Bonn, Germany, Tuesday 9 June 2026 — In response to Minister Chris Bowen’s opening address at the Bonn Climate Change Conference SB64, Shiva Gounden, Head of Pacific at Greenpeace Australia Pacific and speaking from Bonn, said: “While Australia’s speech was strongly focused on the limitations of fossil fuels and supply chains…
This former Paralympic athlete could become the 1st person with a physical disability to live in orbit
A former Paralympic athlete could end up breaking some records in the final frontier. The U.K. government and the California company Vast have signed an agreement that aims to get John McFall, a reserve astronaut with the European Space Agency (ESA), on a research mission aboard Vast’s Haven-1 space station.…
James Webb Space Telescope weighs ‘sleeping giant’ black hole from 10 billion light-years away — and it’s 6 billion times our sun’s mass
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have “weighed” a sleeping giant — a dormant supermassive black hole located a staggering 10 billion light-years away. That makes this black hole the most distant supermassive black hole scientists have ever measured the mass of. The supermassive black hole is located…
‘Odd’ Gulf of Mexico earthquake rattles Florida and Cuba
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday, with “reports of shaking across Southwestern Florida,” according to a social media post from the National Weather Service’s (NWS’s) Miami office. The quake occurred 104 kilometers (about 65 miles) northwest of Mantua, Cuba,…
Scientists propose spraying chemicals into Earth’s magnetic field to protect us from powerful solar storms
When severe solar storms hurtle toward Earth, the planet’s first line of defense is its magnetosphere, a vast magnetic bubble that deflects the brunt of the sun’s dangerous charged particles. Historically, humanity has only attempted to forecast the storms and brace for impact. Now, however, a team led by Brian…
How NASA Science and Artemis Are Shaping the 2026 FIFA World Cup
As the FIFA World Cup approaches, NASA is bringing space science and engineering to soccer fans worldwide. From June 11 to July 19, 2026, NASA will host an exhibit at FIFA Fan Festival™ Houston where visitors can learn how research aboard the International Space Station benefits life on Earth and experience missions in low Earth orbit, the Moon, and beyond through the Artemis program. On June 11, as the FIFA…
You don’t need to worry about recursive-self-improving AI – yet
An AI that can build a better AI could theoretically keep on improving Just_Super/Getty Images One of the world’s leading artificial intelligence companies has implored the industry to pause development on AI, because the latest models could be reaching a tipping point where they become capable of redesigning themselves, growing…
Why do Venus and Jupiter meet up in the sky so often? It’s a symptom of a solar system that supports life on Earth
Shortly after sunset on June 9, Venus and Jupiter will look very close together, in what is known as a planetary conjunction. Sunlight will reflect off the cloudy tops of Venus and Jupiter before journeying millions of miles to enter Earth’s sky in almost the same place, making the planets…
‘Evolution’ at 25: A perfect fusion of ‘Ghostbusters’ and ‘Men in Black’ that’s become a sci-fi comedy classic
What started off as a sci-fi horror turned into one of the best sci-fi comedies ever when it dropped 25 years ago. Being true to its title, Ivan Reitman’s “Evolution” proves that nothing ever stays the same – including story. In 2001, the film landscape didn’t exactly reward fans who…
The Philippines earthquake is the largest this year, but it could’ve been bigger—here’s why
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck offshore of Mindanao, the second largest island in the Philippines, at 7:37 A.M. local time is the largest earthquake to hit anywhere in the world so far this year, according to U.S. Geological Survey records. But the temblor, which has killed at least 35…