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Climate scientists predict a "super" El Niño will intensify this fall, with sea surface temperatures climbing at least 2°C above average. This weather system could bring a wet winter and increased coastal flooding risk to California, where a 70%-100% chance of above-average rainfall exists. The strongest El Niño of the century is expected to persist until early spring 2027, potentially pushing 50 million people into acute hunger globally.
At 06:35 UTC on August 5, 2026, a 4,900 kg spent SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the Moon near the Einstein Crater at 5,400 mph, releasing the energy equivalent of three tons of TNT. The object, cataloged as 2025-010D, was the second stage of a rocket that launched Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost 1 and ispace's Hakuto-R Mission 2 in January 2025. Solar activity and gravitational forces caused its unplanned return to the Moon, but the collision had been...
El Niño is no longer looming—it's arrived, and it's turning up the heat. UN Secretary-General António Guterres declared the strengthening pattern “adding fuel to a planet already on fire,” warning it will push the climate into “uncharted territory” through October. The World Meteorological Organization forecasts marine heatwaves will exceed 2.9°C above normal, threatening monsoon rains in India and bringing drier conditions to parts of Africa, Australia, and the...
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is fueled and launching Aug. 30, nine months early, with the power to beam down 500 terabytes of cosmic data a year. Also this week: a spent Falcon 9 upper stage slams into the Moon on Aug. 5, and astronomers caught a wandering black hole shredding a star 750 million light-years away.
Roman is fueled, early, and about to drown Hubble in data
NASA fueled its $4 billion Roman Space Telescope for an Aug. 30 launch — nine months ahead of schedule — while a private $30 million mission to save the aging Swift Observatory is tumbling out of control after reaction wheel failures. Meanwhile, SpaceX's Starship Flight 13 achieved its first-ever soft ocean splashdown.
Roman Space Telescope: Fueled and Counting Down
France and Spain face their worst wildfire crisis in years, with over 295,000 people evacuated from blazes that now threaten the outskirts of Bordeaux. In Spain, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declared a national emergency as fires burned through more than 45,000 hectares in central provinces. French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez called the situation "unprecedented" as flames advanced to within 15 kilometres of Bordeaux's city...