The launch of Boeing’s star-crossed Starliner spacecraft on its first piloted test flight is slipping to at least June 1 to give engineers more time to assess a small-but-persistent helium leak in the capsule’s propulsion system, and its potential impact across all phases of flight, NASA announced Wednesday. Already years behind schedule and more than $1 billion over budget, the …

New research indicates the sun’s magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict periods of extreme solar storms like the ones that slammed Earth earlier this month. The magnetic field appears to generate 20,000 miles beneath the sun’s surface. Previous calculations put the roots of this process more than 130,000 miles …

Persistent inflation issues have continued to impact the nation, but recent data shows that the inflation rate improved slightly last month, dropping to 3.4% in April compared to the year prior. That’s a significant decline from what we saw from 2021 to 2023, when inflation climbed a cumulative 16.9%. However, today’s inflation rate is still higher than the Federal Reserve’s …