AI cannot be credited as authors in papers, top academic journals rule
Work isn't original if it was taken from a plagiarism engine like ChatGPT
Science27 Jan 2023 | 38
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Truck-size asteroid makes one of the tightest fly-bys of Earth ever recorded
What a tease
Science27 Jan 2023 | 39
Space mining startup prepping to launch 'demo' refinery... this April
Last (failed) attempts at such an endeavor happened a decade ago, but AstroForge thinks it can do better
Science26 Jan 2023 | 39
Lockheed Martin demos 50kW anti-aircraft frickin' laser beam
Updated Looks like a reboot of SWIV
Science26 Jan 2023 | 108
James Webb Space Telescope suffers another hitch: Instrument down
Second system to be knocked offline
Science26 Jan 2023 | 57
Watch Rocket Lab lift off from US for first time, put radio-sniffing sats into orbit
Video Nice of someone to give SpaceX a little competition
Science26 Jan 2023 | 5
NASA, DARPA to go nuclear in hopes of putting boots on Mars
Fission reactor rocket should get them going quite fast
Science25 Jan 2023 | 44
Space dust reveals Earth-killer asteroids tough to destroy
Good luck blowing up a pile of rubble. Boffins suggest we'll need to create a diversion instead
Science25 Jan 2023 | 50
Uncle Sam greenlights first commercial nuclear small modular reactor design
NuScale plants could begin construction as soon as February 21, when new rule goes into effect
Science24 Jan 2023 | 38
Lucy asteroid probe forced to limp on without full solar array
Attempts to fix glitch ditched – but never give up, never surrender
Science24 Jan 2023 | 2
It's been 230 years since British pirates robbed the US of the metric system
Feature How did the world's largest economy get stuck with retro measurement?
Science22 Jan 2023 | 701
If we have self-healing bio robots in 2053, it started here with mouse muscle cyborgs
Updated Light-powered droids are coming, one fraction of a millimetre at a time
Science21 Jan 2023 | 3
Three billion objects, 10TB+ of data – yup, it's the largest-yet survey of our galaxy
And not even close to mapping it all
Science20 Jan 2023 | 12
Plugging end-of-life EV batteries into the grid could ease renewables transition
Study says this would give old power units years of useful life once unsuitable for cars
Science18 Jan 2023 | 33
Laser-wielding boffins bend lightning to their will
Video Discovery could provide better protection for power stations, airports and launchpads
Science18 Jan 2023 | 30
Artificial pancreas successful in type 2 diabetes tests
Cambridge researchers say 89 percent of study patients reported spending less time managing their condition
Science18 Jan 2023 | 29
Boffins say their protective satellite paint job could harvest power from the Sun
How does Multifunctional Nanobarrier Structure sound for the bathroom wall?
Science17 Jan 2023 | 8
The years fly by on first exoplanet confirmed by James Webb Space Telescope
LHS 475 b same size as Earth, rocky, but hotter, and so close to its star it orbits in 2 days
Science12 Jan 2023 | 7
Space startup ABL emulates Virgin Orbit failure by crashing
Second time this week a satellite-ferrying vehicle has failed
Science12 Jan 2023 | 22
Stranded ISS astronauts are getting a new Soyuz to ride home
The coolant-deprived vessel that got them there will return to Earth alone
Science11 Jan 2023 | 14
Virgin Orbit doesn't
First sat launch from UK soil experienced 'anomaly' after entering space, did not deploy payloads
Science10 Jan 2023 | 135
Remember the Ozone hole? The satellite that spotted it just caused a space junk scare
South Korean authorities warned locals to avoid falling space junk, which probably splashed down harmlessly
Science09 Jan 2023 | 10
The balmy equator of Mars looks rich in opal-bound water
The poles have ice but it's freezing up there, so why not grind gems for cocktails?
Science09 Jan 2023 | 10
First satellite to be launched from European soil leaves Cornwall tonight
Virgin Orbit set to help UK county put pasty-munching image behind it
Science09 Jan 2023 | 30
China's Mars rover hibernates for a scarily long time
Zhurongs don't make a right and suggest the mission may not have survived winter
Science09 Jan 2023 | 19
Mixing an invisible laser and a fire alarm made for a disastrous demo
Who, Me? Dark deeds are no way to close a deal
Science09 Jan 2023 | 60
Quantum entanglement discovery could enable futuristic comms tech, Nuclear physicists say
So that must be why the Russians might have hacked the DoE, right?
Science07 Jan 2023 | 47
Uncle Sam OKs vaccine that protects honeybees against hive-destroying bacterium
Maybe humans could learn a thing or two about how modern medicine can prevent the spread of disease
Science06 Jan 2023 | 35
Move over, graphene. There's a new super-material in town: Graphullerene
New family of carbon super-structures discovered for futurologists to fizz over
Science06 Jan 2023 | 28
Rate of disruptive tech and science discoveries has slowed over the decades, claims study
Makes the repetitive strain injury you got from hours of pipetting all worth it, hey lab scientists?
Science05 Jan 2023 | 42
Japan lacks the expertise for renewed nuclear power after Fukushima
No staff and no equipment ready after over a decade of nuclear denial
Science04 Jan 2023 | 43
Literally, look who's back: A comet that last swung by Earth 50,000 years ago
All right, C/2022 E3, we know what you're thinking – and we can explain everything, kinda
Science04 Jan 2023 | 13
NASA boss says US may lose latest space race with China
Beijing could dent Yank efforts to colonize Moon if it gets there first
Science04 Jan 2023 | 42
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
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