Press review · Monday, 26 May 2025
26 May 2025
906 articles: 08 May 2025 – 27 October 2026
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nytimes.com
The White House Gutted Science Funding. Now It Wants to ‘Correct’ Research.
Thousands of scientists, academics, physicians and researchers have responded to the administration’s executive order about “restoring a gold standard for science.”
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How NASA Would Struggle Without SpaceX if Trump Cancels Musk’s Contracts
If President Trump cancels the contracts for Elon Musk’s private spaceflight company, the federal government would struggle to achieve many goals in orbit and beyond.
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Live Video: Ispace of Japan’s Resilience Lander Heads to the Moon -- How to Watch
Ispace crashed on the moon in 2023. Its second spacecraft, Resilience, aims in the hours ahead to succeed where its predecessor failed.
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Michael Boren Built an Airstrip on Protected Land. Now He Might Lead the Forest Service.
Michael Boren, nominated by President Trump, is accused of threatening trail workers with a helicopter, building an airstrip without a permit and putting a cabin on federal property.
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nbcnews.com
A cloud of Sahara dust is smothering the Caribbean en route to the U.S.
The plume is expected to hit Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi late this week and into the weekend.
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laist.com
June gloom returns
Morning drizzle and high surf for SoCal
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vox.com
Hurricane season is here. NOAA is in shambles. What could go wrong?
Trump could make this year’s hurricane season deadlier.
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livescience.com
A 'Strawberry Moon' is coming to June's skies — and it holds a special record for 2025
June's full 'Strawberry Moon' will be at its fullest on Wednesday, June 11, but the best time to see it will be at dusk on Tuesday, June 10.
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Trump Administration to Open Alaska Wilderness to Drilling and Mining
The Interior Department plans to repeal Biden-era protections across the state’s ecologically sensitive North Slope.
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wtop.com
How to — maybe — catch a glimpse of the northern lights this week - WTOP News
Aurora conditions may be strong enough over the next few nights that the northern lights could be seen visually and with cameras. Here’s when to look up and gaze at the sky.
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theguardian.com
Greta Thunberg joins aid ship sailing to Gaza aimed at breaking Israel’s blockade
Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham also on Freedom Flotilla voyage to deliver aid to devastated territory
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foxweather.com
'Severe' geomagnetic storm could spread Northern Lights south to California, Alabama Sunday night
A "severe" geomagnetic storm may be brewing early next week, and many Americans across the nation – perhaps even as far as the Deep South – may be treated to a rare display of the Northern Lights
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‘E-tattoo’ could track mental workload for people in high-stake jobs, study says
Scientists say device could alert workers such as pilots and healthcare staff when they are feeling the strain
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space.com
Elon Musk says SpaceX will launch its biggest Starship yet this year, but Mars in 2026 is '50/50'
"We'll try to make that opportunity, if we get lucky."
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Energy Dept. Cancels $3.7 Billion for New Technologies to Lower Emissions
The 24 awards would have gone to a range of companies trying in novel ways to reduce the pollution that is heating the planet.
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nbcnews.com
California Democrats call for reinstatement of National Weather Service staff
In a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and acting NOAA Administrator Laura Grimm, 23 congressional Democrats decried recent cuts to the weather service.
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thetimes.com
Why you should consider this ‘e-tattoo’ if you have a stressful job
Researchers say the device, which monitors brain activity and sounds the alarm if your mind is overworked, could be useful in high-stakes professions
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usatoday.com
Earth's 5-year forecast is in: Brace for extreme heat
The warning comes from top weather experts at the United Nations and the United Kingdom in a May 28 report.
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Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years
Data also shows small but ‘shocking’ likelihood of year 2C hotter than preindustrial era before 2030
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pbs.org
SpaceX Starship rocket tumbles out of control after launch
After back-to-back explosions, SpaceX launched its mega rocket Starship again on Tuesday evening, but fell short of the main objectives when the spacecraft broke apart.
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'Unlike anything we have seen before': Astronomers discover mysterious object firing strange signals at Earth every 44 minutes
ASKAP J1832-0911, which is periodically throwing out pulses of radio waves and X-rays, could be a brand-new cosmic object.
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Prepare yourself for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn
Record-breaking heat will push Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, according to a five-year forecast released Wednesday by the World Meteorological Organization and the U.K. Meteorological Office.
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SpaceX reached space with Starship Flight 9 launch, then lost control of its giant spaceship (video)
The company successfully reused its Super Heavy booster, but it too exploded.
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SpaceX Starship Loses Control on Test Flight 9 as Rocket Re-enters Earth
Much was riding on Flight 9 for Elon Musk’s giant moon and Mars rocket after debris from January and March flights fell into the Atlantic Ocean, disrupting air travel.