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These are the 7 best sci-fi games I saw at Summer Game Fest 2026

By George Yang published 15 June 26

This is where the fun begins.

'Everybody came with their A-game': Oscar-winning sound editor Andy Nelson talks reuniting with Spielberg & John Williams for 'Disclosure Day'

By Jeff Spry published 15 June 26

'The truth is, everybody came with their A-game. Because the script called for it. Steven definitely calls for it.'

NASA X-ray spacecraft discovers supernova wreckage at the heart of the Milky Way

By Robert Lea published 15 June 26

NASA's Chandra X-ray spacecraft has detected the supernova wreckage of a dead star that erupted 1,700 years ago and ejected debris at 2 million miles per hour.

Live from the moon! How lasers connected us all to NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts on their epic lunar trip

By Keith Cooper published 15 June 26

A laser system, previously tested on board the International Space Station, helped to stream video directly from the Artemis 2 mission on its way around the moon.

Hubble spies a swarm of stars in a strange, irregular galaxy | Space photo of the day for June 15, 2026

By Chelsea Gohd published 15 June 26

This faint galaxy is hard to look away from.

Scientists find strange changes on sun hours before a powerful X9 solar flare: 'I was not expecting what I found'

By Sharmila Kuthunur published 15 June 26

These results could benefit space weather forecasts.

Our experts recommend these image-stabilized Canon binoculars for stunning, steady views of the night sky, now $100 off in this early anti-Prime Day deal

By Chris McMullen published 15 June 26

Deals We rank these Canon 18x50 IS binoculars as the best for shake-free, high-magnification stargazing. Take advantage of this summer binocular deal for fantastic views of June’s moon and Mercury conjunction.

We have 4 fundamental forces of nature. 'Quantum gravity' could help lead us to a mysterious 5th

By Robert Lea published 15 June 26

Scientists think a new framework for quantum gravity could offer clues about a mysterious 5th fundamental force of nature.

Catch Mercury shining at its best tonight before it slips back into the sun's glare

By Anthony Wood last updated 15 June 26

Mercury will appear farthest from the sun in its current evening apparition on June 15.

On this day in space! June 14, 1914: Robert Goddard snags patent for liquid-fueled rocket

By Hanneke Weitering last updated 14 June 26

On June 14, 1914, the first patent for a liquid-fueled rocket design was granted to Dr. Robert Goddard, an American scientist and rocket pioneer.