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Rocket Lab scores $190 million launch deal to test...
Rocket Lab has inked a $190 million contract with the U.S. Department of Defense for 20 launches of ...
Artemis 2 moon rocket rolls back to launch pad | S...
NASA's Space Launch System rocket was back on the move overnight ahead of its second mission to the ...
Private company to land on asteroid Apophis as it ...
Apophis will be visited by multiple spacecraft – including landers – when it skims past Earth in thr...
NASA's Artemis 2 moon rocket arrives back at the l...
NASA's SLS rocket is back at the launch pad as the space agency gears up to launch Artemis 2 astrona...
Spring equinox could supercharge northern lights t...
Incoming solar storms could spark auroras this weekend and thanks to the spring equinox, Earth is pe...
NASA won't give up hope on silent MAVEN Mars probe...
NASA has not reestablished contact with its MAVEN Mars orbiter since a planned communications blacko...
Astronomers missed a space explosion as powerful a...
A cosmic explosion with an energy equivalent to the output of a billion suns went unnoticed by astro...
A not-so-equal equinox: Why day beats night on the...
The spring equinox marks the first day of spring today, but daylight actually lasts several minutes ...
A negative attitude towards ageing is making you a...
We know that a person’s outlook can have a huge effect on their health, and it’s no different when i...
These cotton candy exoplanets hide behind a haze e...
These worlds are among the least dense ever found, and all attempts to probe their atmospheres have ...
'A great relief!' Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse s...
One of the two spacecraft that make up Europe's Proba-3 solar-eclipse mission just reestablished con...
Earthshine will reveal the moon's hidden face this...
Catch the soft glow of earthshine as a young crescent moon appears low after sunset.
Private South Korean rocket exploded last December...
The South Korean startup Innospace failed during its first orbital launch attempt, which sent five s...
Lego's first-ever Tintin set is coming next month ...
If you're a fan of Lego, rockets or Tintin, (I am), you'll want the new Tintin Moon Rocket set, feat...
Probiotic cream that ramps up heat production coul...
Tweaking our skin's microbiome via a probiotic cream could prevent frostbite and hypothermia in extr...
I talked to Andy Weir about the astrobiology behin...
The new film probes the possibility of alien life – here's how the science of Project Hail Mary stac...
NASA peers inside an asteroid | Space photo of the...
NASA has used advanced imaging techniques to peer inside samples of asteroid Bennu, discovering exte...
Explosive daytime fireball may have dropped meteor...
The rare meteor exploded with the force of 250 tons of TNT.
An AI cyberattack could trigger a satellite apocal...
AI could soon be able to hijack satellites and cause them to collide with other spacecraft, triggeri...
Watch Rocket Lab launch private Japanese 'Strix' s...
Rocket Lab will launch an Earth-observing radar satellite for the Japanese company Synspective today...
You can stream the two 'missing' Doctor Who episod...
Two 'missing' episodes of Doctor Who are coming to BBC iPlayer in the UK, so if you have an account,...
Mathematician wins 2026 Abel prize for solving 60-...
Gerd Faltings shocked mathematicians around the world for his 1983 proof of the Mordell conjecture, ...
Physicists create formula for how many times you c...
When you fold a flexible material such as a pancake or a tortilla, its behaviour depends on a compet...
Watch NASA roll out Artemis 2 moon rocket tonight ...
NASA will roll its Artemis 2 moon rocket out to the launch pad on Thursday (March 19) ahead of a pla...
How worried should you be about ultra-processed fo...
We are constantly told to watch out for the health risks of eating ultra-processed food, but should ...
'At the edge of what we thought possible': Astrono...
"Cosmic archaeologists" have discovered an iron-deficient second-generation star, which provides evi...
Astronauts complete prep for new ISS solar array o...
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Williams prepared the International Space Station for the add...
How to watch 'Invincible' Season 4 online and from...
Prime Video's brutally brilliant animated superhero series returns today!
SpaceX fires up next-gen 'V3' Starship for 1st tim...
SpaceX conducted a static fire test with the first stage of its V3 Starship on Monday (March 16), a ...
Fluorescent ruby-like gems have been found on Mars...
The Perseverance rover has found tiny crystals that seem to be rubies or sapphires inside pebbles on...
'Starfield' is finally coming to PS5, alongside DL...
Rejoice, PlayStation gamers! "Starfield" is finally making the hyperspace journey to PS5 alongside s...
Boosting the blood-brain barrier could avert brain...
The neurodegenerative condition chronic traumatic encephalopathy appears to be driven by damage to t...
Neanderthals may have treated wounds with antibiot...
Tar made from birch tree bark is commonly found at Neanderthal sites, and experiments show that it k...
Chinese astronaut conducts record-tying 6th spacew...
Zhang Lu matched Chen Dong's tally of six spacewalks as he and crewmate Wu Fei completed a seven-hou...
'Firefly' is getting an animated series featuring ...
Calling all Browncoats! The original cast of the cult space western will return to voice their carto...
Will war in the Middle East accelerate the clean e...
Disruption to shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has led to a spike in oil and natural ga...
The mystery of how volcanic lightning happens has ...
When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative ...
Ice core reveals low CO2 during warm spell 3 milli...
For the first time, scientists have measured atmospheric gases from the late Pliocene, yielding data...
The neuroscientist who wants us to be nicer to psy...
Abigail Marsh has found that many psychopaths don’t want to be cruel and uncaring, and argues that t...
One of the youngest visible moons of the year appe...
Look west after sunset on March 19 to try spotting a razor-thin crescent moon less than 24 hours old...
Psychedelics may be no better than antidepressants...
Drugs like psilocybin that induce psychedelic effects have shown promise for treating depression. No...
Northern lights may be visible in 16 US states ton...
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois tonight as several coronal mass ejections are forecas...
Google rerouted hundreds of flights to cut climate...
A weather-forecasting AI was used to recommend routes for American Airlines flights between the US a...
X-59 gets ready for 2nd test flight | Space photo ...
NASA's X-59 jet looks ready to fly into the sunset in this new image taken before its second test fl...
New moon of March 2026 brings stunning views of Ju...
Winter constellations shine defiantly in the face of spring as galaxy season and zodiacal light beck...
Rainfall, rivers and seas: How Earth can prepare u...
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, happens to share some truly remarkable geophysical and geological proc...
Missed Star Trek: Starfleet Academy or just want t...
Have you been holding off on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy till you can binge-watch it? Stream every ...
Beyond Artemis 2: NASA pursuing a 'more achievable...
As NASA gears up for the launch of Artemis 2, the agency is revising its moon landing strategy, aimi...
Watch live today: NASA astronauts conducting space...
Two NASA astronauts will conduct a spacewalk today (March 18) that was delayed by the first-ever med...
X-ray spacecraft watches monster black hole wake u...
The research could shed light on how black holes vomit out matter and how this influences their home...
