UK cyber-boss slams China's bug-hoarding laws
ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: Japanese scientists ID ancient supernova; AWS dismisses China trouble rumor; and more
Security15 Jul 2024 | 1
Space
Astroscale space janitor attempts fly-around of derelict upper stage
ADRAS-J avoids adding to debris problem with autonomous collision avoidance
Science10 Jul 2024 | 7
Europe blasts back into the heavy launch biz with first Ariane 6 flight
Everything went fine, except the experimental re-ignition
Science10 Jul 2024 | 55
Chinese space company accidentally launches rocket in test gone wrong
10, 9, 8 ... hang on, did anyone check we bolted this thing down properly?
Science01 Jul 2024 | 50
ISS 'nauts told to duck and cover after dead Russian sat sprays space junk
This has happened before after Moscow made a mess with a missile
Science28 Jun 2024 | 18
China's Chang'e-6 capsule returns with lunar loot from the far side
Now to figure out if it really is rich in useful stuff that could fuel further exploration
Science26 Jun 2024 | 25
Humanity's satellite habit could end up choking Earth's ozone layer
Just when you think we've solved chlorofluorocarbons
Science25 Jun 2024 | 92
NASA ought to pay up after space debris punched a hole in my roof, homeowner says
Otero family sues Uncle Sam for $80K+ to make everything right
Science24 Jun 2024 | 54
India to build re-usable launch vehicle after nailing third landing of mini-spaceplane
Next: more work on crewed mission, including space yoga for astronauts
Science24 Jun 2024 | 16
NASA finds humanity would totally fumble asteroid defense
Earthly politics and mission planning no match for fast-moving rocky orb
Science21 Jun 2024 | 99
Additional hatch operations on a Boeing vehicle – but this time it's Starliner
Spacecraft to spend some extra testing time at ISS before making its way back home
Science19 Jun 2024 | 51
Japan's space junk cleaner hunts down major target
Asia in brief Plus: Australia to age limit social media; Hong Kong's robo-dogs; India's new tech minister
Security17 Jun 2024 | 10
Voyager 1 makes stellar comeback to science operations
Engineers coax veteran probe back to health
Science14 Jun 2024 | 32
Japan's space agency helps to target advertising with satellite photos of crops
Some would say ads for cabbage are futile – can pics from space at least make them timely?
Software14 Jun 2024 | 20
NASA hits wrong button, broadcasts ISS emergency training by mistake
Simulation stimulates social media panic
Bootnotes13 Jun 2024 | 17
Space health shocker: Astronauts return mostly fine
Largest ever study reveals some of the effects on human body aren't as bad as thought, but work needs to be done
Science12 Jun 2024 | 12
Molten lunar regolith heats up space colonization dreams
Human settlement of the Moon made a little easier, maybe?
Science11 Jun 2024 | 35
Biden admin fuels up Rocket Lab with $24M for space-grade solar cell chip shop
Funding will expand manufacturing by 50% in three years, says Uncle Sam
Science11 Jun 2024 |
EU grants €15M funding for ICARUS inflatable heat shield
Exclusive Just don't let it fly too close to the Sun
Science10 Jun 2024 | 24
Astroboffins order most advanced spectrograph ever to sniff out alien life
ANDES, in the Andes, is predicted to find the first Population III mega-star
Science08 Jun 2024 | 30
Ariane 6 ready to rocket, bringing heavy-lift capability back to Europe
Just a wet dress rehearsal left before debut launch
Science06 Jun 2024 | 12
Boeing's Starliner makes it into orbit at long last – with human crew aboard
Let's get that brave duo to the ISS and then home to Earth safely
Science05 Jun 2024 | 35
China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe packs rocks and rolls back to Earth
Tasks on far side of the Moon were heavily automated
Science04 Jun 2024 | 4
Hubble plays spin the bottle with last few gyros
Time to dust off those contingency plans?
Science04 Jun 2024 | 26
Boeing's Starliner finds yet another way to not reach space
'Unfortunately a power supply generally does not fail ... until it does'
Science03 Jun 2024 | 67
JAXA's Akatsuki probe goes silent after more than a decade studying Venus
Plus: Japanese billionaire cancels joyride with artists around the Moon
Science03 Jun 2024 | 3
DARPA awards in-orbit manufacturing contract to Momentus
In the not too distant future agency wants to found factories in the sky
Science02 Jun 2024 | 3
FCC boss wants tighter rules to prevent devastating satellite explosions in orbit
Rosenworcel suggests bringing risk down to 1 in 1,000 for debris-emitting blasts – will other countries play ball?
Science30 May 2024 | 6
The Reg builds official Lego Artemis and Milky Way sets
Hands-On Raking a talon through piles of plastic parts in search of holiday fun
Offbeat29 May 2024 | 62
NASA, Boeing opt to fly leaky thruster as-is for first crewed Starliner CST-100 mission
Will Boeing's Padstayer become Padleaver on June 1?
Science28 May 2024 | 65
South Korea targets Moon and Mars landings after launching unified space agency
Meanwhile, North Korea's latest rocket fails
Public Sector28 May 2024 |
Japan's space agency enlists train operator's AI to foresee in-orbit failures
Shinkansen maintenance tricks boost reliability on the ground, so why not?
AI + ML24 May 2024 | 4
China reveals space weather radar it claims represents a breakthrough
Might share tech and data with the world sometime … maybe
Science24 May 2024 | 7
US Space Force says it needs more practice at responding to orbital emergencies
But still just once a year because this stuff is expensive. Hopefully that's enough
Public Sector23 May 2024 | 4
ESA to fetch stuff from space before ISS takes the plunge
Thales Alenia Space and The Exploration Company tapped for retrieval ops
Science23 May 2024 |
55 years ago, Apollo 10's crew turned the airwaves blue
Shockingly, astronauts can curse when in high-stress situations
Science21 May 2024 | 67
Another week, another leak for Boeing's Starliner crew capsule
This bird isn't going to space for a while
Science20 May 2024 | 27
Rosalind Franklin rover gets another shot at Mars after string of bad luck
Could 2030 bring touchdown at last?
Science17 May 2024 | 5
BepiColombo power struggle could leave probe short of Mercury's orbit
Updated ESA/JAXA mission running on reduced thrust as engineers work to resolve the issue
Science16 May 2024 | 4
Starlink suffers 'degraded service' from solar storm but emerges intact
Unusually high activity from Sun may have also hastened Hubble's demise
Networks13 May 2024 | 24
SpaceX set to literally rock Florida with more and bigger Starship launches
Of course the FAA wants a look at the environmental impact of Musk's plans
Science10 May 2024 | 32
Look to the skies this weekend as solar storms strike Earth
Video Northern Lights may be visible way further south than usual thanks to outbursts from our Sun
Science10 May 2024 | 28
Dream Chaser mini-shuttle set to take flight at last
Spaceplane to be shipped to Kennedy Space Center for launch on a Vulcan Centaur
Science10 May 2024 | 19
NASA's planet hunter shakes off reaction wheel woes and gets back to work
No more stress for TESS
Science08 May 2024 | 14
Valve vexation: Boeing's Starliner grounded again
Problems with Centaur rocket keeps first crewed flight on terra firma
Databases07 May 2024 | 39
Clock is ticking for NASA to fix bucket of issues before next Artemis mission
Heat shield that looks like the surface of the Moon plus fiberglass doors on the launch platform on the list
Science03 May 2024 | 32
Boffins suggest astronauts should build a Wall of Death on the Moon
Relax! It's for low-gravity exercise
Science03 May 2024 | 41
NASA plasma propulsion project promises Mars in a flash
System would also make it easier to transport much heavier spacecraft
Science02 May 2024 | 24
Space insurers make record-breaking loss as orbit gets cramped
'Unsustainable' losses neared $1B in 2023
Science01 May 2024 | 37
Satellite of love: SES and Intelsat finally tie the knot in $3.1B acquisition
Second time lucky as competition from Starlink and pals increases
Networks30 Apr 2024 | 1
China to launch sample return mission to the far side of the Moon – maybe next week
And hatches 2030 plan to beat US for Mars rock retrieval
Science30 Apr 2024 | 19
First Ariane 6 rocket ready to assemble as Europe begins final countdown
Core and boosters are on the pad ahead of June launch
Science29 Apr 2024 | 15
Japan's space junk cleaner prototype closes in on its target
Asia In Brief PLUS: Huawei returns to top Chinese smartphone market; China's new IPv6 goals; Malaysia's golden VC Visa
Science29 Apr 2024 | 11
NASA's Psyche hits 25 Mbps from 140 million miles away – enough for Ultra HD Netflix
Laser beam comms are fast, so long as the weather cooperates
Science27 Apr 2024 | 55
Ex-Space Shuttle boss corrects the record on Hubble upgrade mission
Under Flight Rules, the crew should have turned back to Earth
Science26 Apr 2024 | 44
Japan's Moon lander makes it through another lunar night
What do we say to the God of Death? Not today
Science25 Apr 2024 | 16
Miles of optical fiber crafted aboard ISS marks manufacturing first
ZBLAN fibers made in space hopefully don't crystallize and are far less brittle, opening the path to faster photonics
Networks23 Apr 2024 | 20
Voyager 1 regains sanity after engineers patch around problematic memory
All from billions of miles away
Science23 Apr 2024 | 40
FAA now requires reentry vehicles to get licensed before launch
Commercial operators must try Varda
Science22 Apr 2024 | 9
A knotty problem: Boffins working on fuel-efficient trajectories for space travel
Not yet the London Underground style efficient schematic we want, but it's a start
Science20 Apr 2024 | 26
NASA solar sail to be Siriusly visible in orbit from Earth
Updated Look out for a new star next week
Science19 Apr 2024 | 21
NASA will send astronauts to patch up leaky ISS telescope
Thermal shield damage is screwing with daytime observations of X-ray bursts
Science18 Apr 2024 | 13
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