New York Times Science News

1. SpaceX Completes Mostly Successful Starship Rocket Flight

   The 12th test flight of SpaceX’s gargantuan rocket launched on Friday evening and ended its journey in the Indian Ocean just over an hour later.

2. A New Era of Exploring the Universe in Radio

   With 263 antennas spread across the U.S. and Mexico, the Next Generation Very Large Array, would join a new wave of radio astronomy.

3. When Humans Went Away, the Wildlife Strayed

   When people disappeared from the landscape, as they did during the pandemic, wild animals changed how they used space and resources, scientists found.

4. A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.

   The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.

5. A Very Lonely Caterpillar, Possibly the Last of Its Kind, Has Died

   The Sacramento Mountains checkerspot butterfly hasn’t been seen in the wild since 2022. The caterpillar was the last individual in human care.