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Cat parasite infecting third of humans is ‘major cause of vision loss’, scientists warn

Without formal recognition by WHO, only limited progress can be made in curbing disease, researchers say

The Independent UK · Jun 30

'The start of a new era': Rocket Lab buying satellite-communications company Iridium for $8 billion

California-based launch company Rocket Lab has inked a landmark $8 billion deal to acquire long-time satellite communications giant Iridium.

Space · Jun 29

The Indian Liver Specialist Dragged Into 16 Legal Cases for Calling Homeopathy 'False Medicine'

Hepatologist Cyriac Abby Philips faces multiple legal challenges for his research linking herbal supplements to liver damage.

International Business Times UK · Jun 29

NASA launches rescue mission to save Swift space telescope from burning up in Earth's atmosphere

This is the final flight of the historic Pegasus rocket.

Space · Jun 29

America 250: Here's how to find a star whose light began its journey toward Earth in 1776

This star's light left its surface around the same time that the U.S. was founded.

Space · Jun 29

Light pollution may be erasing millions of dollars in value at US dark-sky parks

Researchers combined satellite data and visitor surveys at dark-sky parks to quantify the economic value of dark skies amid rising light pollution.

Space · Jun 29

Mars orbiter watches Perseverance rover cross the marathon finish line | Space photo of the day for June 29, 2026

With the speed at which the rover completed this marathon, and how well it continues to explore on Mars, who knows, maybe Perseverance will be the first to manage an ultramarathon on the Red Planet.

Space · Jun 29

How NASA's 'America 250' celebrations are reaching from the sky to the moon

NASA has big plans for July 4 — the 250th anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence — which involves both aircraft and spacecraft.

Space · Jun 29

Tiny Antarctic sea creature could be key to treating melanoma, researchers say

Underwater expedition by Florida-based team supports possible therapeutic use of bacterial toxins from sea squirts

The Guardian - US · Jun 29

The James Webb Space Telescope peered into one of the universe's oldest galaxy clusters, and scientists can't explain what they saw

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have spotted a massive and densely packed galaxy cluster at "cosmic noon" before such structures were thought to be possible.

Space · Jun 29