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Asteroid Day, June 30, live from Luxembourg
Participants will once again celebrate Asteroid Day 2022 live, and you can participate too via livestream. Find more info here.
June 30, 2022
Yellowstone partially reopened this week after June 13 closure
Historic Yellowstone flooding temporarily closed the park. The park reopened on a limited basis on June 22. Learn why the flood happened here.
June 24, 2022
Lightning storm largest in California in 5 years
A 2-day lightning storm pummeled California this week with more than 66,000 lightning events, bringing little rain but sparking wildfires.
June 24, 2022
Summer solstice, cycles of nature and Chinese philosophy
In Chinese thought, the summer solstice is associated with the color red, the sound of laughing, the fire element and a red phoenix.
June 21, 2022
Kejimkujik: Asteroid named for Mi’kmaw ancestral site
The IAU has given the name Kejimkujik to minor planet (asteroid) 497593. It's named for a sacred site of the indigenous Mi'kmaq in Nova Scotia.
June 21, 2022
Jetson hoverbike flies CEO to work, in world’s 1st eVTOL commute
Jetson Aero's CEO flew a hoverbike from home to work in the world's first eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) commute.
June 18, 2022
Wildfire reaches Kitt Peak. Telescopes safe
A wildfire reached Kitt Peak on July 17, 2022. All of the 20+ telescopes at the site are now reported safe, although outbuildings burned.
June 18, 2022
June birthstone: pearl, moonstone, or alexandrite
For June babies, pick any of these for your June birthstone: the gleaming pearl or moonstone, or the colorful, exotic alexandrite.
June 18, 2022
Definitely not aliens, says scientist working on project
Not aliens, said SETI researcher Dan Werthimer of the "suspicious signals" reportedly found by China's FAST telescope.
June 16, 2022
Valentina Tereshkova: 1st woman in space
On June 16, 1963, cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova launched solo aboard a Soviet Vostok 6 rocket, becoming the first-ever woman in space.
June 16, 2022
