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
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