NASA delays already-late $1B Psyche probe's visit to metal-rich asteroid Given it was first due to blast off last year, what's another week or so? Science30 Sep 2023 | 11
Record-breaking astronaut Frank Rubio finally home after over a year in orbit Rubio spent 371 days on the ISS, the longest any American has been aloft Science28 Sep 2023 | 3
Perseverance rover sets a Martian speed record with software controls 347.7 meters in a day - humans could probably do better Science27 Sep 2023 | 7
The alternative to stopping climate change is untested carbon capture tech We could do most of what we need to prevent 1.5°C warming now; reversing it will be nigh impossible Science27 Sep 2023 | 86
CERN experiment proves gravity pulls antimatter the way Einstein predicted Why there is not a lot more of it is yet to be explained though Science27 Sep 2023 | 34
Bids for ISS demolition rights are now open, NASA declares Winning spacecraft will dock with the station at least a year before go time Science27 Sep 2023 | 57
Researchers train an AI system to find extraterrestrial life Machine learning model touted as ideal for finding LGMs on Mars, and beyond Science27 Sep 2023 | 26
China identifies AI, optoelectric semiconductors, as challenges it wants to crack Underwater comms make list of 14 techs at which Beijing hopes to do better Science26 Sep 2023 | 2
NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is in danger of never launching Review board: Mega project is way over budget, needs cash, and senators want it axed Science25 Sep 2023 | 22
FAA wants rocket jockeys to clean up after their space launch parties Have you seen orbit? There's junk everywhere Science22 Sep 2023 | 6
Neuralink's looking for participants willing to be part of human trials Musk company gets FDA's OK for six-year assessment of its brain implants Science20 Sep 2023 | 26
Scientists suggest possible solution to space-induced bone loss Douglas Adams was right! Mice may hold key to exploring the universe Science20 Sep 2023 | 43
DoD hopes $30M BEACONS will light the way to next-gen American battery designs And less than half the cost of a single F-35 – bargain! Science19 Sep 2023 | 8
Rocket Lab launch streak goes up in smoke with 41st mission Electron rocket was lost when reusable first stage separated early this morning Science19 Sep 2023 | 10
US Defense Department enlists Google for AI-powered cancer-spotting kit A different type of ARM - the Augmented Reality Microscope Science19 Sep 2023 | 1
World's most powerful free-electron laser upgraded to fire a million X-rays per second US DoE particle will be a 'strobe light' in atomic disco Science18 Sep 2023 | 15
Textbook publishers sue shadow library LibGen for copyright infringement Yet another attempt at a permanent takedown – but will it stick? Science18 Sep 2023 | 69
Apples to apples: Boffins find a way to make e-waste edible We're rubbish at recycling plastic, but Singaporean scientists think they can make more of it recoverable. Even the hard cases used in electronics Science18 Sep 2023 | 7
UK civil servants – hopefully including those spending billions on tech – to skill up in STEM How about the ministers go next? Science14 Sep 2023 | 56
Scientists spot startlingly close black holes in Hyades star cluster Black hole stun: They're more than 1,400 light years closer than the previous record holder Science14 Sep 2023 | 40
Amazon's three rocket makers insist Project Kuiper will launch on schedule It's not as if space is hard, is it? Science13 Sep 2023 | 8
Scientists trace tiny moonquakes to Apollo 17 lander – left over from 1972 Humans just can't leave anything alone, huh Science13 Sep 2023 | 104
South Korea's Moon orbiter snaps India's lander As Japan's space agency preps a rover to land on Martian moon Phobos Science13 Sep 2023 | 7
James Webb spies distant exoplanet that could be wet, wild, and Hycean That or it's just really gassy Science12 Sep 2023 | 12
MOXIE microwaved Mars air into oxygen, but now it's time for a breather Concept will need to be scaled up to keep more than a small dog alive Science11 Sep 2023 | 19
Lithium goldrush hits sleepy Oregon-Nevada border Deposit in 19-million-year old caldera could dwarf sources in Bolivia, Chile and Australia Science11 Sep 2023 | 20
Okay, SMART ePANTS, you tell us how to create network-connected textiles Soldiers, first responders may eventually be able to phone home from their clothes Science09 Sep 2023 | 31
NASA rockets draining its pockets as officials whisper: 'We can't afford this' Watchdog finds space agency has no plans to measure SLS production costs Science08 Sep 2023 | 84
Musk's mighty missile is ready for launch once FAA says OK Updated Starship Super Heavy to remain on terra firma until US watchdog ticks off the corrective actions Science07 Sep 2023 | 96
UK rejoins the EU's €100B Horizon sci-tech funding program Two and a half years after Brexit, some cheer for scientists based in Britain. We're... baaaaxit (sorry!) Science07 Sep 2023 | 156
Scientists turn to mid-20th century tech for low-power underwater comms Hat tip to the late Lester Clare Van Atta, whose array is behind the system Science07 Sep 2023 | 19
Japan's 'Moon sniper' and its two ejectable landers make it into space Now for the hard part: testing its ability to pick a safe landing spot Science07 Sep 2023 | 5
India's Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission hibernates to see out a long lunar night Spacecraft scheduled to snooze until September 22 when it's hoped machines return to duty Science06 Sep 2023 | 9
Europe's Ariane 6 takes rocket science seriously by testing patience before engines Four seconds of fire and fury to be followed by eight minutes then... a launch in 2024? Science05 Sep 2023 | 10
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is returning with its first-ever asteroid sample Regolith scraped from the surface of Bennu will reach Earth on 24 September Science01 Sep 2023 | 27
Germany's wild boars still too radioactive to eat largely due to Cold War nuke tests Scientists one step closer to cracking the case of these atomic swine Science31 Aug 2023 | 137
Meteorite is 4.6 billion years old and still rocking the solar system dating scene Presence of aluminum isotope might help age other objects from space Science30 Aug 2023 | 4
India set to launch Sun-spotting satellite on Saturday Meanwhile its Moon rover dodges a crater and spots sulphur Science30 Aug 2023 | 5
Japan complains Fukushima water release created terrifying Chinese Spam monster Asks Beijing to stop the phone calls harassing civilians, as tests show impact of nuke plant water Science29 Aug 2023 | 107
Uncle Sam accuses SpaceX of not considering asylees and refugees for employment Discrimination lawsuit claims company's 'ITAR' excuse was badly wrong Science25 Aug 2023 | 69
India's Moon mission continues to triumph, Japan's waits for better weather JAXA's SLIM scheduled to arrive after Chandrayaan-3 says goodnight Science25 Aug 2023 | 7
Concorde? Pffft. NASA wants a Mach 4 passenger jet Don't get too excited: We're purely in the 'is this possible' stage right now Science24 Aug 2023 | 107
Neighbors angry as another North Korean 'satellite' launch attempt fails US, Japan, and South Korea are well and truly over this sham Science24 Aug 2023 | 19
China's top EV battery maker announced a breakthrough, but top boffin isn't convinced 400km range after 10 minutes charging sounds great. Shame the details are thin Science24 Aug 2023 | 96
India lands Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Moon, is the first to lunar south pole Video with update Way to go, ISRO. Congrats on getting your rover rolling, too Science23 Aug 2023 | 51
Space junk targeted for cleanup mission was hit by different space junk, making more space junk Of all the spacecraft in all the orbits around the world, it slams into mine Science23 Aug 2023 | 45
IBM sells off cloud business – yes, we mean Weather.com What better time for private equity to capitalize on changing climate Science22 Aug 2023 | 14
Lockheed's ARRW hypersonic missile: Sometimes it flies, sometimes it just tries US Air Force keeping mum on results of weekend test Science22 Aug 2023 | 16
Budget satellite drag sail shows space junk how to gracefully exit orbit Students prove $30 device could help declutter Earth's backyard Science22 Aug 2023 | 32
NASA still serious about astronauts living it up on Moon space station in 2028 Assuming the orbital hotel is even built by then Science22 Aug 2023 | 36
Moscow makes a mess on the Moon as Luna 25 probe misses orbit, lands with a thud First lunar attempt since Soviet era ends in катастрофа Science21 Aug 2023 | 132
Hold the Moon – NASA's buildings are crumbling amid 200-year upgrade cycles If a facility falls down, 'the microscope inside it is useless to you' Science18 Aug 2023 | 64
US Space Force finally creates targeting unit – better late than never, right? No rush on this seemingly vital component of defense, guys Science17 Aug 2023 | 14
Brainwaves rock! Scientists decode Pink Floyd tune straight from the noggin First up: Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1 Science17 Aug 2023 | 38
DARPA wants interoperability standard for Moon living Less lunacy? LunA-10 is seeking designs for 'optimized and integrated lunar infrastructure' Science16 Aug 2023 | 5
Downloading the Webb Scope's data starts with a 6-month scheduling scramble Missions bid to secure comms time on Deep Space Network Science16 Aug 2023 | 8
Boffins reckon Mars colony could survive with fewer than two dozen people Taming that unforgiving dust world may be significantly less expensive than anticipated Science16 Aug 2023 | 129
Saturn's mega-storms challenge planetary formation models Storms on Saturn last for hundreds of years, leaving long-lasting impacts and raising lots of scientific questions Science15 Aug 2023 | 3
If you're Russian to the Moon, expect traffic: Moscow's Putin a lander into orbit India's close to landing one, too, and Japan is counting down to a launch Science14 Aug 2023 | 25