Machine learning helps geoboffins spot huge beds of hot rocks 1,000km across deep below Earth's surface
Large structures were detected as anomalies in seismic waves processed by an algorithm
15 Jun 2020 | 18
Science
NASA shoves Astrobotic $199.5m to sling water-hunting VIPER trundlebot at Moon
We're gonna need it if we ever live up there – and it looks like a tempting option right now
12 Jun 2020 | 2
What could possibly make a cranky crocodylomorph more terrifying? How about one that chases you on its hind legs?
Oh snap! Evidence of new bipedal alligator ancestor found in South Korea
11 Jun 2020 | 25
Russia drags NASA: Enjoy your expensive SpaceX capsule, our Soyuz is the cheap Kalashnikov of rockets
Looks like the space race between Washington DC and Moscow is back on
10 Jun 2020 | 94
Northrop Grumman to polish NASA's HALO, techies test tardy telescope tower, SLS boosters ready for Florida
RoundupAnd other tidbits from the realm of rocketry
10 Jun 2020 | 4
Saturn's largest satellite, Titan, is drifting away from its planet 100 times faster than previously thought
Atmospheric moon taking a wander
09 Jun 2020 | 12
Japan to test self-destructing satellite to shrink space junk with string and an inanimate carbon blob
Now that launches and cubesats are cheap, ‘post-mission disposal’ has become more important
09 Jun 2020 | 31
Don't panic: An asteroid larger than the Empire State Building is flying past Earth this weekend but we're just fine
2002 NN4 will visit us fairly frequently, and always miss - ignore the clickbait
06 Jun 2020 | 39
Hooray, space boffins have finally got InSight lander's heat probe back into Martian ground again
The beloved mole hasn't been able to dig into the Red Planet's regolith for ages
05 Jun 2020 | 21
Astroboffins peering back in time with Hubble find stars may have been flickering into life even earlier than thought
We need to look further to glimpse Population III fireballs – where's that James Webb Telescope?
04 Jun 2020 | 32
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Hydrogen clouds in a far-away star system glowing from a supernova's last gasp
Exploding sun's shock wave may have sparked light from interstellar gas
04 Jun 2020 | 2
SpaceX is about to launch its first Starlink internet satellite sporting a sun visor following complaints by astronomers
UpdatedStar light, star bright, you're being blocked out by these satellites
04 Jun 2020 | 34
Amateur astroboffins spot young brown dwarf playing with planet-forming hula hoop just 102 parsecs from Earth
Closest example yet of substellar object
03 Jun 2020 | 13
We spent billions building atom smashers – and now boffins think nature's doing the same thing for free?
The universe is weird, we want a refund
03 Jun 2020 | 24
The little CubeSat that could: Launched from space station, ASTERIA is smallest satellite to detect an exoplanet
Let's head that way. Doesn't matter if there's no intelligent life on it – there's none here, either
03 Jun 2020 |
You're 3 billion years too late to see Mars' impressive ring system. The next one will be along in 40 million years or so
Astroboffins say Deimos's wonky orbit suggests slow-burning ring-moon cycle
02 Jun 2020 | 11
Ever felt down after staring at your phone late in bed? It's not just you – mice do too
Blue light at night, shepherd's not right
02 Jun 2020 | 34
Beware, space Chuck Norris inside: Wacky flight rules for Chris Cassidy's first mission unearthed as Navy SEAL greets Dragon crew
RoundupAlso: Rocket Lab reschedules, ESA probe eats comet exhaust, China shares space station plans
01 Jun 2020 | 9
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks at International Space Station
Even the aircon worked in the Muskmobile
01 Jun 2020 | 43
They've only gone and bloody done it! NASA, SpaceX send two fellas off to the International Space Station
VideoBob and Doug are first humans launched into orbit by Elon's Muskteers
30 May 2020 | 88
Watch SpaceX's Starship SN4 prototype accidentally self-destruct in a rocket test burn
VideoThere's a starship waiting for the sky, he'd like to come meet us, but he thinks he'd blow our minds
30 May 2020 | 33
After 30 years of searching, astroboffins finally detect the universe's 'missing matter' – using fast radio bursts
'We couldn't find half of what should be there. It was a bit of an embarrassment'
29 May 2020 | 90
Turns out Elon can't control the weather – what a scrub: Rain, clouds delay historic manned SpaceX-NASA launch
Lightning strike threat postpones lift-off to Saturday
27 May 2020 | 51
Gone in 9 seconds: Virgin Orbit's maiden rocket flight went perfectly until it didn't
'Something malfunctioned' as timer was about to hit double digits
27 May 2020 | 44
The Last J-Freighter: HTV-9 arrives at the ISS as ESA inks a deal for a third Moon-bound service module
RoundupMeanwhile: the UK government is going to clear everything up. Or at least keep an eye on it
26 May 2020 | 10
Beardy Branson’s 747-assisted sat-launcher can’t get it up
First Virgin Orbit test launch glitches out at rocket’s first stage
25 May 2020 | 22
SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon cleared to hoist real live American astronauts into space
Rocket taxi to fly on Wednesday in first all-American launch since 2011
25 May 2020 | 41
Virgin Orbit at last ready to live up to its name: Branson's other space adventure set for maiden flight this weekend
If all goes to plan, firm plans to begin commercial operations within months
22 May 2020 | 14
Well, that's something boffins haven't seen before: A strange alien streaks around Jupiter
PicWe know this sounds like a tall tail but...
22 May 2020 | 36
NASA renames dark-energy telescope after its first Chief of Astronomy and Mother of Hubble: Nancy Grace Roman
VideoBoffin immortalized, praised for her 'leadership and vision'
21 May 2020 | 30
UK takes a step closer to domestic launches as Skyrora fires up Skylark-L
When you go will you send back a rocket from Edinburgh?
20 May 2020 | 13
NASA's Human Spaceflight boss hits eject a week before SpaceX crew launch
Doug Loverro leaves after less than six months in charge
20 May 2020 | 33
Dickens' forgotten spaceship classic: A Tale of Three Missions
RoundupIt was the best of weather, it was the worst of weather
19 May 2020 | 5
NASA launches guide to Lunar etiquette now that private operators will share the Moon with governments
Old treaties don't mention space mining and a new one could take forever the sign off. Enter the new 'Artemis Accords'
18 May 2020 | 34
India opens its space industry to private companies
Seeing as India has launch sites nicely close to the equator, they should be interested
18 May 2020 | 19
Worried about the magnetic North Pole sprinting towards Russia? Don't be, boffins say, it'll be back sooner or later
Satellite data shows two huge iron blobs tussling under the surface
15 May 2020 | 33
