On July 3, 2026, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of a 1,600-year-old ancient city in Egypt’s Western Desert. The well-preserved settlement dates back to the 4th century AD, when Egypt was part of the Byzantine Empire....
Read news articleNASA’s next-generation observatory, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, is undergoing final preparations at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. If all goes according to plan, Roman will launch at 7:26 am on August 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket....
Read news articleOn August 10, 2026, a powerful earthquake shook western Colombia. The magnitude 7.4 tremor was the largest recorded in the country this century. It was felt across neighboring Ecuador, Panama, and Venezuela....
Read news articleNASA's Swift Observatory, which was launched in 2004, was designed to last just two years. Yet more than two decades later, the orbiting space telescope is still helping scientists study gamma-ray bursts. These powerful flashes of energy occur when stars die or collide. They help scientists learn about the history of the universe....
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