This image, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and released on June 5, 2026, shows just a small portion of one of the Orion Molecular Clouds, a long and massive filament of cold gas and dust beyond the Orion Nebula. Every stage of star format
NASA’s Lucy Reveals Wobbling, Peanut-Shaped Asteroid
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Even small asteroids lead complex lives. During its flyby of the asteroid Donaldjohanson last year, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft revealed the asteroid to be a wobbly, peanut-shaped body that has undergone a lot of activity in its relatively short history. Formed
NASA Testing Advanced Capabilities for Moon, Mars Rovers
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On a bleak stretch of the Colorado Desert in Southern California, a compact four-wheeled rover recently trundled about 16 miles (26 kilometers) with minimal intervention from the team of engineers trailing it. Called ERNEST (Exploration Rover for Navigating E
Desert Field Test With NASA Advanced Rover Prototype
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Description A prototype four-wheel rover developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory with advanced mobility and robotic autonomy capabilities trundled across the Colorado Desert near Plaster City, California, during a field test in March 2026. Called ERNE
From Suriname to Space: Rohit Goeptar’s Shares his Journey to NASA
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Rohit Goeptar was born into a poor family in Suriname, South America, the kind where both parents work three jobs and they still can only provide food and shelter for their family. At around age six, his family moved to California to start a new life. On
Surreal Figures Step from Leonora Carrington’s Paintings into ‘Shape of Dreams’
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The prolific artist's oeuvre extends far beyond the two-dimensional surface.
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Sour Soda Studio Depicts a Saccharine World Where Humans Have Lost Control
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The illustrator takes a playful and slightly unsettling view of some of the most pressing issues of the Anthropocene.
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5,000-year-old 'prototype' Stonehenge aligning with solstices discovered near the famous Stone Age monument
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The discovery of two ancient holes at Stonehenge suggests people placed posts there to help observe the summer and winter solstices around 5,000 years ago.
'Is it really necessary to generate another image?': UN scientist explains how everyday people can limit AI's environmental impact
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Live Science spoke with Kaveh Madani, the lead investigator of a United Nations report examining AI's environmental footprint, about this technology's staggering energy use and what users can do to limit their impact.
Wildlife inside Chernobyl exclusion zone acted differently during Russia's invasion, camera traps reveal
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Camera footage in Ukraine's Chernobyl exclusion zone revealed that mammals became less active — especially at night — during the Russian occupation, highlighting the war's immediate impact on wildlife.
Peugeot is planning a major upgrade of its 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar for next year’s World Endurance Championship.The French manufacturer is aiming to take advantage of a new Hypercar class regulation introduced for this year that allows additional evo joker upd
Top MotoGP riders being benched for Brno test “not the best idea” - Francesco Bagnaia
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Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia says waiting until December to try the 2027 Pirelli MotoGP tyre – as well as the new 850cc bikes – has some serious drawbacks.The 2027 bikes and rubber will hit the track in the hands of current MotoGP race riders for the firs
KTM to allow Ducati-bound Pedro Acosta to try its 2027 bike at Brno test
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KTM will let lead rider Pedro Acosta ride its 2027 bike in Monday’s Brno test – despite the Spaniard’s impending departure to rival Ducati.This follows news earlier in the week that Honda would allow Joan Mir and Luca Marini to ride its 2027 challenger
Where will Kevin Magnussen rank among the Project 91 NASCAR drivers?
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This weekend, Kevin Magnussen will get his first taste of competition in the NASCAR Cup Series, making his debut at the newly constructed 3.4-mile street course on Naval Base Coronado.He will drive the No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, a part-time fourth en
Monaco results overturned, teams protesting, new hearings scheduled – what is going on?
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Soon after the chequered flag fell in Monaco on 7 June 2026, it became apparent that the final results might still change, as Alpine requested a Right of Review. Five days later, the final classification was amended - but instead of settling the matter, that
While the biggest names in soccer are getting the most attention at the World Cup, the expanded tournament also has provided some unheralded players with moments to shine.
NASA Announces Public-Private Partnership to Advance Mars Science
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NASA Wednesday announced a new public‑private partnership to advance Mars science by combining the agency’s scientific leadership with commercial innovation. Under this model, NASA will provide the Aeolus atmospheric‑science instrument payload suite, wh
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy cluster, called CL0016+1609 or MACS J0018.5+1626, that is very bright at X-ray wavelengths and is one of the most extensively studied clusters at X-ray and radio wavelengths. The X-ray observations of t
