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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, June 21, 2026.
Chinese sodium battery surprised scientists by matching key Tesla benchmarks
Researchers found that a Chinese sodium-ion battery performs far better than expected, with production quality and design features comparable to Tesla’s batteries. If engineers can improve cold-weather charging and energy density, sodium could become a cheaper and more abundant alternative to lithiu
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The US just approved bemotrizinol, a sunscreen ingredient long used in Asia and Europe. Here's how it works.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first new sunscreen ingredient to be permitted for over-the-counter consumer use in the U.S. since 1999.
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A mysterious gamma-ray stream comes from the Milky Way's center. Could dark matter have something to do with it?
New research has failed to rule out self-annihilating dark matter as the source of a hotly debated gamma-ray emission known as the Galactic Center Excess radiating from the heart of the Milky Way.
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James Webb telescope finds a cosmic cloud of creation buried in the Sword of Orion — Space photo of the week
A new James Webb telescope snap shows off the glowing gas, sculpted jets and newborn stars lurking within the giant cosmic cloud OMC-2, located in the Sword of Orion.
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Happy Summer Solstice! Today marks the longest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere
The summer solstice marks the longest day and the start of astronomical summer.
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What will the Amazon rainforest look like in 100 years?
The health of the Amazon rainforest is key to the global climate, but many dangers threaten to make it unrecognizable in the future.
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'You kill the bacteria and heal the wound at the same time': Emerging nanotech could be the future of wound healing
Slow-healing lesions — common in diabetics and burn victims — can lead to lingering infections that resist antibiotic treatment. A new approach using light-activated therapies may offer a solution.
This simple twist could bring quantum computers closer to reality
Researchers found that twisting layered sheets of hexagonal boron nitride can dramatically change the light produced by quantum emitters embedded within the material. The technique offers an unexpected new level of control over components that could power future quantum computers, communications sys
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This Week In Space podcast: Episode 215 — Disclosure Day
On Episode 215 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and guest co-host Susan Karlin talk with bestselling sci-fi/sci-fact author Dr. David Brin.
A single cobalt shock could trigger global EV battery supply chaos
The global cobalt supply chain is more interconnected—and more vulnerable—than previously thought, with disruptions capable of triggering far-reaching cascades across multiple countries and industries. Researchers warn that protecting battery supply chains will require system-wide coordination becau
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Outdoor cats can be exposed to dangerous germs — here's how to protect you and your pets, according to more than 400 studies
Ecologists and a veterinarian looked at more than 400 studies to see how to stop cats from bringing home unwelcome pathogens.
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Supermassive black holes may be surrounded by dark matter clusters, new 'echo map' technique suggests
A technique called echo mapping suggests supermassive black holes, like that at the heart of the Milky Way, are surrounded by clusters of dark matter.
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Science news this week: Goblin shark filmed for first time, California close to a major quake, physicists split photon, and inside China's plans to 'tame nature'
June 20, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
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Diagnostic dilemma: A fish stabs a man through the throat and the base of the skull
While on a fishing trip, a man sustained an unusual injury from a marlin.
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Late, great singer-songwriter Elliott Smith finds immortality as an asteroid
An asteroid has been named after Smith, who died in 2003 at the age of 34.
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Do we need a lunar building code to build moon bases safely?
As NASA pushes to build a sustained human presence on the moon, one expert says what's needed is a lunar building code.
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Why does it take our eyes so long to adjust to the dark?
Here's why it's so hard to see when we enter a dark room.
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A private company will build and launch NASA's next Mars orbiter in 2028 — and it's not SpaceX
A California-based company will design, build and launch a spacecraft for NASA's Aeolus mission to orbit around Mars, where the probe will be the first to provide daily measurements of the planet's global environment.
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'This is not like life that we’ve experienced' 'Star City' cast on struggling to relate to the brutality of Soviet existence in Apple TV's For All Mankind' spin-off
"I don’t have a relatable thing. This is not like life that we’ve experienced."