NASA may tap SpaceX to rescue ISS 'nauts in Soyuz leak
And Elon's still distracted by Twitter, yes? OK, that's probably for the best
Science30 Dec 2022 | 49
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Perseverance rover drops off first sample tube on surface of Mars
Woohoo! Cameras on robot's belly confirm it isn't going to drive over it
Science22 Dec 2022 | 30
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 | 15
NASA's latest AI will navigate the Moon using landmarks
Compass, protractor and map not required to triangulate lunar coordinates
Science20 Dec 2022 | 13
Brit MPs pour cold water on hydrogen as mass replacement for fossil fuels
But gas likely to find a 'big niche' in rail, aviation, shipping, and industry
Science20 Dec 2022 | 151
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
US Air Force signs $344m deal for hypersonic Mayhem aircraft
Part missile, part spy plane, all Mach 5+ and coming in 2028, maybe
Science19 Dec 2022 | 21
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
Bill Gates' nuclear power plant stalled by Russian fuel holdup
Putin it into operation will take a while at this rate
Science16 Dec 2022 | 94
Microsoft takes a punt on silicon battery startup
If electric car ownership keeps going up, they’ll be coining it
Science15 Dec 2022 | 9
Soyuz leak puts a stop to planned ISS spacewalk and work on Nauka module
Королёв, we have a problem …
Science15 Dec 2022 | 10
NASA starts assessing Orion capsule for refurb
Would you ride to the Moon in a sightly used spaceship? Yeah, it's got some miles on it …
Science15 Dec 2022 | 20
China publishes first images captured by Kuafu-1 solar probe
Initial attempt at longitudinal magnetic map of our local star
Science14 Dec 2022 |
America's nuclear fusion 'breakthrough' is super-hot ... yet far from practical
First ignition is awesome, but economics and engineering to deliver clean energy promise are nowhere
Science14 Dec 2022 | 66
US Air Force tests its first fully functional hypersonic missile
I used to be a missileer like you, then I took an ARRW in the knee
Science14 Dec 2022 | 52
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
US Dept of Energy set to reveal fusion breakthrough
Updated If Uncle Sam got more power out of a reaction than it put in, it's a new dawn for clean energy
Science13 Dec 2022 | 100
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
As one mission returns to Earth, three more make for the Moon
Japan and the United Arab Emirates launched landers, while JPL has a boring old satellite
Science12 Dec 2022 | 18
NASA's Orion Moon capsule to splash down this Sunday
We're about to find out if those parachutes and heat shield work
Science10 Dec 2022 | 24
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
Two million year old DNA samples discovered, lodged in ancient sediment
It's the Ice Age/Jurassic Park crossover we've been waiting for
Science08 Dec 2022 | 16
End of an era as the last 747 rolls off the production line
Boeing … Boeing … gone
Science08 Dec 2022 | 73
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
Energy being expensive and trickier to source is good news ... for renewables
Green tech will be largest power source by 2025, says IEA, but even accelerated rollouts might not stave off disaster
Science07 Dec 2022 | 38
Neuralink reportedly under investigation by Uncle Sam for 'animal welfare violations'
Rushed 'hack job' surgeries cause monkeys, pigs to needlessly die, staffers claim
Science07 Dec 2022 | 26
NASA's COLDArm robot limb can handle seriously cool science
Bofffins claim lunar manipulator is tougher than a Terminator
Science06 Dec 2022 | 3
Industrial robots in China push people out of jobs, slash wages
Exposed to 'droids? Symptoms may include indifference, unemployment, lower pay, along with a bit of depopulation
Science06 Dec 2022 | 14
US could save billions in health costs if it changed wind energy strategy
Socio-economic disparities between who benefits from new plants still remain, say MIT researchers
Science05 Dec 2022 | 22
You're getting warmer: NASA's thermal mole reveals active mantle plume on Mars
Discovery shows 'astrobiological potential of subsurface habitable environments'
Science05 Dec 2022 | 9
Square Kilometre Array Observatory construction commences
World's biggest radio telescope to have first parts up and running by 2024
Science05 Dec 2022 | 49
After lunar orbit trip NASA's Orion capsule is on its way back home
Heat shield will be put to the test for the first time, what could go wrong?
Science03 Dec 2022 | 40
Neuralink's AI brain chip could be in humans within six months claims Elon Musk
This is a Musk prediction, so don't get your hopes up
Science02 Dec 2022 | 51
SpaceX grounds Falcon 9 carrying first private lunar lander
Lift-off postponed for 'additional pre-flight checkouts'
Science30 Nov 2022 | 11
Boffins' beam forming kit opens the door to more realistic holograms
MIT's hardware speeds up light manipulation by a factor of 10
Science30 Nov 2022 | 10
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
UK cuts China from Sizewell nuclear project, takes joint stake
Move comes as National Grid decides not to fire up blackout prevention scheme
Science30 Nov 2022 | 176
NASA awards $60m to Texas biz for 3D printing future Moon base
Icon will have to figure out how to build a machine that uses lunar regolith and operates in lunar gravity
Science29 Nov 2022 | 28
Rolls-Royce, EasyJet fire up first hydrogen-fueled jet engine
Sustainable aviation will require something lighter than batteries
Science29 Nov 2022 | 106
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
Orion snaps 'selfie' with the Moon as it prepares for distant retrograde orbit
Insertion burn scheduled to take place today then engineers have six days to see how spacecraft fares in deep space
Science25 Nov 2022 | 76
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
Bright light from black holes found to be caused by particle shock waves
NASA's IXPE space telescope pays off with 'dazzling' observation of intergalactic X-rays
Science24 Nov 2022 | 26
Japanese cubesat sends home pics from the far side of the Moon
JAXA hopes second lost lander can be recovered for radiation experiments
Science24 Nov 2022 | 15
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
New SI prefixes clear the way for quettabytes of storage
Why I yotta... be happy there's somewhere to ronto when I need to express 10^−27
Science22 Nov 2022 | 51
Locked out of Horizon Europe, UK commits half a billion to post-Brexit research
EU still fixated with Britain keeping its word on trading arrangement
Science22 Nov 2022 | 184
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
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