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• The White House has proposed a new rule that would grant political appointees greater control over the approval and funding of scientific research grants. • Critics argue the proposal threatens the U.S. scientific enterprise by undermining the longstanding peer review process used to award grants.

• Scientists have experimentally confirmed a universal growth law in two dimensions using a quantum system composed of fleeting light-matter particles. • The breakthrough, reported on May 6, 2026, utilizes a specialized quantum system to observe how these particles behave and expand.

• America's National Laboratories are highlighting 75 years of scientific breakthroughs that have significantly improved millions of lives. • A key focus is the use of supercomputers capable of quadrillions of operations per second to model complex systems, including the U.S. nuclear deterrent.

• NASA released observations from the James Webb Space Telescope regarding interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured in December 2025. • The data reveals that the comet's composition is fundamentally different from any objects previously observed within our own Solar System.

• NASA-supported scientists have proposed a new theory on how early Earth acquired essential elements necessary for the development of life. • The research focuses on the delivery of these critical building blocks, suggesting they may have arrived via external cosmic sources during the planet's formative stages.

• NASA has officially declared the MAVEN Mars orbiter dead after the spacecraft suffered a critical anomaly. • The decision follows several months of radio silence and unsuccessful attempts to re-establish contact with the probe.

• NASA engineers have successfully completed the final inspection of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's primary mirror, which passed all tests. • Following this final check, the telescope is now being prepared for shipment to its designated launch site in Florida.

• NASA has officially ended the MAVEN mission after losing contact with the spacecraft, which reportedly began spinning out of control. • The spacecraft had spent 11 years orbiting Mars to study the planet's atmosphere, climate, and the processes that caused its atmosphere to strip away.

• NASA's $4 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is transporting to Florida for a scheduled launch in September. • The telescope is designed to survey 100 times more of the sky than the Hubble Space Telescope, focusing on previously unexplored regions of the Milky Way.

• A curated list of the best popular science books for June 2026 has been released, featuring diverse topics ranging from hormones to symbiosis. • Key titles include a new work by Alice Roberts, who takes on an editor-in-chief role, and a memoir by retired NASA astronaut and former ISS commander Leroy Chiao.

• Researchers have identified that intensifying heat waves are creating sustained periods of non-survivable heat stress, threatening hundreds of millions of people across both humid and dry climates. • A separate analysis of Massachusetts Medicaid data reveals that patients with chronic conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, saw a significant reduction in health emergencies after receiving medically tailored meals for six months.

• The White House Office of Management and Budget is proposing to seize greater control over billions of dollars in federal science grants. • The move threatens the traditional peer-review system used since World War II to maintain research integrity across fields like public health, biotechnology, and climate science.