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Spain watched the sky go dark as the country experienced its first total solar eclipse in 27 years, drawing crowds outdoors and inspiring powerful, emotional reactions. Across parks, promenades and higher vantage points...
Federal agencies say cyberattacks against municipal water and wastewater systems were reported in at least seven states this week, prompting an urgent advisory from the FBI and the Environmental Protection Agency....
China successfully launched the Shenzhou 23 crewed spacecraft on May 24, 2026, sending three astronauts toward the Tiangong space station. Liftoff took place at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China; Li...
SpaceX launched a redesigned Super Heavy–Starship on Friday in a high‑profile suborbital test that the company said met most objectives despite some on‑board problems. The roughly one‑hour flight showcased the updated...
May 21, 2026 — SpaceX is preparing to launch a significantly upgraded version of its Super Heavy–Starship system in a pivotal test flight that brings the company closer to a human-rated moon lander. The flight, the 12th...
May 19, 2026 / CBS/AP A biotech firm that says it wants to bring back lost species announced it has hatched live chicks inside a 3D-printed, lattice artificial eggshell — a milestone the company says could one day help...
Dublin scholars have uncovered what appears to be the oldest surviving poem in the English language inside a long-neglected medieval book held in Rome.
May 15, 2026 — SpaceX sent an uncrewed Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station Friday, carrying roughly 6,500 pounds of supplies, hardware and science gear for about 50 separate investigations.
May 15, 2026 — As the global climate shifts toward an El Niño pattern, sea surface temperatures in the Pacific are warming — just as the Eastern Pacific hurricane season officially begins. That combination sets the...
Reports say Pope Leo XIV plans to use his first encyclical to warn about the risks posed by artificial intelligence and to call for ethical limits on its use.
Researchers say DNA testing has identified four crew members who died during the ill-fated 1845 Franklin Expedition, resolving long-standing questions about several bodies recovered over the past century and a half. The...
NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, bound for a rare metal-rich asteroid in the main belt, will swing past Mars this week to pick up a gravity assist and save fuel for the remainder of its six-year journey. Launched in October...
