Measles cases have spiked in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Georgia, with the CDC reporting over 2,700 national cases in 2026, the worst year in more than three decades.
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A private rescue attempt for the Swift observatory failed, leaving the aging spacecraft to fall back to Earth in an uncontrolled re‑entry sometime after October.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has spread to two additional health zones, bringing the total affected areas to 60, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health.
The Meteosat Third Generation Imager‑2 (MTG‑I2) has been mated to an Ariane 6 rocket and will lift off from Kourou on 27 August, bringing high‑resolution weather data to Europe and North Africa.
A UK study of more than 180,000 postmenopausal women found that hormone replacement therapy was associated with a 10% lower overall dementia risk and a 16% lower Alzheimer’s risk.
OpenAI and more than 100 companies cautioned that AI models could soon enable sophisticated attacks on hospitals, water utilities and other critical systems, urging immediate defensive action.
Satellite operators say they have secured launch slots through 2028 and beyond, even as the market tightens and new‑rocket delays loom.
SpaceX's Starship rocket is designed to be reusable, with the ability to be caught and refly within days.









