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Side-by-side Hubble views of ringed Saturn and its south pole, where a dark 10-sided atmospheric pattern is outlined

Saturn has a new 10-sided wave at its south pole—and scientists do not yet know why

Hubble observations reveal an evolving decagon in Saturn’s southern atmosphere, giving scientists a rare chance to watch a planetary wave develop.

Artist illustration of a solar-powered telecommunications spacecraft orbiting above the horizon of Mars

World / Science & Environment

NASA awards Blue Origin $700M to build dedicated Mars telecommunications relay

NASA selects Blue Origin to construct and operate a high-bandwidth Mars relay orbiter by 2028, replacing an aging fleet and privatizing deep space communications.

Earth seen against black space, with North and Central America beneath swirling white cloud systems

World / Science & Environment

The 1.5°C climate threshold will be crossed. What ‘overshoot’ means

A new UN report says 1.5°C of long-term warming will be exceeded within years. The size and duration of that overshoot still depend on choices made now.

The rivers and riverside buildings at Devighat in 2020, before the August 2026 floods

Nepal / Science & Environment

Nepal’s August 2026 flash floods: what happened, and what comes next

A sudden surge through the Himalayan river valleys left communities devastated. A timeline of the disaster, the rescue response and the questions still unanswered.

USGS map of Guerrero showing the strongest modeled earthquake shaking around San Marcos, Acapulco and the Pacific coast

Mexico / Science & Environment

Mexico’s Guerrero earthquake killed two—and exposed a more local pattern of damage

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Guerrero on 2 January 2026, killing two people and damaging homes, roads and hospitals while shaking Mexico City.