Global oil prices jumped after Israel said it had struck Iran, in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East. Benchmark oil contracts, Brent Crude and Nymex light sweet, were up by more than 10% after the news emerged. Traders are concerned that a conflict between Iran and Israel could disrupt supplies coming from the energy-rich region.
The US has said it is not involved in Israel's bombardment of Iranian nuclear sites, an escalation that is threatening to send the region deeper into conflict. Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a statement soon after the strikes began, saying Israel had taken "unilateral action" and warning Iran to not retaliate against the US.
Billionaire Elon Musk has said he regrets some of the posts he made about US President Donald Trump during their war of words on social media. "They went too far," he wrote on his social media platform X. The two were embroiled in a public fallout after the Tesla owner stepped back from his White House role and called Trump's tax bill a "disgusting abomination". read more
The four-person Ax-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was supposed to lift off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday morning (June 11). But that's no longer the plan. "Standing down from tomorrow's Falcon 9 launch of Ax-4 to the @Space_Station to allow additional time for SpaceX teams to repair the LOx leak identified during post static fire booster inspections. Once complete " and pending Range availability " we will share a new launch date," SpaceX announced via X on Tuesday evening (June 10).
NASA put out a new call urging its workforce to leave the agency this week with a new offer for employment buyouts as the U.S. space program faces huge budget cuts proposed by the Trump administration. In memos sent to employees on Monday (June 9), NASA officials announced the rollout of a new early retirement and deferred resignation program that aims to cut positions from the space agency dramatically.
...pins on his left breast and gold adornments on his shoulders.
That will liven up the late night shows. :-)