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France to fly two astronauts on Vast missions

Commercial space station developer Vast has reached an agreement with the French government to fly two French astronauts on its missions.

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Science • Jun 02

Night sky June 2026: What you can see tonight

Find out what's up in your night sky during June 2026 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide.

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Science • Jun 02

Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England

NASA says a fireball as heavy as an elephant caused the double boom that rang out over New England. The agency said Monday, the meteor was about 5 feet wide...

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Science • Jun 02

Webb Detects Methane on Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

Using the spectral data from the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) onboard the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have detected methane on...

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Science • Jun 01

Ceres’ Surface Is Much More Complex Than Previously Thought

The long, puzzling dwarf planet Ceres, in reality the first named asteroid, has surface features that are much more complex than previously thought.

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Science • Jun 01

Mars was once a warmer world of rivers, lakes and a thicker atmosphere, but after its internal dynamo died and the planet lost the magnetic shield that helps protect an atmosphere, the solar wind stripped much of its air away over billions of years, leaving the c

The familiar version goes like this. Early Mars was a warmer world with rivers and lakes and a thick atmosphere. Its internal dynamo died, the planet lost...

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Science • Jun 01

Can meteorites be recovered from Cape Cod Bay? Harvard professor says "it's just like a fishing expedition"

NASA said the meteor that exploded over Cape Cod Bay was five feet in diameter and was traveling 42000 miles per hour.

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Science • Jun 01

NASA says 5-foot meteor caused boom across Rhode Island, Massachusetts

The meteor responsible for a loud boom heard in Rhode Island and Massachusetts Saturday afternoon was approximately 5 feet in diameter and weighed more than...

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Science • Jun 01

First deliberately injured Langobard woman in skeletal record reshapes view of male-only violence

The Langobards are frequently depicted as fierce warrior-like people, with all known archaeological evidence of violence restricted to men.

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Science • Jun 01

Semantic Knowledge Is Key to Human Innovation

Semantic knowledge is our cognitive toolbox, doubling innovation when combined with social learning.

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Science • Jun 01

Meteor Explosion Caught on Camera in Rome

On a sunny Saturday afternoon in Rome, a large, white streak of light was seen flying through the air.

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Science • Jun 01

Update: NASA confirms fireball meteor exploded over northeastern US with force of 230 tons of TNT

NASA shared an initial analysis of a 5-foot-wide fireball meteor that exploded in the sky over the northeastern U.S. on Saturday, May 30.

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Science • Jun 01

Analysis of B-meson decay hints at new physics

The measured trajectories of the products of a rare B-meson decay deviate from the predictions of the standard model.

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Science • Jun 01

A Giant 'Planet Factory' Beyond Jupiter May Have Churned out the Building Blocks of the Solar System

Scientists may have found one of the main sources of rocky material for the solar system, forming diverse populations of baby planets over millions of years...

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Science • Jun 01

The Y chromosome is home to surprising jumping genes

The humble Y chromosome may be the smallest chromosome in the mammalian genome (and getting even smaller), but it is mighty: Genes on the Y chromosome are...

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Science • Jun 01

Meteor explodes off coast of Massachusetts, causing loud boom

A meteor exploded off the coast of Massachusetts, causing a loud boom that could be heard throughout the state Saturday afternoon, according to WBZ-TV chief...

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Science • Jun 01

Matter may entangle with light far more easily near quantum critical points

Quantum entanglement is a state in which particles are entwined with each other. In this entwined state, the properties of one particle influence the other,...

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