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This photo provided by NASA shows Kieran Wilson, LINK’s principal investigator, and Hunter Robertson, a space systems engineer, both at Katalyst Space, standing next to their spacecraft inside the SES (Space Environment Simulator) at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., April 17, 2026, ahead of thermal vacuum testing. (Sophia Roberts/NASA via AP)

Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth

5:32 AM on Friday, July 3

A three-armed spacecraft is rushing to the rescue of a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth

In this photo provided by Sam Volker Photography, Neil the Seal, a 1,000 kg (2,200 pound) elephant seal, nuzzles up to bollards he has damaged in Tasmania, Australia, June 27, 2026. (Sam Volker Photography via AP)

Australian officials ask fans to respect the privacy of Neil, a 1-ton seal who respects nothing

11:15 PM on Thursday, July 2

Neil, a 2,200-pound elephant seal, has returned to his birthplace on the Australian coast, causing quite a stir

FILE - Health workers attend to an Ebola patient at the Rwampara treatment Center in Ituri, Congo, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, file)

Researchers launch study on Ebola treatments as Congo outbreak worsens

11:25 AM on Thursday, July 2

Researchers are beginning a highly anticipated study of two possible treatments for the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo

Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission for NASA

8:09 AM on Thursday, July 2

A rush rescue mission to save a NASA space telescope remains grounded, this time because of a last-minute launch problem

A humpback whale breaches off the coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Dhavid Normando)

Sightings of humpback whales surge in Rio de Janeiro, fueling demand for whale-watching trips

2:45 PM on Wednesday, July 1

Humpback whales are increasingly spotted off Rio de Janeiro as their population recovers from past commercial whaling

FILE - Harvard physicist Avi Loeb, left, listens as former NASA astronaut Dr. Mae C. Jemison speaks during a press conference, April 12, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead Trump administration UFO council

2:39 PM on Tuesday, June 30

A polarizing Harvard astronomer has been appointed to lead a Trump administration panel studying UFOs

This image provided by NOIRLab shows stars in the constellation Lupus, as captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. (NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA via AP)

The largest digital camera ever built begins decade-long survey of the universe

10:02 AM on Tuesday, June 30

The largest digital camera ever built is beginning to capture images of unseen corners of the universe in finer detail

FILE - The Russian space station Mir is seen from space shuttle Atlantis during a fly around after Atlantis undocked from Mir Thursday, March 28, 1996, in this image from television. (AP Photo/NASA TV)

Abdul Ahad Momand, an Afghan air force pilot who served on the Mir space station, dies at 67

7:11 AM on Tuesday, June 30

Cosmonaut Abdul Ahad Momand, Afghanistan’s first citizen in space, has died at age 67

"The Sacrifice of the Trojan Prisoners", a fresco dating from 330–310 B.C., is exhibited in the reconstruction of the François Tomb, an Etruscan tomb, at the Villa Giulia Etruscan Museum in Rome, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Italy displays paintings from an ancient Etruscan tomb, its latest cultural acquisition

6:26 AM on Tuesday, June 30

Italy is putting on display one of the best known examples of Etruscan painting

A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer

2:19 PM on Monday, June 29

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica tucked in a drawer

Franklin Rodriguez searches for missing relatives in the rubble of his apartment building, which collapsed in the back-to-back earthquakes that struck La Guaira, Venezuela, Monday, June 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?

10:32 AM on Monday, June 29

For those trapped in rubble after an earthquake, survival depends on many factors, including weather and access to water and air

8 principles from human ecology can help AI work for human well-being

7:31 AM on Monday, June 29

Can you make a black hole in a laboratory?

7:31 AM on Monday, June 29

NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue mission

7:20 AM on Sunday, June 28

NASA is racing to save its Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission

Herdsman Kanamugire Anastase plays a flute and sings traditional poetry to a herd of royal cattle, known as Inyambo, as they graze at the King's Palace Museum in Nyanza, Rwanda, Saturday, March 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

In Rwanda, a royal herd of cattle is treated to poetry and cultural reverence

11:47 PM on Friday, June 26

Rwanda’s renowned Inyambo cows graze at the King’s Palace Museum, symbolizing the nation’s rich cultural heritage

Lucas Martinez, of Dallas, an Argentina supporter, seasons meat with salt while grilling during a rally ahead of their team's World Cup Group J soccer match against Austria, Sunday, June 21, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

There's a beef about beef at the World Cup, as Argentina fans pour into Texas

11:11 PM on Friday, June 26

Drop thousands of Argentina fans into Texas for the World Cup and the debate is inevitable

FILE - People look up to the sky from an observatory near the village of Avren, Bulgaria, Aug. 12, 2009. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov, File)

A large, harmless asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend

2:09 PM on Friday, June 26

Astronomers say a large asteroid will soon harmlessly zip past Earth

Rescue workers attend to Hernán Alberto Gil Flores after he was pulled from the rubble eight days after he was trapped by twin earthquakes that struck Catia La Mar, Venezuela, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Photos show rescue efforts across earthquake-ravaged Venezuela

1:15 PM on Friday, June 26

A man walks among the rubble of a building that collapsed in earthquakes the previous day in La Guaira, Venezuela, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Mattey)

The 2 earthquakes that struck Venezuela are known as a 'doublet.' Here's how they happen

1:59 PM on Thursday, June 25

The deadly earthquakes that have struck Venezuela’s northern coast were an event known as a “doublet.”

A giraffe named Gracie escaped in Texas. No one can seem to find her

2:40 PM on Wednesday, June 24

An escaped giraffe has managed to stay a few steps ahead of a private ranch owner and local officials in Texas Hill Country for nearly two weeks

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