Science
'Alien' signal beamed to Earth from Mars in SETI t...
A European Mars orbiter beamed a coded message to Earth today (May 24), kicking off a weeks-long pro...
New Vulcan Centaur rocket may test-fire its engine...
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for a critical test firing of its next-generation Vulcan ...
Virgin Galactic readies for final test flight to s...
Virgin Galactic is readying to send six people to suborbital space Thursday morning (May 25), on the...
Common compostable plastic fails to break down aft...
A leading "bioplastic" used in single-use cups and containers degrades in the ocean just as slowly a...
Tumble dryers shed hundreds of tonnes of microfibr...
Condenser tumble dryers are sold as a "sustainable" option because of their low energy demand, but t...
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe on course for 1...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has altered its course ahead of visiting its first asteroid target in Nov. 20...
Private Ax-2 astronauts get warm welcome from spac...
The crew of Axiom Space's second private mission to the International Space Station arrived at the o...
Save a stellar $500 on the Nikon D850: One of the ...
This $500 price drop is the biggest saving on the legendary Nikon D850 we've seen all year.
Bendy solar panels are just as good as regular one...
Existing solar cells are normally only used on flat, static surfaces to avoid them cracking, but now...
Man with paralysis can walk by activating spine im...
Implants in brain and spine allow Dutch man to walk and climb stairs by power of thought, in world f...
Nuclear clocks could be the best timepiece in the ...
Atomic clocks work by using a laser to bounce the electrons in an atom at a given frequency, while n...
Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the pu...
Researchers are building models of everything from black holes to the big bang in tanks of liquid. N...
Virgin Orbit shuts down after selling key assets t...
California-based Virgin Orbit said it will permanently cease operations after selling key assets to ...
Watch a new supernova explode on May 25 with free ...
A newly discovered supernova can be watched as it develops in real-time online and for free. The liv...
Why has Virgin Orbit shut down and what will happe...
Virgin Orbit's failed launch in January was the start of the end for the company, which has now sold...
The north pole of Uranus has a stormy vortex and w...
Once thought to be drab and inert, Uranus' atmosphere is gradually revealing how storm-ridden it rea...
NASA serves up $750,000 to Deep Space Food Challen...
NASA announced the winners of phase two of the Deep Space Food Challenge, an initiative to design ne...
Watch Rocket Lab launch 2 tiny NASA hurricane-watc...
The second set of NASA's TROPICS cubesats will launch on their hurricane-studying mission at midnigh...
Astronomers race to observe rare supernova in a ne...
An exploding star spotted in the Pinwheel galaxy, 21 million light years from Earth, offers a rare c...
40 years on, 'Return of the Jedi' is still up ther...
As the original trilogy closer turns 40, 'Return of the Jedi' can still hold its own against almost ...
Meet the 8 people flying on Virgin Galactic's 5th ...
Eight people will fly on Virgin Galactic's upcoming test mission. Six of them will go to suborbital ...
Hubble Space Telescope reveals a rare black hole l...
Data from the Hubble Space Telescope about the nearby M4 globular cluster suggests a rare midsize bl...
Do new Alzheimer's drugs signal the end of the con...
Antibody treatments that target amyloid plaques in the brains of people with Alzheimer's have shown ...
Watch Russian cargo craft launch toward space stat...
A robotic Russian cargo craft will launch toward the International Space Station on Wednesday (May 2...
Wild African primates have flame retardants in the...
Four primate species in Uganda have been found to have 97 chemical pollutants in their faeces, which...
Seagulls choose their meals based on what people n...
Given a choice between two crisp packets, herring gulls pick the same colour as one a nearby human i...
You can grab the Celestron PowerSeeker 50AZ for $5...
Getting the Celestron PowerSeeker for $50 is a low-risk investment on a reliable telescope for those...
Suborbital explorers: Meet Virgin Galactic's test ...
Virgin Galactic has released a video introducing the public to the pilots who fly the company's VSS ...
Moon crash site found! NASA orbiter spots grave of...
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has spotted the final resting place of a private Japanese moon l...
A spaceport startup launched the 1st rocket from a...
A mobile shipping platform in the Gulf of Mexico sent out the first rockets to suborbital space from...
AI passed an advertising Turing test for the first...
AI-generated ads fooled marketing experts and outperformed typical US print ads on a test that measu...
SpaceX joining FAA to fight environmental groups' ...
SpaceX is joining the FAA to fight a lawsuit brought by environmental groups, which claim the agency...
Watch the moon snuggle up to Earth's 'evil twin' V...
Skywatchers can watch the moon get close to the solar system's hottest planet Venus on Tuesday (May ...
Lego to roll out Mars rover Perseverance as new Te...
The next space-themed Lego set is actually two spacecraft in one, Technic-ally speaking. The Lego Te...
Inside the fight for Europe's first wild river nat...
Albania's Vjosa river was due to be the site of a massive hydroelectric dam, with disastrous consequ...
