 4 June 26

NASA's space shuttle Endeavour.

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is not an alien spacecraft: SETI hunt for 'technosignatures' comes up empty

By Robert Lea published 4 June 26

Scientists failed to find radio signals emanating from the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, further bolstering its status as a natural object, not one made by aliens.

Upcoming sci-fi TV shows for 2026: Star City, Silo S3, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S4, & more

By Grace Dean last updated 4 June 26

Here’s everything we know about the sci-fi TV shows coming out in 2026.

Unistellar blasts 15% off its entire smart telescope range in Father's Day 2026 sale

By Harry Bennett published 4 June 26

Sponsored by Unistellar

Unistellar's Father's Day sale is running from now until July 2 and is delivering 15% off their entire range of smart telescopes, backpacks and solar filters.

Meteorite found in Sahara desert may be 1st evidence of lost solar system world

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 4 June 26

A rare meteorite recovered from the Sahara Desert contains evidence of a long-lost moon-size world that existed just a few million years after the solar system formed.

Aurora alert! 4 Earth-bound CMEs could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois and Oregon tonight

By Daisy Dobrijevic published 4 June 26

Heads up aurora chasers! We could be in for a show! Multiple CMEs are en route and could spark strong geomagnetic storm conditions and auroras deep into mid latitudes.

Can black holes turn into white holes? It's not such a crazy idea, scientists say

By Robert Lea published 3 June 26

New research suggests primordial black holes born during the Big Bang could live much longer than previously estimated — long enough to become energy-spewing white holes.

Forget 'Masters of the Universe', the best live-action He-Man and Skeletor encounter was in an insurance commercial

By Sergio Pereira published 3 June 26

He-Man and Skeletor had the power … the power to dance as the Ballroom Masters of the Universe.

Like 'the loss of a loved one': NASA's Mars orbiter MAVEN is officially dead after months of radio silence

By Josh Dinner last updated 3 June 26

NASA has declared its MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after Red Planet anomaly led to months of lost contact.

'The mirror passed with flying colors': NASA just took its last look at the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope before launch

By Chelsea Gohd published 3 June 26

NASA engineers completed their final inspection of the Roman telescope's primary mirror and are now preparing to ship the telescope to its Florida launch site.