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Science • Jun 12

Astronomers May Have Found Supernova Remnant near Milky Way’s Central Black Hole

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton satellite, astronomers identified a possible remnant of ancient stellar explosion just a few...

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Science • Jun 12

3 members of NASA’s newly announced Artemis III space crew have Maryland ties

NASA introduced the Artemis III mission crew members, and some of them spent time in Maryland.

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Science • Jun 12

Einstein’s Lost Theory Said Gravity Changes Speed of Light and a New Experiment Claims It Was Right

Albert Einstein postulated in his 1905 theory of special relativity that the speed of light in a vacuum is constant. Ever since, that's been one of the...

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Science • Jun 12

NASA to Broadcast SpaceX Dragon’s June 16 Departure; Coast Guard Issues Hazardous Window Alerts for Launch and Reentry

NASA will broadcast the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft's undocking from the International Space Station on June 16, 2026, with the vehicle scheduled to re‑enter...

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Science • Jun 12

Scientist creates 'mini‑universe' to measure time without a clock

A University of Birmingham scientist has built a "mini-universe" that takes a step toward answering one of science's biggest questions: "What is time?

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Science • Jun 12

Goblin shark with face ‘not even a mother would love’ seen alive in natural habitat for first time

Elusive creatures have previously only been seen on fishing lines and experts know 'virtually nothing about them'

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Science • Jun 12

Extraordinary Fossils Solve a 500-Million-Year Evolution Mystery

The Cambrian explosion was one of the most dramatic chapters in the history of evolution. Around 540 million years ago, a sudden, astonishing burst of...

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Science • Jun 12

Why is the US Space Force researching 'orbital warehouses'?

As the US military readies for two 2027 missions to test spacecraft maneuvering, a new challenge with orbital warehouses aims to beef up space...

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Science • Jun 12

Rare Sahara meteorite may be a fragment of a lost planet destroyed at the solar system's dawn

Scientists have proposed that Northwest Africa 12774, a meteorite recovered from the Sahara Desert, may be debris from a destroyed protoplanet, according to...

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Science • Jun 12

Botany and Biology Research Wrap Up Week as Dragon Preps for Earth Return

Space agriculture, stem cells, and cargo operations wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew also conducted blood...

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Science • Jun 12

Nuclear clocks tick for the first time

Two independent research teams have achieved a longstanding goal in physics: building a working nuclear clock. The devices, developed by Beichen Huang and...

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Science • Jun 12

For The First Time, A Goblin Shark Has Been Filmed In Its Natural Habitat – And The Footage Is Spooky As Hell

Before now, we had only ever seen goblin sharks that had been hauled to the surface.

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Science • Jun 12

Scientists Finally Solved the Mystery of How Venus Flytraps Snap Shut

A study out this week appears to have solved one of the plant world's greatest mysteries: Just how exactly does the trap of a Venus flytrap (Dionaea...

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Science • Jun 12

Where, when to see the next California rocket launch at Vandenberg

Another rocket launch is coming up in California. Here's when and where to see liftoff from the Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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Science • Jun 12

'I was really amazed': On the edge of the Milky Way, a dwarf galaxy is being ripped in half by its big sibling

A new study shows that the Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart by its larger sibling on the Milky Way's periphery, upending our understanding of...

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Science • Jun 12

Physicists Just Built the First-Ever Nuclear Clock

The clock of physicists' wildest dreams may finally help advance science.

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Science • Jun 12

NASA to Cover 34th SpaceX Resupply Mission Space Station Departure

NASA and its international partners are set to receive scientific research samples and hardware as a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to depart the.

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Science • Jun 12

Photo: Hubble and Webb offer new view of Black Eye Galaxy

This March 20, 2026, image of Messier 64, or the Black Eye Galaxy, is a composite view from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope.

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Science • Jun 12

Fungi Expert Is on a Mission to Protect Global Natural Underground Networks

The youngest woman to receive the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, evolutionary biologist Toby Kiers was also the youngest student on Barro...

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Science • Jun 12

Hubble captures galaxy swarm with lensed arcs from early universe

Looking somewhat like a swarm of bees returning to their hive, this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the galaxy cluster MACS0329-0211.

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