Ship 40 completes single-engine static fire; Booster 20 and Pad 2 see new work

  Supported By: Protocol Labs What does our future hold? “Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence…” – Helen Keller What does the future look like? How will the universe meet its end? We may never be truly certain. But science has begun to paint a stunning picture of how the future might unfold….

The NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has collected its first chemical fingerprint of an interstellar object during a recent revisit to Comet 3I/ATLAS. This image from the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) shows the interstellar comet in three different light wavelengths and illustrates where different gases were located at the time the comet was viewed. Water vapour spreads far…

When last we looked at the state of the US grid, the ongoing explosion in solar energy had turned it into a major contributor, but one that still lagged well behind fossil-fuel-powered generation. So it was a bit of a surprise when preliminary data suggested that May 2026 saw solar power pass coal-fired generation for…

Enabling & Support 15/06/2026 9532 views 97 likes In brief The next Ariane 6 launch is scheduled for 17 June This flight will feature upgraded boosters based on the P160C solid-propellant rocket motor Flight VA269 will launch 36 satellites for the Amazon Leo constellation In-depth P160C based booster for Ariane 6 arrives at the launch…

Progressive reformer Frances Kellor spearheaded efforts to celebrate Americanization Day, arguing that immigrants should fully embrace U.S. culture to better adapt to life in their new home Kellie B. Gormly | Contributing Writer June 30, 2026 7:45 a.m. A 1916 photo of Frances Kellor Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division For a brief period…

Scientists at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) have taken a new look at Earth’s violent beginnings and found that ancient asteroid impacts may have played a key role in making the planet habitable. Their computer models suggest that repeated collisions did far more than reshape the young Earth’s surface. They also created extensive hydrothermal systems, hot…