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Meta reveals the new Quest 3 VR headset with a $499.99 price tag

By Alexander Cox published 2 June 23

Meta's co-founder, Mark Zuckerberg announces the Quest 3 will become their newest VR headset with more to be shared in September.

UFOs will remain mysterious without better data, NASA study team says

By Brett Tingley last updated 31 May 23

During the opening remarks in today's meeting of NASA's UAP study team, members stressed that the biggest roadblock standing between us and understanding unidentified phenomena is a lack of data.

Spaceflight

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope in its deployed form as seen in an artist's illustration.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope mission — Live updates

By Elizabeth Howell published 2 June 23

Read the latest news about NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.

four astronauts in black-and-white spacesuits inside a SpaceX Dragon capsule.

'I'm ready. Let's go!' Record-breaking astronaut Peggy Whitson eager for next flight after private Ax-2 mission

By Mike Wall published 2 June 23

Record-breaking former NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson just landed after the private Ax-2 mission to the space station, but she's eager to go back to the final frontier.

Science & Astronomy

a large cloud as seen from high altitude

Ice clouds high in Earth's atmosphere could help predict climate change. NASA wants a closer look

By Rebecca Sohn published 2 June 23

An upcoming NASA mission will provide an unprecedented look at ice clouds at high altitudes in Earth's atmosphere.

three small satellites in space around an asteroid

This tiny probe the size of your cell phone could measure asteroid gravity in a space 1st

By Josh Dinner published 2 June 23

The European Space Agency (ESA) has designed a tiny mobile phone-sized probe that could become the world's first to measure the gravity on the surface of an asteroid.

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UFOs will remain mysterious without better data, NASA study team says

By Brett Tingley last updated 31 May 23

During the opening remarks in today's meeting of NASA's UAP study team, members stressed that the biggest roadblock standing between us and understanding unidentified phenomena is a lack of data.

An artist's depiction of the Trace Gas Orbiter at work around Mars.

'Alien' signal beamed to Earth from Mars in SETI test

By Mike Wall published 24 May 23

A European Mars orbiter beamed a coded message to Earth today (May 24), kicking off a weeks-long project designed to help us prep for a real signal from E.T.

The Allen Telescope Array in Northern California is dedicated to astronomical observations and a simultaneous search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).

How would we decode a message from ET? New project will give us a trial run

By Mike Wall published 22 May 23

A new project called 'A Sign in Space' will give scientists and laypeople around the world practice at decoding a message from intelligent aliens.

Skywatching

The Zendure SuperBase Pro 1500w on a wooden floor displaying the charge percentage and other details on an LCD screen

Zendure Superbase Pro Power Station Review

By Tantse Walter published 2 June 23

Review An exceptional, nicely designed power station that is incredibly fast to recharge and easy to maneuver.

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An illustration of the night sky on June 1 and 2 showing Mars near M44, the Beehive Cluster.

See Mars buzz the dense stars of the Beehive Cluster tonight

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 2 June 23

Mars will be appear to be in the midst of the densely-packed stars of the Beehive Cluster tonight, offering a chance for skywatchers to observe two fascinating objects at once.

June full moon 2023: The Strawberry Moon is joined by Jupiter, Mars and Venus

By Jesse Emspak last updated 1 June 23

Reference The Full Strawberry Moon of 2023 will be joined by a few solar system guests in the night sky.

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Entertainment

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Marvel's new 'Micronauts' comic collection dives into inner space

By Jeff Spry published 2 June 23

Marvel Comics will release their massive new "Micronauts" comics omnibus edition this fall

a wristwatch whose face features mickey mouse in a spacesuit exploring the surface of the moon.

Mickey Mouse celebrates the Space Age as astronaut on Disney100 Citizen watch

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 2 June 23

Mickey Mouse has landed on the "face" of the moon. Face, that is, of a wristwatch created to pay homage to The Walt Disney Company and when its 100-year history intersected with the Space Age.

Poet Laureate Ada Limón in a blue suit looking out over a NASA clean room

A poem for Europa Clipper: US Poet Laureate Ada Limón reveals ode to fly on NASA Jupiter moon mission

By Robert Z. Pearlman published 2 June 23

"It is not darkness that unites us, not the cold distance of space, but the offering of water..." Those words, by U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, are part of an ode flying on NASA's Europa Clipper.