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Science • Jun 05

NASA declares MAVEN, its Mars atmosphere orbiter, dead

Over more than a decade at Mars, the orbiter revealed how the solar wind strips away the planet's atmosphere — and why the world lost its water.

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Science • Jun 05

NASA orders astronauts on evacuation alert as space station air leak worsens

NASA ordered five astronauts aboard the International Space Station to shelter in a SpaceX spacecraft and prepare for potential ​evacuation as a Russian...

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Science • Jun 05

Best of 2026-06-05

Best of 2026-06-05.

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Science • Jun 05

Tennesseans could see Jupiter and Venus appear to touch if weather cooperates June 8-9

Sky watchers across Tennessee should look west after sunset June 8-9, though clouds may obstruct the view of the 'cosmic kiss.'

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Science • Jun 05

Astronauts on International Space Station take shelter in SpaceX Dragon as cosmonauts try to fix air leak

ISS astronauts briefly sheltered aboard an attached SpaceX Dragon capsule today (June 5) while cosmonauts tried to fix a persistent leak on the Russian side...

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Science • Jun 05

Look up tonight: Jupiter and Venus will almost touch in one of 2026's best skywatching events

A close conjunction of the two brightest planets in the night sky will take place over several evenings, with the best time to look being June 9-11.

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Science • Jun 05

The most remote spot in the world is so remote that the nearest humans are often not on Earth at all

Picture a single point in the South Pacific, halfway between the Chatham Islands of New Zealand and southern Chile, where the water runs more than 4,000...

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Science • Jun 05

Deep-sea supergiant isopods last years without food by using a two-part survival system

The supergiant bathynomid is a deep-sea isopod famous for surviving more than five years without food. Despite residing in an extremely low-nutrient habitat...

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Science • Jun 05

NASA directs its ISS crew members to board spacecraft amid leak repair attempt

NASA directed five astronauts to board a docked Dragon spacecraft as cosmonauts attempt to address a leak on the International Space Station, a NASA press...

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Science • Jun 05

NASA directs its ISS crew members to board spacecraft amid leak repair attempt

NASA directed five astronauts to board a docked Dragon spacecraft as cosmonauts attempt to address a leak on the International Space Station, a NASA press...

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Science • Jun 05

ISS astronauts return to planned operations after air leak prompts NASA evacuation alert - as it happened

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were earlier ordered by NASA to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation as a...

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Science • Jun 05

Are Memories Transferable — or Edible?

In the 1960s, worm-training experiments and their strange implications captivated the nation. Columnist Claire L. Evans follows the neuroscientists who...

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Science • Jun 05

Space station crew briefly moves to "safe haven" amid concerns over leaks

Out of an abundance of caution, NASA briefly directed five of the seven crew members aboard the International Space Station to wait inside the docked SpaceX...

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Science • Jun 05

International Space Station astronauts resume normal duties after evacuation order

Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have been told to return to normal duties after previously being on evacuation alert due to a worsening...

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Science • Jun 05

Safety officials finally have a good idea of what a big rocket explosion can do

Overpressure from the Blue Origin blast shattered windows at a hangar about a mile away from the pad.

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Science • Jun 05

Giant fire tornadoes could clean up oil spills faster with less pollution

Researchers have shown that controlled fire whirls can clean up oil spills faster and more cleanly than traditional burning methods.

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Science • Jun 05

3 Years Ago, Scientists Found a Mysterious Golden Orb. They Just Figured Out Where It Came From.

The orb is used by a strange sea anemone to anchor itself to a rock.

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Science • Jun 05

One of the sky's rarest phenomena is back: How to see rare night-shining clouds this summer

The first noctilucent clouds of the year have been spotted! Here's where and when to look for your best chance to see the rare night shining clouds.

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Science • Jun 05

How to see the 'cosmic kiss' of Jupiter and Venus in the night sky

One of summer's most spectacular celestial happenings is on the horizon. On the evenings of June 8 and 9, Venus and Jupiter will appear within 2 degrees of...

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Science • Jun 05

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is blasting out a bunch of methane. Here's why that's weird

The James Webb Space Telescope observed a large amount of methane around 3I/ATLAS, revealing just how different it is from comets from our solar system.

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