NASA's Roman Space Telescope prepares for launch | Space photo of the day for July 8, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is hanging out in the clean room at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, preparing for its epic journey to space. What is it? Roman is NASA's next big flagship mission, designed to explore the universe like we've neve…

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Our Milky Way galaxy might be larger than we thought.

Is the Milky Way even bigger than we thought? New observations have revealed that our galaxy's spiral arms could stretch farther and wider than we previously concluded. The Milky Way's spiral structure was discovered over 175 years ago in 1850. But new information co…

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Artemis 2's Jeremy Hansen stepping down from active astronaut duty after epic moon mission.

The first non-American to reach the moon is ready for a new mission. Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, best known for his flight around the moon in April on NASA's Artemis 2 mission, will step back from active astronaut duty in September. Hansen, who…

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Sirens in Bahrain, Kuwait after deadly US attacks on Iran.

Air raid sirens blare in Bahrain as Kuwait reports “hostile missile and drone” attacks after US bombs Iran for a second consecutive night. Explosions have been reported in Iranian cities along the Strait of Hormuz, including Bushehr, Chabahar, Bandar Abbas, Sirik, Jask and A…

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Trump says MoU to end Iran war is ‘over’.

US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire deal with Iran is “over”, adds dealing with Tehran is a “waste of time”. His comments come after the US said it launched “powerful strikes” against Iran following attacks on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, including Qatari an…

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NASA's New Horizons probe just woke up from hibernation 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto.

NASA's New Horizons probe has woken up in good health nearly 6 billion miles away beyond Pluto after spending nearly a year in hibernation. Traveling such vast distances between our solar system's most remote objects means New Horizons often cruises for months at a t…

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13,000-year-old bones found near SoCal coast could rewrite human history.

Findings from a mysterious remote chain of islands off the coast of California are rattling bones in the science community as bone-pickers find traces of a “vanished world.” The Golden State’s Channel Islands, located several miles off the SoCal coast, are home to the remnan…

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Meta says it’s facing $1.4T in penalties in teen mental health case — a sum equal to tech giant’s valuation.

If four of the states suing Meta for allegedly fueling a teen mental health crisis prevail in their case, the company will be on the hook for a whopping $1.4 trillion in penalties, Meta says — a figure the tech giant blasted as “outlandish.” The Mark Zuckerberg-led company a…

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‘The greatest cosmic movie ever made: Historic telescope kicks off an unprecedented survey.

Every 40 seconds of nighttime for the next 10 years, a camera the size of a small car will capture strikingly detailed images of the southern sky, stitching together a time-lapse panorama of intergalactic evolution that could help unlock some of the universe’s lingering mys…

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U.S. beats Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 to advance to round of 16 and keep its World Cup dreams alive.

Malik Tillman stepped up for a free kick with a bloody sock and a new right boot after being stepped on by an opponent as the United States scrambled to protect a one-goal lead, down a man in a World Cup knockout round. Tillman delivered the goal of his life, and one of the …

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Slowdown of AMOC ocean current may be gradual and reversible.

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could weaken under a flood of Greenland meltwater, but this slowdown would be gradual and it would reverse if global warming were halted, according to a state-of-the-art climate model. The AMOC is a system of currents th…

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NASA’s Chandra Reveals ‘Red, White, Blue’ Universe for US 250th.

In celebration of the 250th birthday of the United States, NASA has unveiled four cosmic images from its Chandra X-ray Observatory rendered in red, white, and blue that represent the wonders of the universe the agency explores. The images are accompanied by a trio of new so…

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3-year-old shot dead in Gaza as U.N. report accuses Israel of targeting children.

Bahaa Abu al-Ajeen was walking his 3-year-old son, Rayan, back to the tarpaulin-covered shack they called home, a makeshift dwelling providing some shelter from the sun on a war-ruined farm in central Gaza. The father and son walked in what was designated as a safe area for …

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NASA's canceled Artemis hardware contracts reached $5.9 billion, audit finds.

A new memo from NASA's Office of Inspector General has revealed how major pieces of Artemis program hardware became costly components of lunar missions that no longer align with the agency's new plans to return astronauts to the moon and have since been canceled. NAS…

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NASA Tests New Refuel Device for Future In-Space Refueling Missions.

For NASA’s next generation of deep space exploration missions, spacecraft may need to refuel in Earth orbit before pushing farther into the solar system. Similar to how a gas pump needs a nozzle to fit your fuel tank, future spacecraft could require a special device in orde…

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Europe’s heatwave is the hottest and most humid ever.

This week’s heatwave is the hottest ever recorded in Europe, as well as the most humid, and it is likely to cause thousands of deaths. Although a potential “super El Niño” is forming in the Pacific Ocean, this did not play a role in the heatwave, a study by the World Weather…

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Hubble Spies Starry Chandelier.

The subject of today’s NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is an ancient inhabitant of our galaxy. This sparkling scene features a globular cluster: a collection of tens of thousands to millions of stars, all tightly bound together under the influence of gravity. There ar…

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US government allows Anthropic limited release of AI model that sparked cybersecurity concerns.

The US government has allowed Anthropic to release its powerful Mythos AI model to select companies and organizations, revising license requirements after ordering an export block earlier this month in the wake of national security fears. Since the export ban earlier in June…

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SpaceX Dragon says goodbye to the ISS.

SpaceX's Cargo Dragon capsule shines in the sunlight over Earth as it departs from the International Space Station in a new image snapped from onboard the station. What is it? Peering through the window of the International Space Station (ISS), NASA astronaut Jessica Meir…

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This 'improbable' exoplanet system is so wonky because of a weird object within.

Using NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite), scientists have discovered a planetary system that scientists are calling "improbable." It could change how we think about the mechanisms behind planet formation. The reason…

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NASA's Roman Space Telescope arrives in Florida ahead of SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch this summer.

The heavy hitters in space telescopes are about to be joined by a new contender. NASA's Nancy Roman Grace Space Telescope arrived at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida, on Sunday (June 21), for final tests ahead of launching later this summer. Roman was shipped t…

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SpaceX launches its 1st 'Starfall' reentry capsule in early morning Falcon 9 liftoff.

SpaceX's newest spaceflight tech has to launched to the final frontier for the first time. The company's Starfall capsule took to the skies on its debut mission today (June 23), following SpaceX's application with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fo…

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Billionaire Adani Met Trump Jr. While Facing US Bribery Charges.

Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, held a private meeting with Indian billionaire Gautam Adani while visiting the country in November last year, as the billionaire faced federal fraud and bribery charges in the U.S.— dropped by the Trump administration last month…

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Mark Zuckerberg Directed Meta to Create a Prediction Markets App.

The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets. Polymarket and Kalshi, prediction markets where users can bet on outcomes as varied as …

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