NASA Geotail spacecraft's 30-year mission ends after last data recorder fails
Also, JunoCam malfunctioned again, time to get new kit up there
Science31 Jan 2023 | 23
Space
Truck-size asteroid makes one of the tightest fly-bys of Earth ever recorded
What a tease
Science27 Jan 2023 | 39
Space mining startup prepping to launch 'demo' refinery... this April
Last (failed) attempts at such an endeavor happened a decade ago, but AstroForge thinks it can do better
Science26 Jan 2023 | 38
James Webb Space Telescope suffers another hitch: Instrument down
Second system to be knocked offline
Science26 Jan 2023 | 56
Watch Rocket Lab lift off from US for first time, put radio-sniffing sats into orbit
Video Nice of someone to give SpaceX a little competition
Science26 Jan 2023 | 5
NASA, DARPA to go nuclear in hopes of putting boots on Mars
Fission reactor rocket should get them going quite fast
Science25 Jan 2023 | 44
Space dust reveals Earth-killer asteroids tough to destroy
Good luck blowing up a pile of rubble. Boffins suggest we'll need to create a diversion instead
Science25 Jan 2023 | 50
Three billion objects, 10TB+ of data – yup, it's the largest-yet survey of our galaxy
And not even close to mapping it all
Science20 Jan 2023 | 12
The years fly by on first exoplanet confirmed by James Webb Space Telescope
LHS 475 b same size as Earth, rocky, but hotter, and so close to its star it orbits in 2 days
Science12 Jan 2023 | 7
Space startup ABL emulates Virgin Orbit failure by crashing
Second time this week a satellite-ferrying vehicle has failed
Science12 Jan 2023 | 22
Stranded ISS astronauts are getting a new Soyuz to ride home
The coolant-deprived vessel that got them there will return to Earth alone
Science11 Jan 2023 | 14
Robot seal tested for stress relief on pretend Mars mission
Anything to avoid interacting with Elon Musk
Offbeat11 Jan 2023 | 29
Virgin Orbit doesn't
First sat launch from UK soil experienced 'anomaly' after entering space, did not deploy payloads
Science10 Jan 2023 | 135
Remember the Ozone hole? The satellite that spotted it just caused a space junk scare
South Korean authorities warned locals to avoid falling space junk, which probably splashed down harmlessly
Science09 Jan 2023 | 10
The balmy equator of Mars looks rich in opal-bound water
The poles have ice but it's freezing up there, so why not grind gems for cocktails?
Science09 Jan 2023 | 10
First satellite to be launched from European soil leaves Cornwall tonight
Virgin Orbit set to help UK county put pasty-munching image behind it
Science09 Jan 2023 | 30
China's Mars rover hibernates for a scarily long time
Zhurongs don't make a right and suggest the mission may not have survived winter
Science09 Jan 2023 | 19
Literally, look who's back: A comet that last swung by Earth 50,000 years ago
All right, C/2022 E3, we know what you're thinking – and we can explain everything, kinda
Science04 Jan 2023 | 13
License to launch: UK space regulator gives Virgin Orbit satellites the go-ahead
First satellite to be launched into orbit from western Europe... when it takes off
Science22 Dec 2022 | 61
NASA retires Mars InSight mission after it enters ‘dead bus’ condition
So long and thanks for all the science
Science22 Dec 2022 | 19
India schedules first crewed space mission for Q4, 2024
Two test missions fly first, before Gaganyaan makes India just the fourth nation to put people into orbit
Science22 Dec 2022 | 10
NASA's latest AI will navigate the Moon using landmarks
Compass, protractor and map not required to triangulate lunar coordinates
Science20 Dec 2022 | 13
NASA's Mars InSight uploads its (probably) final image, shares it in a tweet
All those expensive gadgets the boffins attached to it, they couldn't afford a feather duster?
Science20 Dec 2022 | 28
Plaice in spaaace: NASA boosts astronauts' cognition with piscine diet
Study finds fruit and veg also help improve health and performance, even during space hops
Science16 Dec 2022 | 15
Soyuz leak puts a stop to planned ISS spacewalk and work on Nauka module
Королёв, we have a problem …
Science15 Dec 2022 | 10
China publishes first images captured by Kuafu-1 solar probe
Initial attempt at longitudinal magnetic map of our local star
Science14 Dec 2022 |
KaRIn to hitch a ride on NASA's water-tracking sat
I demand to speak to the space manager
Science14 Dec 2022 | 1
Boffins hear Martian dust devils' rumbles for first time
Audio recordings of local whirlwinds provide data on Mars weather, wear and tear of space hardware
Science13 Dec 2022 | 3
The cubesats lost in space from Artemis Moon mission
To the four out of ten that didn't make it, we salute 'em
Science12 Dec 2022 | 23
Galactic anti-nuclei travelers could help illuminate dark matter
Earth-based experiment provides model result to help expose mysterious substance making up the majority of the Milky Way
Science12 Dec 2022 | 3
First-ever orbital satellite launch from British soil will be delayed
It's not our fault, says Civil Aviation Authority
Science09 Dec 2022 | 22
Peekaboo: Once-hidden galaxy revealed to be window into cosmic history
For one so young, it's oddly not into heavy metal
Science08 Dec 2022 | 30
Scientists shed light on oddball gamma rays from deep space
They thought they'd grokked short and long types.... then an awkward third kind came along
Science07 Dec 2022 | 8
NASA's COLDArm robot limb can handle seriously cool science
Bofffins claim lunar manipulator is tougher than a Terminator
Science06 Dec 2022 | 3
Square Kilometre Array Observatory construction commences
World's biggest radio telescope to have first parts up and running by 2024
Science05 Dec 2022 | 49
FCC gives SpaceX OK to launch 7.5k Gen2 Starlink satellites
Subject to conditions: offer only valid if you can get Starship off the ground
Networks02 Dec 2022 | 17
Processing data... in space: AWS powers Earth observation satellite payload
Orbiting sat suite includes machine learning models, cloud-managed edge runtime
AI + ML30 Nov 2022 | 2
NASA scraps budget-busting GeoCarb greenhouse gas observatory project
Being over budget, behind schedule, becoming obsolete, and impeding other projects isn't a way to get a green light
Science30 Nov 2022 | 10
JAXA: Research simulating life onboard ISS contained fabrications
Space agency releases report alleging falsified data, researchers who weren’t there, and improper data management
Science29 Nov 2022 | 8
China: Face-to-face meetings are best when swapping space station crews
Tiangong's population to double for a week after very, very, long commute, if rare very cold launch succeeds
Science29 Nov 2022 | 9
ISS resupply drops off experiments for life in deep space
If we're going to go beyond the Moon, we'll need food, a way to build stuff, and health diagnostic technology
Science28 Nov 2022 | 17
Japan successfully propels steam-powered spacecraft
Asia In brief PLUS: Criminal probe of Singapore crypto exchange; Bosch invests in China R&D; $2B APAC datacenter fund formed; and more
Science28 Nov 2022 | 23
ESA names first Parastronaut: paralympian and aspiring surgeon John McFall
23,000 applied, just 17 made the list of potential crew
Science25 Nov 2022 | 28
JWST snaps first chemical profile of an exoplanet atmosphere
We knew Wasp 39b was rich in CO2, but now we have the full molecular picture
Science23 Nov 2022 | 43
Orion reaches the Moon, buzzes surface, gets ready to orbit
We're back - for the first of many missions to come
Science21 Nov 2022 | 26
NASA's meteor avoidance plan for James Webb Space Telescope: Turn it around
When a grain of sand moves fast enough to crack a mirror, it's best to put your back to the wind
Science21 Nov 2022 | 16
Boffins are studying Martian clouds to avoid another Opportunity episode
They look and behave a lot like those on Earth – except they're made of dust
Science18 Nov 2022 | 9
Artemis I isn't just a test run – there's science to be done
Amazon and Cisco even managed to sneak Alexa and Webex on board
Science18 Nov 2022 | 33
White dwarf study suggests planets are as old as their stars
Scientists have long been unsure of the 'when' of planetary formation – but that question may have been answered
Science17 Nov 2022 | 16
Spent Chinese Long 6A rocket spews over 50 pieces of space junk
Tiangong, ISS, and SpaceX satellites will not be affected, according to China's Foreign Ministry
Science16 Nov 2022 | 9
NASA's Artemis mission finally launches after faulty Ethernet switch delayed countdown
Should've used Fibre Channel, although some leaky valves didn't help either
Networks16 Nov 2022 | 96
Eggheads show how network flaw could lead to NASA crew pod loss. Key word: Could
Houston, we have a PCspooF problem
Security15 Nov 2022 | 23
Chips in space: Reprogrammable AMD AI SoC cleared for liftoff
Team Red believes chip will allow AI inferencing to proliferate in the cosmos
Systems15 Nov 2022 | 2
NASA's cubesat makes it to the Moon to test orbit for human visitors
After a troubled journey CAPSTONE marks Lunar Gateway for humans
Science15 Nov 2022 | 16
You wait for an aurora on Mars and MAVEN spots two arriving at the same time
Boffins baffled: There's, like, zero magnetic field and very little atmosphere. What gives?
Science11 Nov 2022 | 8
Look! Up in the sky! Proof of concept for satellites beaming energy to Earth!
They'd need to be a kilometer wide and point at even larger landside targets, so they won't fire up the renewables market
Science10 Nov 2022 | 118
This ancient quasar may be the remains of the first-gen star that started us all
Ah, so now we know who to blame for all of this
Science09 Nov 2022 | 58
Catching a falling rocket with a helicopter more complex than it sounds, says Rocket Lab
And it should know – having just failed to catch one
Science07 Nov 2022 | 55
Boeing's Starliner launch pushed back again... to April 2023
The official word is 'scheduling conflicts,' but NASA's safety panel has expressed concerns too
Science04 Nov 2022 | 22
NASA wheels SLS rocket out to the launchpad for another attempt to get off the ground
After two previous failures, will third time be the charm?
Science03 Nov 2022 | 19
NASA's CAPSTONE satellite is out of safe mode and on track for Moon orbit this month
Artemis orbit tester back in the pipe, five by five
Science03 Nov 2022 | 10
InSight Mars lander has only 'few weeks' of power left
Think I got some dust in my eye
Science02 Nov 2022 | 70
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