Science
'We've known it's been coming for a while': Inside...
The writing has been on the wall for years that the UK Space Agency would be scrapped, but will its ...
Pluto's dwarf planet partner Charon may have spill...
"The surfaces of Nix and Hydra are as close to unaltered as you can get."
Official death count of 2023 Hawaii wildfires does...
Beyond the blaze, wildfires can have rippling effects on a community’s health and the land.
Scientists discover explosive origins of superspee...
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has tracked near-light-speed electrons back to the sun, finding two dis...
The best new science fiction books of September 20...
Authors including literary heavyweight Ian McEwan and big hitters John Scalzi, Yume Kitasei and Cixi...
Could a unique rectangular telescope be the key to...
A new concept for a next generation space telescope could provide an affordable breakthrough in the ...
Pluto quiz: Can you figure out this dwarf planet?
Think you know Pluto? From icy plains to planetary debates, this quiz dives deep into the mysteries ...
Don't miss Venus line up with Jupiter and Mercury ...
Jupiter, Venus and Mercury move into line formation predawn on Sept. 1
Northern lights may be visible in these 18 US stat...
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming solar storm could spark geomagnetic st...
NASA wants to put a nuclear reactor on the moon by...
NASA plans to prioritize the fission reactor as power necessary to extract and refine lunar resource...
SpaceX deploys 28 Starlink satellites into low Ear...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 28 Starlink broadband internet satellites was launched from Cape C...
Try to spot a rare Aurigid meteor as the shower pe...
The Aurigid meteor shower hails from debris of the comet C/1911 N1 Kiess, which last visited the inn...
ESA's JUICE spacecraft flies by Venus on its way t...
Europe's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer probe completed its Venus flyby on Aug. 31, keeping it on track ...
One week until the blood moon total lunar eclipse ...
A total lunar eclipse will take place on Sept. 7-8, creating a spectacular blood moon effect.
Aurora alert! Incoming cannibal solar storm could ...
A pair of solar eruptions may combine into a powerful "cannibal CME," boosting chances for dazzling ...
New 'Jump Space' trailer blasts off with intense i...
Leap into the killer cosmic combat for Keepsake Games' retitled first-person PvE shooter
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 175 — More AI ...
On Episode 175 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and and Tariq Malik are joined by Daniel Selva to tal...
Neptune Know-It-All: A Neptune trivia quiz
In this quiz, you’ll test your knowledge of Neptune's features, moons, and the science that keeps as...
Inside the search for sustainable aviation fuels, ...
The Trump administration's "One Big, Beautiful Bill" slashes federal funding for efforts to create r...
NASA employees fear worsening conditions as new Tr...
A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump removes NASA employees from federal labor-man...
See the half-lit first quarter moon shine in the g...
The moon will appear in the constellation Scorpius at sunset on Aug. 30-31.
SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites to orbit fr...
SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink broadband satellites today (Aug. 30), sending 24 of th...
James Webb Space Telescope spots odd planet-formin...
The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a planet-birthing disk of gas and dust around a young st...
Uranus quiz: Do you know the Tilted Planet?
This quiz will challenge your knowledge of Uranus's strange rotation, chilly atmosphere, and curious...
Virginia is for (space) lovers: Rocket Lab opens n...
Rocket Lab's new Launch Complex 3 will launch Neutron rockets that can land themselves on land or at...
Don't miss the moon ride close to red supergiant s...
The half-lit moon will appear close to Antares in the constellation Scorpius later this week.
Bespoke brain implant gives long-term relief from ...
An implant that monitors brain activity and provides personalised stimulation halved the discomfort ...
'Foundation' Season 3: What is the strange science...
Here's a rundown of Isaac Asimov's mind-numbing field of mathematics that predicts future events.
Volcanic eruptions may have helped spark the Frenc...
Social upheaval across Europe between 1250 and 1860 correlates with volcanic eruptions, reduced suns...
Astronaut puts his mad video game skills to the te...
The seven members of the Expedition 73 crew welcomed the arrival of a SpaceX resupply ship, worked o...
"A sky-watching experience that will move your sou...
The Celestron SkyMaster binoculars come highly recommended by our experts, and with a saving of over...
Just one dose of psilocybin seems to be enough to ...
Psilocybin appears to alter brain networks linked to repetitive negative thoughts, which may explain...
56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global...
Can we turn to the past to learn more about how interactions between plants and pollinators changed ...
Galactic cannonballs: The mystery of hypervelocity...
Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hypervelocity white dwarfs rocket out of the Milky Wa...
Hottest engine in the world reveals weirdness of m...
A tiny engine comprised of a glass bead zapped with electric fields behaves as if it is operating 20...
Making babies beyond Earth? Spaceflight may not hi...
As humans expand into space, how we'll continue to expand the species remains an important question....
It's not easy being green (-blooded). The latest '...
There's more to being a Vulcan than prosthetic ears and playing it straight.
NASA puts asteroid Bennu under the microscope | Sp...
The near-Earth asteroid's microscopic surface tells a detailed story.
Why are weather forecasting apps so terrible?
Weather apps regularly differ in their predictions for the same location – why is it so hard to pred...
Watch burnt and battered Starship splash down in I...
Newly released SpaceX footage gives us great looks at the final moments of Starship's epic Flight 10...
Our verdict on ‘Circular Motion’: this dystopia hi...
The New Scientist Book Club has just finished reading Alex Foster's sci-fi novel “Circular Motion”. ...
Ursula Le Guin's son on why The Dispossessed is (m...
The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin's classic science fiction novel "...
Read an extract from The Dispossessed by Ursula K....
The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s classic novel The Dispossessed....
Go-to therapy for chronic sinus condition doesn't ...
Surgery, not antibiotics, might be the best way to treat chronic rhinosinusitis, a condition that le...
Will Australia's social media ban really keep teen...
Social media platforms will soon have to exclude children under 16 in Australia, but there are doubt...
Starship brings the heat in fiery Flight 10 launch...
SpaceX's Starship nailed its 10th-ever test flight on Aug. 26. Footage from the launch pad that day ...
'I will destroy your Vault': Exclusive 'Foundation...
This sneak peek at 'Skin in the Game' is a battle of wits between galactic heavyweights.
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting...
The glacial flood risks that Juneau is now experiencing each summer are becoming a growing problem i...
'We need to broaden our search, and now we can.' S...
Scientists have retreated to deep beneath the French Alps to broaden the hunt for dark matter partic...
Don't miss the stars of the 'Summer Triangle' twin...
Altair, Vega and Deneb can be seen shining with the Milky Way throughout August.
