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Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket explodes in massive fireball, imperiling NASA moon missions

The latest flight of the New Glenn rocket was meant to prepare Blue Origin for a series of NASA-funded lunar voyages. Instead it ended before it began

Retatrutide results spark questions about how rapid weight loss affects the body

New-generation GLP-1 drugs, such as retatrutide, are achieving higher rates of weight loss. How much weight is too much and too fast to lose?

What Exactly Caused That Loud Boom in South Carolina?

VICTOR MATHER

A huge noise rattled part of the state on Thursday. Multiple theories have been put forward, but the mystery remains.

A Clean Energy PAC Helped Beat Chip Roy, and Now It Has New Targets

LISA FRIEDMAN

A PAC representing wind and solar energy interests spent $1.1 million to boost the Republican primary opponent of Chip Roy, an opponent of renewables. Now they are trying to save a Republican ally in Iowa.

How the success of D-Day hinged on a weather forecast

As General Dwight D. Eisenhower prepared for D-Day, he needed a forecast. The new movie Pressure shows the tense make-or-break weather prediction that led to the successful invasion of Europe that spelled the beginning of the end of World War II

New York City’s Manhattanhenge is Back: When, Where and How to Watch

KATRINA MILLER

On Friday, some streets in Manhattan will get a lot more crowded as people gather for a second time to watch the city’s unique solar spectacle.

NASA’s Hubble captures gorgeous new photo of a spiral galaxy as it wanders through the Virgo Cluster

Messier 88 is an active galaxy with a central supermassive black hole that is gobbling up gas and dust

Why high-bandwidth memory is a bottleneck for AI chips

High-bandwidth memory keeps powerful AI chips fed with data, and demand for it helped Boise-based Micron briefly top $1 trillion

New protein-folding AI vastly expands on Alphafold's efforts

The new open-source atlas, generated by an AI tool called ESMFold2, vastly increases the known protein universe

China’s Rise in Drug Development Looms Over U.S.

REBECCA ROBBINS AND GINA KOLATA

Clinical trials in China are getting attention at an international oncology gathering in Chicago. China’s surging biotechnology industry is fueling alarm that U.S. dominance in the field is waning.

Blue Origin Rocket Blows Up on Florida Launchpad During Test

KENNETH CHANG

The rocket, built by the Jeff Bezos-owned space company, was to carry 48 satellites into space. Blue Origin reported on social media that “all personnel have been accounted for.”

Suit Says Black Infants Were Subjected to Experimental Vaccine Without Consent

REMY TUMIN

The babies were part of a vaccine trial for a respiratory virus in the 1960s and died shortly after. Their families said they had been unaware of the trial until recently.

The Blue Micromoon Rises in Sunday’s Early Skies

KATRINA MILLER

The second full moon of May will look smaller and dimmer than usual.

By September, Nearly a Third of Americans Will Live in States With Legal Aid in Dying

PAULA SPAN

Despite widespread support in polls, the number of people who actually go through with the practice remains very small.