Severe solar storm could disrupt power, communications On the bright side, auroras may dazzle skies as far south as mid-latitudes Science09 Oct 2024 | 36
Nobel Chemistry Prize goes to AlphaFold, Rosetta creators - another win for AI Let’s just hope they don’t give the literature award to a bot, too Science09 Oct 2024 | 5
AI godfather-turned-doomer shares Nobel with neural network pioneer First-ever awarded for contributions to artificial intelligence Science08 Oct 2024 | 28
Babbage boffin Ada Lovelace honored for computer science contributions Penned Analytical Engine algorithm in her youth, imagine if she'd lived past 36 Science08 Oct 2024 | 11
DoE awards next-gen nuclear fuel contracts backwards 'Deconversion' can begin now, but initial enrichment, transportation and storage to processors is still TBD Science08 Oct 2024 | 2
Vulcan Centaur avoids FAA scrutiny after losing solid rocket booster nozzle Is that a sparkler attached to the bottom of your rocket or just something falling off? Science07 Oct 2024 | 18
Netflix on Mars? Yeah maybe, thanks to NASA's laser comms demo Optical communications not just for night owls Science07 Oct 2024 | 14
If you're excited by that $1.5B Michigan nuke plant revival, bear in mind it's definitely a fixer-upper Analysis Activists, ex-insider sound the alarm as operator says all is under control On-Prem04 Oct 2024 | 22
ULA nears second launch of Vulcan Centaur in pursuit of US Space Force approval Updated No spaceplane in the payload, but it won't be a wasted mission Science04 Oct 2024 | 23
NASA switches off Voyager 2 plasma instrument to stretch out juice Veteran probe set to score a half-century while still doing science Science03 Oct 2024 | 31
US govt hiding top hurricane forecast model sparks outrage after deadly Helene Taxpayer-funded data locked behind insurance firm's paywall Science01 Oct 2024 | 82
Uncle Sam lends $1.5B to reignite Michigan nuclear plant in 2025 Up and atom! Public Sector01 Oct 2024 | 52
Got an idea for dealing with space waste? NASA wants to hear from you Using a nearby crater as a landfill is not a sustainable way to live on the Moon Science01 Oct 2024 | 33
Earth's new mini-moon swings by, then ghosts us by late November No need for farewells, 2024 PT5 may drop in again in 2055 Science01 Oct 2024 | 32
Canon ships first nanoimprint chipmaking machine to R&D lab Lithography technique does not require a light source, unlike ASML's complex extreme ultraviolet approach Science01 Oct 2024 | 22
SpaceX Falcon 9 grounded again after second stage hits wrong part of ocean Updated Otherwise, Crew-9 launch was a complete success Science30 Sep 2024 | 22
Starfish Space to tackle orbital junk for NASA with SSPICY Otter Is this a debris inspection mission or an Ubuntu release? Science26 Sep 2024 | 3
NASA's Astrobees need a new buzz – any ideas for the space-dwelling bots? Hey Reg readers, what would you do with Honey, Queen, and Bumble? Science26 Sep 2024 | 26
ESA spending €17M on spacecraft just to watch it go up in flames DRACO will be born to die in the fires of atmospheric re-entry Science25 Sep 2024 | 7
NASA, IBM just open sourced an AI climate model so you can fine-tune your own Prithvi, Prithvi, Prithvi good Science25 Sep 2024 | 23
Starlink was offered for free to those hit by Hurricane Helene. It is not entirely free Updated And now SpaceX clarifies special promotion
Switching customers from Linux to BSD because boring is good EuroBSDcon 2024 Stability? Predictability? Reliability? Where's the fun in that?
US lawmakers dig into FCC's $900M Starlink snub in wake of Hurricane Helene Nearly a billion dollars in rural broadband subsidies wouldn't go amiss
Missing Thunderbirds footage found in British garden shed Video 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, new Supermarionation is GO!
Eric Schmidt: Build more AI datacenters, we aren't going to 'hit climate goals anyway' Perhaps the power-draining tech is the solution after all, posits former Google CEO
National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admits 'hundreds of millions' potentially affected One-man-band faces a mountain of lawsuits but has few assets
Using iPhone Mirroring at work? You might have just overshared to your boss What does IT glimpse but a dating app on your wee little screen
Copilot's crudeness has left Microsoft chasing Google, again Opinion Surely Redmond knows that almost nobody has tamed unstructured data?
Microsoft issues 117 patches – some for flaws already under attack Patch Tuesday Plus: SAP re-patches a failed patch for critical-rated flaw
Qualcomm urges device makers to push patches after 'targeted' exploitation Given Amnesty's involvement, it's a safe bet spyware is in play
India funds Moon lander, space station module, and Venus orbiter Wants lunar sample return within three years, Venus launch in 2028, orbiting hab in 2035, boots on Luna five years later Science25 Sep 2024 | 10
Scientists demonstrate X-rays as a way to zap asteroids out of Earth's path Lab-based proof-of-concept shows how radiation creates explosive plumes to deflect menacing space rocks Science24 Sep 2024 | 50
Look! About chest high! Is it a pallet? Is it a drone? No, it's a Palletrone And it's here to carry your not-very-heavy stuff Science24 Sep 2024 | 30
Musk dreams of launching five Starships to Mars in two years Just like robotaxis, actual full self-driving, etc etc in just a few years Science23 Sep 2024 | 90
Axiom Space puts a brave face on claims of dire finances Losing money on missions, space station delayed, but 'we will not be deterred' Science23 Sep 2024 | 4
Heart of glass: Human genome stored for 'eternity' in 5D memory crystal Just in case some aliens, say, come along in a billion years and feel like cloning us from extinction Science21 Sep 2024 | 100
A huge week for satnav as both China and Europe make generational launches Upgrades on the way for both, with deep-ocean services and programmable sats on the way Science20 Sep 2024 | 24
Intuitive Machines shoots for the Moon with NASA's $4.82B lunar relay jackpot Surely at least one crew will get there in the next ten years? Science18 Sep 2024 | 3
Hey kids, wanna clock the ISS? ESA's Astro Pi challenge runs your code in space Send astronauts nice pixel art, or try something a little harder Science17 Sep 2024 | 1
SpaceX faces $663K FAA fine for Musk's alleged launch impatience Some good news for Elon – 2,500 planes to be Starlink Wi-Fi ready as United joins the party Public Sector17 Sep 2024 | 50
ESA and Neuraspace ink 2-year deal for Space Traffic wrangling Multi-million euro package to control satellite swerving and debris dodging Science16 Sep 2024 | 5
The Europa Clipper stretches its wings as launch nears Solar arrays are massive... but it's the transistors onlookers are really worried about Science13 Sep 2024 | 23
Boeing union workers in US reject contract: 96% vote to strike Doubtful processes, risky spacecraft, what else could possibly go wrong? Oh...30,000 staff off work Science13 Sep 2024 | 77
SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission completes first commercial spacewalk More cautious than 1960s efforts, EVA goes off without a hitch Science12 Sep 2024 | 36
NASA engineers play space surgeon in bid to unclog Voyager 1's arteries 'Brilliant' team performs electrical balancing act to keep probe pointed at Earth Science12 Sep 2024 | 56
SpaceX blasts being stuck in bureaucratic orbit as Starship approval slips Toys launched from pram as Musk's rocketeers stamp feet over paperwork Science11 Sep 2024 | 101
Robot enters Fukushima's nuclear core to retrieve melted-down remains Video Trying for 3 grams, only 880 tons to go! Science11 Sep 2024 | 28
SpaceX aims high with Polaris Dawn mission Altitude record within grasp and in-house spacesuits to be put through their paces Science10 Sep 2024 | 14
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be gone in ten years – for chump change Video $7.5 billion needed, the kind of cash Apple makes without trying Science10 Sep 2024 | 103
Cluster II spacecraft reenters and burns up with a nod to its controllers Salsa's final act: Reminding us it was the humans all along Science09 Sep 2024 | 6
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin waves bye bye to October 13 ESCAPADE Mars adventure postponed to 2025. Perhaps Science09 Sep 2024 | 10
Scientists find a common food dye can make a live mouse's skin transparent Do try this one at home, using a chicken breast and a recipe Science09 Sep 2024 | 46
Boeing's Calamity Capsule returns to Earth without a crew What now for these pod people? Science07 Sep 2024 | 67
Blood boffins build billions of nanobots to battle brain aneurysms without surgery Good news for rabbits, maybe great news soon for humans? Science07 Sep 2024 | 34
ESA prints 3D metal shape in space for first time Tech demo paves way to producing spare parts and tools during missions Science06 Sep 2024 | 15
NASA's solar sailing spacecraft is tumbling – but that's part of the plan Who needs fuel – or even engines – when you could use the sun to push a spacecraft along? Science06 Sep 2024 | 18
US tightens export controls on quantum kit and chips for China, Iran, Russia Alloys make the list too, as allies try to ensure foes can't weaponise tech Public Sector06 Sep 2024 | 4
Vega rocket's last blast hurls Sentinel-2C satellite into orbit ESA and Arianespace now twiddling thumbs until Vega-C returns to flight Science05 Sep 2024 | 1
Atomic clocks are so last epoch, it's time someone nailed down the nuclear clock 'Giant step' in research could unlock a bunch of crazy science stuff Science04 Sep 2024 | 29
Do look up! NASA unfurls massive shiny solar sail in orbit 60 years after Arthur C Clarke wrote Sunjammer, space agency catches up Science04 Sep 2024 | 55
WHO-backed meta-study finds no evidence that cellphone radiation causes brain cancer The signal may not rot your mind, we can't say the same for the content Science04 Sep 2024 | 105
US govt halts medical study into Havana Syndrome, cites 'coercion' of participants What was screwing with minds of US diplomats – wait, is that a black helicopt... Science04 Sep 2024 | 49
Mercury probe BepiColombo thrusters are acting up, but science marches on Trajectory tweak means a delay of almost a year, though 165 km flyby should produce eye candy Science03 Sep 2024 | 8
Magnetic personalities at Tokamak Energy form separate division Fusion biz wants to break superconducting tech into other sectors Science03 Sep 2024 | 17
NASA confirms who is flying and who is not on SpaceX Crew Dragon Meanwhile, strange noises emanate from Starliner Science02 Sep 2024 | 21
Chinese boffins advocate nuking nearby asteroids – it’s the only way to be sure ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: Alibaba exits regulatory purgatory; India slows CBDC rollout; China creates eight new datacenter hubs Science02 Sep 2024 | 19
Starliner's not-so-grand finale is a thump in the desert next week An ignominious, uncrewed end to Boeing's misfire Science30 Aug 2024 | 104
SpaceX grounded after fumbling Falcon 9 landing for first time in years Updated Failure has become rare, but the FAA needs to look into it regardless Science30 Aug 2024 | 52
Faulty valve sent Astrobotic's Peregrine lander straight back to Earth's atmosphere What goes up must come down – just not always on the Moon Science30 Aug 2024 | 24
Have we stopped to think about what LLMs actually model? Claims about much-hyped tech show flawed understanding of language and cognition, research argues AI + ML30 Aug 2024 | 151
China is beating the world at scientific research, think tank finds Could monopolise 24 key techs if current trends continue Science30 Aug 2024 | 35
SETI boldly looks beyond the Milky Way in latest alien hunt Civilizations detectable at galactic distances could harness all of a star's energy output, boffins reckon Science29 Aug 2024 | 49
Astronomers back call for review of bonkers rule that means satellite swarms fly without environment checks Space boffins want pollution from the likes of Starlink regulated Science29 Aug 2024 | 48
HP secures $50M CHIPS Act boost to adapt inkjet tech for life sciences Major funding backs printer giant's microfluidics work as market waits to see if regular printing revs recover Personal Tech28 Aug 2024 | 10
NASA's billion-dollar launcher is behind schedule and burning cash Stop us if you've heard this one before Science28 Aug 2024 | 15
Rocket Factory Augsburg breaks down the SaxaVord blowout 'Enjoy the footage. It has cost us quite some money to generate' Science28 Aug 2024 | 19
Blue Origin sets October 13 for first New Glenn EscaPADE to Mars Must launch to catch the red planet alignment window despite occasional testing 'anomalies' Science27 Aug 2024 | 12
Dr Helen Fisher, MRI maven who showed just how love works, dies at 79 It's all about your chemistry Science27 Aug 2024 | 11
Japan abandons SLIM hopes its lunar lander will revive, ends Moon mission Lasted longer than expected, but hasn't been heard from since late April Science26 Aug 2024 | 2
NASA will fly Boeing Starliner crew home with SpaceX, Calamity Capsule deemed too risky +Comment Eight days going on eight months for pilots stuck on orbiting space station Science25 Aug 2024 | 102
To crew, or not to crew – that is the question facing Boeing's stricken Starliner Decision time arrives for NASA bigwigs Science23 Aug 2024 | 57
First of ESA's Cluster satellites prepares for fiery finale over South Pacific Over 20 years into a 2-year mission, but all good things come to an end Science23 Aug 2024 | 17
India delays planned space station and moon base by five years As results from 2023's Chandrayaan-3 mission suggest south pole Moon magma Science23 Aug 2024 | 30
Juice probe scores epic fuel save after snapping selfies with Earth and Moon Onward to Venus! Science21 Aug 2024 | 32
Atlassian CEO's idea to build 4,000-kilometer extension cord plugged in Giant solar farm in Australia will make 'leccy that flows under the ocean to Singapore Offbeat21 Aug 2024 | 41
SpaceX set to surpass Gemini 11's altitude record with Polaris Dawn mission Let's hope the spacesuits hold up for extravehicular activity Science20 Aug 2024 | 31
Rocket Factory Augsburg engine test ends in explosion at SaxaVord spaceport First stage destroyed during hot fire in Scotland Science20 Aug 2024 | 41
Nvidia's latest AI climate model takes aim at severe weather That tornado warning couldn't possibly be a hallucination... could it? Science19 Aug 2024 | 8
ESA's Juice probe dances with Earth and Moon before shooting off to Jupiter Gravity assist flybys planned for tonight and tomorrow Science19 Aug 2024 | 11
Japan's Astroscale wins contract for space junk harvesting robotic arm The plan is to do away with an H-IIA rocket upper stage – and prove it's possible Science19 Aug 2024 | 9
NASA pushes decision on bringing crew back in Starliner to the end of August When is a mishap not really a mishap? Science15 Aug 2024 | 146
NASA's VIPER rover might still reach the lunar surface after all Intuitive Machines tosses hat into the ring for NASA's canceled trundlebot Science14 Aug 2024 | 13
InSight data suggests plentiful water lies beneath Mars' surface There's water in them thar hills, but it'll be really hard to get to Science13 Aug 2024 | 22
SpaceX tries to wash away Texas pollution allegations Updated Elon Musk: Aiming for Mars, but sometimes ends up with Mercury? Science13 Aug 2024 | 44
US standards body proposes atomic clocks in lunar orbit to keep Moon time Knowing precise time on satellite essential if we want accurate GPS-like system for exploration Science13 Aug 2024 | 17
Before we put half a million broadband satellites in orbit, anyone want to consider environmental effects? SpaceX 'WasteX' Starlink said to make up 60% of sats circling Earth Networks12 Aug 2024 | 80
In celebration of Curiosity's successful landing on Mars Forget the woes of Starliner with an audacious NASA landing on another planet that went very very right Science12 Aug 2024 | 5
Chinese satellite broadband launch rocket breaks up into space junk Asia In Brief Plus: Vietnam's PM leads chips push; Tesla backs out of Thailand; Drones fly trash off Everest; and more Science12 Aug 2024 | 25
NASA's NEOWISE asteroid spotter turned off for the final time A mission that was supposed to last for less than a year went on for more than a decade Science09 Aug 2024 | 14
Report slams Boeing and NASA over shoddy quality that's delayed SLS blastoff Space Launch System project overspent, under-built, and is overdue, government probe finds Science09 Aug 2024 | 51
Anaconda puts the squeeze on data scientists now deemed to be terms-of-service violators Updated Academic, non-profit organizations told to start paying up – or else Applications08 Aug 2024 | 22
NASA mulls using SpaceX in 2025 to rescue Starliner pilots stuck on space station Officials may overhaul next year's Dragon mission if Boeing's Calamity Capsule proves too risky to return with crew Science07 Aug 2024 | 90
NASA pushes back missions to the ISS to buy time for Starliner analysis Next SpaceX crew trip moves deep into September while engineers agonize over the Calamity Capsule Science07 Aug 2024 | 35
Freighter bound for the ISS suffers engine abort Are the woes of the Calamity Capsule catching? Science05 Aug 2024 | 13
Second patient receives the Neuralink implant Almost half the electrodes are working... for now Networks05 Aug 2024 | 18
Bugging out: 53 years since humans first drove a battery-powered car on the Moon Feature And you thought you had range anxiety Science03 Aug 2024 | 17
Boeing's Starliner proves better at torching cash than reaching orbit Perhaps those thrusters actually burn dollars after all Science02 Aug 2024 | 53
NASA pops repair kit in the mail so astronauts can fix leaky ISS telescope Upcoming spacewalk should help NICER see more nicely Science01 Aug 2024 | 23
Beetle mania: How bugs are inspiring the next gen of robot aviators Deploying and folding wings without power might be useful in a tight spot Science01 Aug 2024 | 8