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Trump to withdraw Jared Isaacman's nomination as NASA chief
By Mike Wall published
The White House is pulling the nomination of Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator, saying that the next agency chief should be "in complete alignment" with President Trump's agenda.

SpaceX adds 27 Starlink satellites to constellation after successful launch from California (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 27 Starlink internet broadband satellites from southern California on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

Northern lights forecasts, alerts, and geomagnetic storm warnings - live updates
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
The latest aurora forecast for tonight help you make sure you're in the right place at the right time to see the northern lights.

Northern lights may be visible in these 20 US States tonight [updated]
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Connecticut as speedy solar winds and an incoming CME fuel geomagnetic storm conditions.

Aurora alert: Severe geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Alabama and northern California tonight
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Attention aurora chasers! Powerful geomagnetic storm conditions could trigger northern lights at mid-latitudes tonight as a coronal mass ejection impact is imminent.

Blue Origin launches 1st New Zealander to reach space, 5 others on latest New Shepard suborbital flight (video)
By Robert Z. Pearlman published
Blue Origin completed its 12th human spaceflight today (May 31), flying six passengers on a 10-minute trip beyond the Karman Line and back.

Venus is at its farthest from the sun on June 1: Here's how to see the bright 'morning star' this weekend
By Anthony Wood published
Venus will rise in the eastern sky in the pre-dawn hours of June 1 alongside Saturn and Neptune.

Watch a brilliant 'fireball' meteor explode over China on May 28 (video)
By Anthony Wood published
It was likely a sporadic meteor unrelated to any major shower.
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