Iran launches 'biological capsule' to low Earth orbit Precursor to crewed flight can reportedly carry animals Science07 Dec 2023 | 4
Stratolaunch takes ready-to-fly hypersonic craft skyward, but still no launch Scheduled summer Mach 5 flight deadline came and went Science06 Dec 2023 | 8
Here's how fast a spacecraft should fly to successfully detect amino acids erupting from Enceladus Does the Saturnian moon contain the chemical building blocks for alien life? Science06 Dec 2023 | 9
NASA engineers got their parachute wires crossed for OSIRIS-REx mission 'Inconsistent wiring label definitions' resulted in drogue being cut before it was deployed Science06 Dec 2023 | 23
'Wobbly spacetime' is latest stab at unifying physics Grudge match between quantum mechanics and general relativity attracts new effort to find harmony Science06 Dec 2023 | 73
India's Moon mission pulled off another trick: an experimental orbital sequel Swift software development effort saw Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module make an unexpected return to Earth Science06 Dec 2023 | 4
Half a century ago, NASA's Pioneer 10 visited Jupiter, then just kept going And going and going until the probe squeaked its last in 2003 Science05 Dec 2023 | 10
UK immigration rules hit science just as it rejoins €100B Horizon program Salary regs could limit the hiring of postdocs from abroad Science05 Dec 2023 | 134
Branson's wallet snaps shut for Virgin Galactic Suborbital space tourism outfit to move forward without beardy bailouts Science05 Dec 2023 | 27
Tiny bits of space junk reveal their wherabouts when they collide, boffins hope It's hard to see, but when they rendezvous in orbit sparks ignite Science05 Dec 2023 | 7
Remember when the Hubble Space Telescope was more punchline than science powerhouse? 30 years ago astronauts embarked on ambitious mission to fix Hubble ... and NASA's reputation Science04 Dec 2023 | 10
Amazon hitches a ride with SpaceX for Project Kuiper launches Working rockets are needed, and only a direct rival can provide for now Science04 Dec 2023 | 9
World's largest nuclear fusion reactor comes online in Japan JT-60SA produces largest volume of plasma ever made by humans, paves way for ITER Science04 Dec 2023 | 123
Potential sat-bothering cannibal coronal mass ejection slams into Earth's atmo tonight And where folks are likely to see a light show Science01 Dec 2023 | 9
America's ambitious Artemis III likely to miss 2025 Moon landing date, auditors sigh Updated 'SpaceX has made limited progress maturing the technologies needed' Science30 Nov 2023 | 49
Hubble science instruments still out after going down 3 times in a week Oh no, errant gyro! Science30 Nov 2023 | 47
Six pack of sub-Neptune exoplanets hang tight around nearby star Their resonant orbits have remained unchanged for some 4 billion years Science30 Nov 2023 | 8
Dragonfly delayed – formal confirmation of journey to Saturn's moon slips into 2024 Titan trip postponed while NASA awaits the FY 2025 budget request Science29 Nov 2023 | 3
That time a JPL engineer almost killed a Mars Rover before it left Earth Forget Martian dust devils, it's the peril of the blue smoke you have to worry about Science29 Nov 2023 | 54
No link between internet use and poor mental health, according to Oxford boffins 'We looked very hard for a smoking gun linking technology and well-being and we didn't find it' Science29 Nov 2023 | 35
Microsoft issues deadline for end of Windows 10 support – it's pay to play for security Limited options will be available into 2028, for an undisclosed price
Microsoft confirms Smart App issue renaming everyone's printers to HP Not only turning up uninvited, but telling folks they suddenly have a LaserJet
Microsoft touts Visual Studio Code as a Java juggernaut 2.5 million devs can't be wrong – or can they?
Veteran editors Notepad++ and Geany hit milestone versions There are still good, modern, graphical text editors that are not Electron-based
Atlassian security advisory reveals four fresh critical flaws – in mail with dead links Bitbucket, Confluence and Jira all in danger, again. Sigh
Digital memories are disappearing and not even AI or Google can help Column Technology allows us to keep more of our stuff than previously possible – but what use is it if we can't find it?
Buggy app for insulin-delivery device puts diabetes patients at risk of hypoglycemia No fix available yet for over 100,000 Omnipod 5 customers
India's Moon mission pulled off another trick: an experimental orbital sequel Swift software development effort saw Chandrayaan-3 propulsion module make an unexpected return to Earth
Boffins devise 'universal backdoor' for image models to cause AI hallucinations Data poisoning appears open to all
They did it for science: 40 years since Spacelab module first launched The legacy lives on, but best not mention that landing, eh? Science28 Nov 2023 | 1
Neuralink pockets extra VC cash in computer-brain interface quest Funding follows FDA approval for human trial Science27 Nov 2023 | 2
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket rated 'ready to rumble' after passing hot fire test Still not reusable, but at least it's getting closer to long-delayed launch Science24 Nov 2023 | 44
Maverick Mars chopper has survived way past its warranty – now it's time for a sequel With Ingenuity still on the Red Planet, engineers have the best of both worlds Science23 Nov 2023 | 15
Bezos might beat Musk to Mars as NASA recruits Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket Eyeing an August 2024 launch, if spacecraft is ready for its first mission Science23 Nov 2023 | 23
Half a kilo of cosmic nuclear fuel reignites NASA's deep space dreams There ain't no party like a Pu-238 party Science22 Nov 2023 | 37
FAA stays grounded in reality as SpaceX preps for takeoff Ready to launch not the same as licensed to launch Science21 Nov 2023 | 58
North Korea readies third attempt at 'spy satellite' launch What a coincidence! The South is just about to lauch one, too. And it probably won't be junk like the hermit kingdom's recent efforts Science21 Nov 2023 | 3
Boffins claim invention of rechargable, biodegradable, supercapacitor drug pump Lab rats absorb widget after getting their dose Science21 Nov 2023 | 16
SpaceX celebrates Starship launch as a success – even with the explosion Test, progress, or mishap – take your pick Science20 Nov 2023 | 194
Double Moon crater riddle solved? Spent Chinese rocket booster carrying mystery payload crash landed We come in peace, or rather, pieces Science17 Nov 2023 | 13
NASA's Psyche spacecraft beams back a 'Hello' from 10 million miles away Transmitting data from deep space, with a frickin' laser beam Science17 Nov 2023 | 49
50 years ago, Skylab's accidental rebels put Mission Control on mute Final mission to space station revolutionized orbital labor management Science16 Nov 2023 | 18
Japan Airlines fuels up on hydrogen hype with eye on cleaner skies Jet-setting to a greener future? Science16 Nov 2023 | 44
Airbus to test sat-stabilizing 'Detumbler' to simplify astro-garbage disposal Dead spin is a dangerous orbital dance that can be stopped with magnets and friction, apparently Science16 Nov 2023 | 22
Corduroy is coming to the metaverse with touchy-feely robotic sensors Just what virtual reality needs – an update that brings a bit of texture torture Science14 Nov 2023 | 4
SpaceX's Starship on the roster for Texas takeoff Updated FAA grants license to fly*, though not fry local wildlife Science14 Nov 2023 | 94
Tool bag lost in space now tracked by garbage watchers Updated Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's equipment drifting away Science14 Nov 2023 | 55
RIP: Frank Borman, NASA commander of first Moon mission Obit Former Air Force officer - also involved in first crewed rendezvous in space - dies aged 95 Science13 Nov 2023 | 7
Foxconn launches its first satellites on a SpaceX rideshare, to advance Microsoft space plan Musky launch outfit teases possible Friday fling for its colossal Starship Science13 Nov 2023 | 1
Tipsy tongues tell all: How your sloshed speech could snitch to Siri Alexa, am I wasted? Science10 Nov 2023 | 12
NASA's Lucy probe scores a threefer as it flies by first target in 12-year mission Scientists shocked to find Dinkinesh is orbited by two touching asteroids Science10 Nov 2023 | 10
Late Qualcomm cofounder teleports $200M into SETI to bankroll hunt for alien life Someone hit the zero key one too many times? Not that anyone's complaining Science09 Nov 2023 | 13
Space Force turns to Falcon Heavy for spaceplane's seventh mission Experiments include subjecting seeds to radiation and expanding flight envelope Science09 Nov 2023 | 13
Rocket Lab mission lost in the Paschen of the moment 'Rare conditions' the culprit for an arc that shorted out the power supply Science09 Nov 2023 | 6
European Space Agency grits teeth, preps contracts for SpaceX Galileo launch Secret tech will have to be shipped to the US for launch thanks to delays Science08 Nov 2023 | 24
Boffins detect direct evidence of atomic oxygen on Venus's day side Measures could help future probe mission, plus understanding of why boiling hot atmos so different to Earth's Science08 Nov 2023 | 13
Euclid space 'scope's first color snaps pull back the curtain on cosmic mysteries Pics After a rocky start, here's looking at Euclid Science08 Nov 2023 | 13
NASA gasping for ideas to extract oxygen from Moon dirt Wants 'tens of metric tons of O2 production per year' on the cheap Science07 Nov 2023 | 11
4,000 days of Curiosity: Rover still 'strong' despite worn joints, vision issues Trundlebot has trundled 32km across 'punishingly cold environment bathed in dust and radiation' Science07 Nov 2023 | 31
ESA goes back to the future with a space freighter... yes again Repeat performance will be able to return to Earth and might one day carry crew Science07 Nov 2023 |
New orientation assistant to help prevent astronauts getting lost in space Which way is up? Just feel the vibrations, man Science06 Nov 2023 | 10
From Apollo to Space Shuttle, Thomas K Mattingly's stellar journey ends at 87 Obit Dodged Apollo 13 disaster because of rubella, but helped to rescue the crew Science06 Nov 2023 | 9
India's lunar landing made a mess on the Moon 'Ejecta halo' detected by orbiter reminds that life on Luna will be dirty, gritty, and sneezy Science03 Nov 2023 | 45
Rocket Lab sets sights on 2024-2025 window for Venus mission Return to flight followed by a trip to Venus Science02 Nov 2023 | 5
Alien rock remains found not on but deep inside the Earth Scientists offer explanation for origin of two anomalous structures nestled within our world Science02 Nov 2023 | 21
FAA is done with Starship's safety review, now it's over to the birds and turtles No launch license until environmental investigation is complete Science01 Nov 2023 | 17
It's been 25 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn's geriatric jaunt around Earth All in the name of science, or just a political stunt? Science01 Nov 2023 | 13
As NASA struggles to open OSIRIS-REx's asteroid sample can, probe heads off to next rock Screw it... no wait, unscrew it, cry boffins Science01 Nov 2023 | 18
NASA and Boeing try to chase the contrail clouds away The sky isn't the limit when it comes to greener fuel alternatives Science31 Oct 2023 | 24
To prevent 'lost' nukes, scientists suggest storing them in a hall of mirrors Radio bouncing off multiple reflectors is a hard-to-defeat method of monitoring a weapons cache Science31 Oct 2023 | 22
Blue Origin pulls sheets off cargo lunar lander prototype NASA: Nice rocket, but what about the dust? Science30 Oct 2023 | 20
Russia hustles to fill impending void left by the ISS First module of new space station to be launched in 2027 Science27 Oct 2023 | 56
Mars' iron core surrounded by molten rock, seismic studies show Two new pieces of research suggest center is smaller than previously thought Science27 Oct 2023 | 6
Spacewalk turns into spacework as cosmonauts grapple with ISS leak A towel is just about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can carry Science26 Oct 2023 | 13
ULA's Vulcan Centaur hopes to rocket into Christmas Meanwhile, ESA looks to SpaceX for help with Galileo constellation Science25 Oct 2023 | 13
Boffins say their thin film solar cells make space farms viable No word on whether getting that energy from space to Earth will be made any easier, though Science25 Oct 2023 | 27
Brits sign Axiom Space deal for human spaceflight in name of science The things the kingdom will do to get away from Europe... Science25 Oct 2023 | 6
Artemis II Orion service and crew modules slotted together at last 4 astronauts in one 'cozy' space about the size of two minivans Science24 Oct 2023 | 13
NASA eyes 3D-printed rocket nozzles for deep space missions Additive manufacturing might not be for everyone, but rocket makers seem to like it Science23 Oct 2023 | 11
Tim Peake on a return to space: 'Never say never' Bigs up commercial space as ESA prepares for Axiom 3 Science23 Oct 2023 | 1
NASA just patched Voyager 2's software but spared Voyager 1 the risky rewrite The upgrade might not go well, so prioritized the probe doing better science Science23 Oct 2023 | 60
Astroboffins spot high-power 8b year old radio burst from pre-Earth event Signal could help astronomers suss out the mass of the universe Science20 Oct 2023 | 21
NASA celebrates 40 years of Discovery, the longest-serving Space Shuttle OV-103 was there for Hubble and the assembly of the ISS Science19 Oct 2023 | 11
Mars chilled for aeons, but stayed so stressed it gets crusty marsquakes Multiple orbiters failed to find a crater matching rumble. Boffins now blame Red planet's internal problems Science19 Oct 2023 | 7
Amazon unveils new drone design, plans liftoff of aerial delivery in UK, Italy Smaller, quieter, and expected to deliver millions of packages in coming years Science19 Oct 2023 | 52
Now we can blame spacecraft for polluting the atmosphere 'My god, it's full of aerosolized metals!' Science18 Oct 2023 | 12
Want a clean energy transition? Better start putting cash into electrical grid Spending needs to double to $600B by 2030 if we want to stay within 2°C warming Science18 Oct 2023 | 91
Moonstruck Modi wants lunar Indian crew by 2040 A space station, Venus, and Mars also on the cards but the budget is TBD Science18 Oct 2023 | 5
Boris Johnson's mad hydrogen for homes bubble bursts It was a gas while it lasted but 'no public policy' to replace natural gas for heating Science18 Oct 2023 | 302
Bezos' engineers dream of Blue Ring space platform in orbit by 2025 A little optimistic, given Blue Origin can't even deliver it themselves yet Science17 Oct 2023 | 19
Falcon Heavy sends NASA probe to metal-rich asteroid Psyche Is SpaceX psyching out the competition? Science17 Oct 2023 | 26
NASA reschedules Boeing's first crewed Starliner flight for mid-April 2024 Given they're still trying to fix the capsule's parachute the astronauts better say their prayers Science13 Oct 2023 | 21
Engineers pave the way for building lunar roads with Moon dust Just melt it with lasers, say researchers in Germany Science12 Oct 2023 | 34
NASA's Psyche asteroid mission suffers another heavenly holdup Dodgy weather results in a launch postponement Science12 Oct 2023 |
Mars helicopter to try for new speed record on Thursday 57 flights past expected lifetime and still improving Science12 Oct 2023 | 38
Bennu unboxing shows ancient asteroid holds carbon and water Just some building blocks for life – in a few billion years, who knows what could develop? Science12 Oct 2023 | 14
Delays to NASA's in-orbit satellite refueling robot to push costs over $2B target Contractor blamed by watchdog for late SPIDER arm work Science11 Oct 2023 | 3
Astronomers spot collision between two exoplanets, both feared vaporized Dust blocks light from Sun-like star as far-off worlds meet Science11 Oct 2023 | 24
Russian Nauka module plays leak-a-boo with International Space Station Faulty backup radiator is bleeding coolant into the black Science10 Oct 2023 | 9
ESA's Vega rocket delivers Taiwanese and Thai satellites to low Earth orbit Also on board, cubesat that dodges space debris with plasma braking technology Science09 Oct 2023 | 1
Two Project Kuiper prototype satellites finally reach orbit Hey – gotta start somewhere Science09 Oct 2023 | 6
Beethoven and Brahms move audience members to synchronization symphony Music sets hearts beating in lockstep, researchers find Science07 Oct 2023 | 13
Elon Musk's ambitions for Starship soar high while reality waits on launchpad Comment Monster rocket yet to trouble orbit, let alone the Red Planet Science06 Oct 2023 | 86
ESA funds space weather satellite swarm to understand and combat orbital debris Prof warns El Reg solar storms may cause cascading collisions that make some orbits unusable Science06 Oct 2023 | 12
UK and Japan space agencies team for orbital telemetry network InRange will eliminate reliance on line of sight for the H3 launcher Science06 Oct 2023 | 2
Fujitsu, RIKEN open Japan's first superconducting quantum 'puter to eggheads 64-qubit system paired with 40-qubit simulator to get some sort of accuracy Science05 Oct 2023 | 3
NASA taking its time unboxing asteroid sample because it grabbed too much stuff Dirty deed, done in deep space Science05 Oct 2023 | 17
Tweaked Space Shuttle Main Engine gets ready for final testing NASA will run out of RS-25s to drop into the ocean unless the production line restarts Science04 Oct 2023 | 32
Red Planet roommates have been stuck on 'Mars' together for 100 days Simulation milestone coincides with NASA's 65th birthday – will it manage the real thing before its centenary? Science04 Oct 2023 | 16