Skyrora fires up second stage of XL rocket
First stage hot fire and launch from UK soil in 2023
Science18 Aug 2022 | 1
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NASA has MOXIE, but rivals reckon they can do better for oxygen on Mars
Food and fuels, too? Totally not sounding like a Star Trek replicator
Science18 Aug 2022 | 9
Rocket Lab to search for signs of life in the clouds of Venus
As promised, Peter Beck is sending a Photon next year. Because he can
Science17 Aug 2022 | 12
SOFIA observatory's last hurrah set back by damage from high winds
Boeing 747-based platform now back in California with almost a month to go before science operations end
Science17 Aug 2022 | 6
UK launches 'consultation' with EU over exclusion from science programs
Billions in funding at stake as PM hopeful Liz Truss says bloc 'in breach of agreement'
Science17 Aug 2022 | 216
NASA uses occult means to spot tiny moon orbiting asteroid
Lucy probe is five years away from getting a closeup of Polymele's satellite
Science17 Aug 2022 | 11
Modeling software spins up plans for floating wind turbines
Saaaaandia, where the wind comes sweeping 'cross the sea …
Science17 Aug 2022 | 25
NASA wants a hundredfold upgrade for space computers
Does it hope to run Doom on the Moon or something?
Science17 Aug 2022 | 32
Ryugu asteroid: It came from the outer solar system, say scientists
Japanese Hayabusa-2 probe samples reveal coarse-grained phyllosilicates that may have served as 'cradles' for organics and water
Science16 Aug 2022 | 15
World record for strongest steady magnetic field 'broken' by Chinese team
Superconductive hybrid magnet claimed to be 4,500 times stronger than a fridge stick-on
Science16 Aug 2022 | 26
Artemis I will get 3 launch attempts after termination system extension agreed
Rolling back to the pad tomorrow, the SLS might finally take flight in August
Science15 Aug 2022 | 17
Virgin Orbit trims losses, eyes two final launches for the year
Second quarter revenues at zero, though should jump to $12m following successful flights from Cornwall
Science15 Aug 2022 | 21
When will the UK take another giant leap into space?
Feature Tim Peake set to return to ESA as the race to first vertical launch from British soil continues
Science15 Aug 2022 | 41
Nuclear power is the climate superhero too nervous to wear its cape
Opinion Of all the non-carbon energy options we have, this is the only one which can keep the lights on
Science15 Aug 2022 | 466
Scientists find gasses from Earth in rocks from early Moon
The discovery could help scientists further understand the origins of life
Science12 Aug 2022 | 21
Asteroids may shoot pebbles into shallow temporary orbits, boffins believe
OSIRIS-Rex saw this happening. An odd meteorite suggests why and how
Science12 Aug 2022 | 5
US military fuels eVTOL research with $75m contract
The renewed agreement more than doubles the DoD's deal with Joby Aviation
Science12 Aug 2022 | 11
Scientists unveil a physics-defying curved space robot
It can move without anything to push off from, but only via curved spacetime
Science11 Aug 2022 | 53
DoE digs up molten salt nuclear reactor tech, taps Los Alamos to lead the way back
The collaborative effort pits supercomputers against the agency's corrosive reactor research
Science11 Aug 2022 | 102
Intel, Amazon, and SpaceX asked to tuck into DARPA's Space-BACN
Internetwork of satellite networks advances to 'actually building' stuff stage
Science11 Aug 2022 | 12
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Dinobabies latest: IBM settles with widow of exec who killed himself after layoff
Big Blue certainly seems blue about letting any of these claims go to trial
1,900 Signal users exposed: Twilio attacker 'explicitly' looked for certain numbers
Updated Bad guy also got SMS verification codes, and re-registered one of the numbers they searched for
Ryugu asteroid: It came from the outer solar system, say scientists
Japanese Hayabusa-2 probe samples reveal coarse-grained phyllosilicates that may have served as 'cradles' for organics and water
PC store told it can't claim full cyber-crime insurance after social-engineering attack
Two different kinds of fraud, says judge while throwing out lawsuit against insurer
Software developer cracks Hyundai car security with Google search
Top tip: Your RSA private key should not be copied from a public code tutorial
The trade ban that wasn't: US allows 94% of restricted tech exports to China anyway
谢谢 美国!
Mozilla finds 18 of 25 popular reproductive health apps share your data
Scary in post-Roe America, and Poland, and far too many other places
Janet Jackson music video declared a cybersecurity exploit
Another reason not to play 1989's Rhythm Nation – it messes with some hard disk drives
Microsoft's macOS Tamper Protection hits general availability
A boon for administrators having to deal with Apple hardware while also keeping everything secure
Russian military uses Chinese drones and bots in combat, over manufacturers' protests
Testimonials from Russian generals not welcomed by DJI or Unitree Robotics
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Microwaved fish could help scientists create sustainable LEDs
Supermaterial created from heated scales. Sorry about the smell
Science10 Aug 2022 | 21
Russian anti-satellite test added to a 'pressing threat to security' in space
Too much junk in the orbital trunk
Science10 Aug 2022 | 36
NASA's six-mile-wide orbital telescope is 1/6th built
Interferometry will be used to turn six toaster-sized satellites into one giant solar observatory
Science10 Aug 2022 | 16
Northrop Grumman to use Firefly Aerospace tech in its de-Russianized Antares
SpaceX to pick up the slack while the rocket is updated yet again
Science09 Aug 2022 | 10
Report slams UK plan to become 'science superpower' by 2030
Lords cite 'frequent' policy changes, lack of metrics, post-Brexit funding as top issues
Science09 Aug 2022 | 103
Clean up orbit first, then we can think about space factories, says FCC
It's hard to make things out there when dust-sized particles can destroy them
Science08 Aug 2022 | 23
India’s latest rocket flies but payloads don't prosper
Satellites end up in 'unusable' orbit
Science08 Aug 2022 | 24
Russia: Hey, don't act surprised if we're still on the ISS in 2030
Yeah, they do have a habit of being in places where they are no longer welcome
Science05 Aug 2022 | 16
Virgin Galactic delays commercial suborbital flights again
Buys up land to train and entertain space tourists when they do start
Science05 Aug 2022 | 24
US-funded breakthrough battery tech just simply handed over to China
Licencing snafu sends American invention overseas
Science04 Aug 2022 | 59
Pull jet fuel from thin air? We can do that, say scientists
Vid Thanks, we'll take any good news, large or small, right now
Science04 Aug 2022 | 201
The US grid is ready for 100% renewables, says DoE
A $26m chunk of the infrastructure bill set aside to prove it can handle inverter-based energy
Science03 Aug 2022 | 39
ESA declares the Sentinel-1B mission over after payload resuscitation ends
What would you do with an otherwise healthy spacecraft?
Science03 Aug 2022 | 11
SpaceX demonstrates that it too can shower the Earth with debris
Monolith found in Australian field actually a piece of SpaceX vehicle
Science03 Aug 2022 | 57
NASA to send prototype robot surgeon into space
Dammit Jim, I'm a piece of autonomous equipment, not a doctor
Science03 Aug 2022 | 23
Boffins put supercomputer on the scent of a perfect landfill deodorizer
Is this what they mean by garbage collection?
Science03 Aug 2022 | 23
US regulators set the stage for small, local nuclear power stations
What could go wrong? Study finds waste is more reactive, making it more dangerous
Science02 Aug 2022 | 73
Spent Chinese rocket booster splashes down over Southeast Asia
NASA chief slams Beijing for not disclosing Long March 5B trajectory
Science02 Aug 2022 | 15
SpaceX upgrades Starlink to reflect less light, can't launch without its Starship
A dazzling problem
Science01 Aug 2022 | 32
Paper batteries on the cards to power IoT and smart labels
Quest to reduce environmental impact finds pulp solution
Science29 Jul 2022 | 19
Bill Gates venture backs effort to bring aircon startup to market
Supports liquid desiccant tech to store energy to smooth bumps in demand, lower greenhouse gas impact
Science29 Jul 2022 | 63
Preparing for Skylab: The separate 1972 experimental mission that never left the ground
Feature Bags of splashy fun for astronauts in SMEAT's simulation
Science29 Jul 2022 | 25
NASA: Mars rocks won't make it back to Earth until 2033
Cute that they think the human race will still be here when Perseverance's samples arrive
Science28 Jul 2022 | 32
Scientists use dead spider as gripper for robot arm, label it a 'Necrobot'
Videos Our ancestors made tools from bones … so why not freeze a spider instead of 3D printing parts?
Science28 Jul 2022 | 122
Chinese booster rocket tumbles back to Earth: 'Non-zero' chance of hitting populated area
88 percent of the world's population live under the currently estimated footprint of the debris
Science27 Jul 2022 | 63
NASA's Lunar Orbiter spots comfortably warm 'pits' all over the Moon
Shaded bits of lava tubes stay at 17°C all lunar day and all lunar night, a contrast with the rest of Luna's frequent fluctuations
Science27 Jul 2022 | 80
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch: Now 100,000kg smaller
The Ocean Cleanup pulled all that trash in less than a year, and its newest system could collect 10x more
Science26 Jul 2022 | 79
General Motors goes electric with $2.5b US government loan for battery plants
Tesla is not the only biz that can take billions from American taxpayers
Science26 Jul 2022 | 17
Russia's new space chief confirms it will leave ISS after 2024
Updated NASA: First we’ve heard of it
Science26 Jul 2022 | 33
James Webb, Halley's Comet may be set for cosmic dust-up
Comet debris is right in JWST's path, and could further damage its sensitive mirror
Science26 Jul 2022 | 38
Eutelsat and OneWeb to join forces across orbits in $3.4b merger
LEO and GEO orbit covered in satellite broadband handshake
Science26 Jul 2022 | 25
Experts warn transition to private space stations won't happen anytime soon
As NASA launches 11th annual ISS Research and Development Conference
Science26 Jul 2022 | 25
Aviation body wants views on rocket plans of Virgin Orbit
The race for first space launch from UK soil (or airspace) continues
Science25 Jul 2022 | 11
DARPA seeks portable muon-making machine to see through almost anything
We currently make muons at CERN, so this is quite the miniaturization job
Science25 Jul 2022 | 54
SpaceX crewed flight to ISS delayed by damaged rocket
Just as NASA urged to reuse Musk hardware no more than five times
Science23 Jul 2022 | 24
Trees may help power your next electric car
No, we're not reverting to steam power – lignin just makes great cathodes
Science22 Jul 2022 | 24
You're not wrong. The scope for quantum computers remains small
Systems Approach Perhaps a QC can help us work out why we'd want a QC
Science21 Jul 2022 | 15
NASA stalls water-seeking VIPER lunar rover to 2024
Americans need more time rebuilding their Moon sound stage, clearly
Science21 Jul 2022 | 14
ESA kicks ExoMars rover down the road, to 2026 at best
The way forward to Mars is cancelled (you meant the meeting, right?)
Science20 Jul 2022 | 4
UK chemicals multinational to build hydrogen 'gigafactory'
Johnson Matthey receives government backing to scale-up fuel cell production
Science20 Jul 2022 | 100
US Space Development Agency invests $1.3b in missile tracking satellites
Northrop Grumman, L3Harris Technologies to build the 28-satellite constellation for warning, tracking
Science19 Jul 2022 | 5
Hush now: Baby talk has common features across languages and societies
ML study combines with citizen science to show talking and singing to infants may have evolutionary roots
Science19 Jul 2022 | 33
Corporate structures for environmental sustainability
Formal management frameworks and processes are helping ZTE meet its environmental responsibilities
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Is the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope worth the price tag?
Performs better than expected, which is just as well – as it's going to be pelted with space rocks
Science16 Jul 2022 | 107
Copper shortage keeps green energy, tech ventures grounded
Copper the balloon popper for 2050 net-zero goals according to S&P
Science15 Jul 2022 | 62
Dmitry Rogozin sacked as boss of Russian space agency Roscosmos
Bluster and hot air do not make for a sustainable space program
Science15 Jul 2022 | 19
James Webb Space Telescope looks closer to home with Jupiter snaps
Commissioning pics show spacecraft can peer near as well as far
Science15 Jul 2022 | 40
Mars helicopter to take a breather, recharge batteries
Like a lot of us hope to do, Ingenuity goes on summer break
Science14 Jul 2022 | 52
Panasonic picks Kansas for $4b EV battery plant
Tesla's biggest battery supplier will reportedly hire 4,000 staff
Science14 Jul 2022 | 10
Behold: The first images snapped by the James Webb Space Telescope
Pics Literally galaxies far, far away
Science13 Jul 2022 | 36
These centrifugal moon towers could be key to life off-planet
Vid Spinning skyscrapers might produce about 1G at widest point
Science12 Jul 2022 | 64
SpaceX Starship booster in flames after unexpected ignition
Space oddity definitely not a metaphor for a corporate takeover going down the tubes
Science12 Jul 2022 | 24
NYC issues super upbeat PSA for surviving the nuclear apocalypse
It's the end of the world as we know it, and you'll be fine
Science12 Jul 2022 | 59
First-ever James Webb Space Telescope image revealed
Pic Decades in the making, billions of dollars, all so we can say together: My god, it's full of stars!
Science12 Jul 2022 | 132
NASA's CAPSTONE silence down to a software flaw
There's a code nasty on a spacecraft in deep space... not the first mission to suffer and won't be the last
Science08 Jul 2022 | 49
COO of failed bio-biz Theranos found guilty on all twelve fraud counts
What a prick ... of blood was ever going to work in these machines?
Science07 Jul 2022 | 30
Wash your mouth out with shape-shifting metal
You wanted flying cars and robo-butlers. Instead, we're getting tooth-cleaning morphing nanoparticle bots
Science06 Jul 2022 | 38
Large Hadron Collider experiment reveals three exotic particles
Tetraquarks and other discoveries as CERN revs up for Run 3
Science05 Jul 2022 | 78
ESA's 2030+ roadmap envisions Europeans on the Moon and Mars
But the agency is distinctly aware that it needs more autonomy
Science05 Jul 2022 | 23
CAPSTONE mission is Moon-bound, after less rocketry than expected
Final update China rubbishes NASA suggestion it wants Luna all to itself
Science05 Jul 2022 | 31
2050 carbon emission goals need nuclear to succeed, says International Energy Agency
Without it, $500b more in investments is needed to reach C-neutrality
Science01 Jul 2022 | 88
NASA delays SLS rollback due to concerns over rocky path to launchpad
The road to the Moon is paved with... river rock?
Science01 Jul 2022 | 22
Resurrected Dundee Satellite Station to host quantum Optical Ground Station
Pandemics and university disinterest apparently no match for ingenuity and determination
Science01 Jul 2022 | 11
China says it has photographed all of Mars from orbit
Enjoy the slideshow from Tianwen's orbital adventures
Science30 Jun 2022 | 30
City-killing asteroid won't hit Earth in 2052 after all
ESA ruins our day with some bad news
Science29 Jun 2022 | 29
NanoAvionics satellite pulls out GoPro to take stunning selfie over Earth
Consumer-grade camera was refitted with custom housing and software to survive in the vacuum
Science29 Jun 2022 | 36
Chinese boffins suggest launching nuclear Neptune orbiter in 2030
All these worlds are yours, except Europa. Attempt no landing there. Use them together, use them in peace
Science29 Jun 2022 | 57
Soviet-era tech could change the geothermal industry
Gyrotrons can super heat plasma, maybe vaporize 20km of rock, too
Science28 Jun 2022 | 122
NASA's mini-spacecraft CAPSTONE just launched on its journey to the Moon
25kg CubeSat the size of a bar fridge will plot course for Gateway space station, pave way for human boots on Moon
Science28 Jun 2022 | 5
Returning to the Moon on the European Service Module
Interview Moving to series production and dealing with the US, where things are done slightly differently
Science28 Jun 2022 | 35
Whatever hit the Moon in March, it left this weird double crater
Pic NASA probe reveals strange hole created by suspected Chinese junk
Science25 Jun 2022 | 58
NASA circles August in its diary to put Artemis I capsule in Moon orbit
First steps by humans to recapture planet's natural satellite
Science24 Jun 2022 | 19
NASA wants nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030
Space boffins task engineers with creating 40kW lunar fission plant that can operate for ten years
Science24 Jun 2022 | 90
Bipolar transistors made from organic materials for the first time
Move over silicon – digital circuits have a flexible new friend
Science23 Jun 2022 | 71
Amazon shows off robot warehouse workers that won't complain, quit, unionize...
Mega-corp insists it's all about 'people and technology working safely and harmoniously together'
Science22 Jun 2022 | 62
NASA ignores InSight's battery woes in pursuit of data
Space boffins: Nevermind ekeing out the battery, let it go out in a blaze of glory!
Science22 Jun 2022 | 7
Mars Express orbiter to get code update after 19 years
And over millions of miles, too. Piece of cake!?
Science22 Jun 2022 | 51
Liftoff at last for South Korean space program
Satellite-deploying rocket finally launches – after a few setbacks
Science22 Jun 2022 | 4
AWS buys before it tries with quantum networking center
Fundamental problems of qubit physics aside, the cloud giant thinks it can help
Science22 Jun 2022 | 5
NASA tricks Artemis launch computer by masking data showing a leak
Plus it aborts ISS reboost. Not the greatest start to the week, was it?
Science21 Jun 2022 | 19
