SpaceX Starship Blasts through Plasma on Return from Ambitious Test Flight
Elon Musk’s SpaceX made a much-anticipated fourth test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket, Starship, a vehicle designed to power human flight to the moon and Mars
NASA Refuses Hubble Rescue Mission and Trims the Space Telescope’s Science
Failing hardware on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope may lead to less science, officials say, but the space agency isn’t ready to pursue a private repair mission
Boeing’s Starliner Launches Astronauts for First Time in Historic Liftoff
After multiple delays, the first crewed launch of Starliner marks a milestone for U.S. human spaceflight
Exotic Quantum State Achieved after Decades-Long Quest
Molecular Bose-Einstein condensates could help to provide the answers to fundamental questions or form the basis of new quantum computers
China’s Chang’e 6 Probe Lands on Far Side of the Moon
The Chang’e 6 mission is China’s second to touch down on the lunar far side and will retrieve samples for analysis on Earth
Auroras Are on the Horizon, and Bird Flu Is on the Menu
Vaccine misinformation on social media, smartphone addiction in teens and more are discussed in this week’s news roundup.
How Many Holes Does the Universe Have?
The shape of the cosmos could be much more complex than anyone had ever imagined
The North Star Has an Age-Defying Secret: Stellar Cannibalism
The iconic star Polaris appears to be much younger than its true age. The secret: it’s eating another star
The Science of Heliophysics Demands Its Moment in the Sun
NASA’s head of heliophysics explains how we weathered the worst solar storm of a generation—and discusses the challenges we face in preparing for the next one
Volcanoes on Venus Might Be Erupting Right Now
Scientists have found signs of fresh flowing lava on Venus in decades-old data from NASA's Magellan spacecraft
Superstorm-Spawning Sunspot Cluster Is Facing Earth Again. What’s Next?
The massive sunspot region that gave Earthlings stunning auroral displays earlier in May is back from its trip around the far side of the sun
All the Darkness We Cannot See
The cosmos is brimming with dark energy and other mysterious phenomena