Starship reached orbit on successive reports but suffered an engine failure and ended in a fiery splashdown. The milestone advances the program while leaving controlled reentry, recovery, and repeatable reuse unproven.
Swiss glaciers lost about 5% of their volume in one year, following sustained recent declines. The accelerating loss threatens freshwater reserves and weakens the glaciers' ability to buffer future heat and drought.
NASA's commercial crew picture split between Starliner, whose next crewed flight slipped to 2028 after a mishap, and SpaceX, which delivered astronauts to the ISS in a record-fast trip. Coverage of Crew-13 also pointed to continued pressure for faster ISS transportation.
Researchers found that standard marine-heatwave measurements often capture only the most intense phase of longer warm periods. Total ocean heat exposure exceeded those measurements by more than 150% on average, potentially distorting ecological risk assessments.
Moth swarms became a recurring Australian science story, moving from recognition that the event was good news to questions about why endangered moths were gathering along the east coast.