Bezos' engineers dream of Blue Ring space platform in orbit by 2025 A little optimistic, given Blue Origin can't even deliver it themselves yet Science17 Oct 2023 | 12
Falcon Heavy sends NASA probe to metal-rich asteroid Psyche Is SpaceX psyching out the competition? Science17 Oct 2023 | 22
NASA reschedules Boeing's first crewed Starliner flight for mid-April 2024 Given they're still trying to fix the capsule's parachute the astronauts better say their prayers Science13 Oct 2023 | 21
Engineers pave the way for building lunar roads with Moon dust Just melt it with lasers, say researchers in Germany Science12 Oct 2023 | 33
NASA's Psyche asteroid mission suffers another heavenly holdup Dodgy weather results in a launch postponement Science12 Oct 2023 |
Mars helicopter to try for new speed record on Thursday 57 flights past expected lifetime and still improving Science12 Oct 2023 | 37
Bennu unboxing shows ancient asteroid holds carbon and water Just some building blocks for life – in a few billion years, who knows what could develop? Science12 Oct 2023 | 14
Delays to NASA's in-orbit satellite refueling robot to push costs over $2B target Contractor blamed by watchdog for late SPIDER arm work Science11 Oct 2023 | 3
Astronomers spot collision between two exoplanets, both feared vaporized Dust blocks light from Sun-like star as far-off worlds meet Science11 Oct 2023 | 24
Russian Nauka module plays leak-a-boo with International Space Station Faulty backup radiator is bleeding coolant into the black Science10 Oct 2023 | 9
ESA's Vega rocket delivers Taiwanese and Thai satellites to low Earth orbit Also on board, cubesat that dodges space debris with plasma braking technology Science09 Oct 2023 | 1
Two Project Kuiper prototype satellites finally reach orbit Hey – gotta start somewhere Science09 Oct 2023 | 6
Beethoven and Brahms move audience members to synchronization symphony Music sets hearts beating in lockstep, researchers find Science07 Oct 2023 | 13
Elon Musk's ambitions for Starship soar high while reality waits on launchpad Comment Monster rocket yet to trouble orbit, let alone the Red Planet Science06 Oct 2023 | 81
ESA funds space weather satellite swarm to understand and combat orbital debris Prof warns El Reg solar storms may cause cascading collisions that make some orbits unusable Science06 Oct 2023 | 12
UK and Japan space agencies team for orbital telemetry network InRange will eliminate reliance on line of sight for the H3 launcher Science06 Oct 2023 | 2
Fujitsu, RIKEN open Japan's first superconducting quantum 'puter to eggheads 64-qubit system paired with 40-qubit simulator to get some sort of accuracy Science05 Oct 2023 | 3
NASA taking its time unboxing asteroid sample because it grabbed too much stuff Dirty deed, done in deep space Science05 Oct 2023 | 17
Tweaked Space Shuttle Main Engine gets ready for final testing NASA will run out of RS-25s to drop into the ocean unless the production line restarts Science04 Oct 2023 | 32
Red Planet roommates have been stuck on 'Mars' together for 100 days Simulation milestone coincides with NASA's 65th birthday – will it manage the real thing before its centenary? Science04 Oct 2023 | 16
Excel Hell II: If the sickness can't be fixed, it must be contained Opinion Microsoft's Steve Ballmer once called open source a cancer. Today's diagnosis points to a different cause
Raspberry Pi 5: Hot takes and cooler mistakes How does the device fare as a daily driver, and is cooling really optional?
Windows 10's latest update issue isn't a bug but a feature – to test your patience Some attempted installations of KB5031356 were reportedly stuck on 30% after 24 hours
Cisco zero-day bug allows router hijacking and is being actively exploited We'd say 'Hurry up and patch' but it hasn't written one yet. While you wait, disable HTTP
British boffins say aircraft could fly on trash, cutting pollution debt by 80% Domestic jets can use 'municipal solid waste' to fly the friendly skies
LinkedIn lays off nearly 700 staff, engineers to suffer the most Time to update that resume on, er ... oh.
Cloudflare exiles baseboard management controller from its server motherboards Puts Datacenter-ready Secure Control Modules to work in boxen built by Lenovo
China requires any new domestic Wi-Fi kit to support IPv6 and run it by default Beijing set big targets for next-gen networks, but adoption stats suggest it's falling short
Astronomers debate whether or not lightning strikes even once on Venus Where are the bolts of light? Why are the low-frequency radio waves lightning makes going backwards? Science04 Oct 2023 | 9
5G satellite briefly becomes brightest object in night sky With more constellations on the horizon, scientists call for better approval of launches Science03 Oct 2023 | 34
ESA delays Vega-C's return after nozzle design fails tests Eurolauncher won't fly again until 2024 as it awaits another redesign Science03 Oct 2023 | 7
NASA awards $1.5m for 'three steps to Mars' astronaut health program One (very) small leap for humanity's future in space Science02 Oct 2023 | 2
NASA's New Horizons probe scores extended vacation in Kuiper Belt Good news: More science. Bad news: Somebody has to pay for it Science02 Oct 2023 | 2
Scandium-based nuclear clocks promise punctuality for next 300 billion years It's about time! Science02 Oct 2023 | 47
NASA delays already-late $1B Psyche probe's visit to metal-rich asteroid Given it was first due to blast off last year, what's another week or so? Science30 Sep 2023 | 11
Record-breaking astronaut Frank Rubio finally home after over a year in orbit Rubio spent 371 days on the ISS, the longest any American has been aloft Science28 Sep 2023 | 3
Perseverance rover sets a Martian speed record with software controls 347.7 meters in a day - humans could probably do better Science27 Sep 2023 | 7
The alternative to stopping climate change is untested carbon capture tech We could do most of what we need to prevent 1.5°C warming now; reversing it will be nigh impossible Science27 Sep 2023 | 86
CERN experiment proves gravity pulls antimatter the way Einstein predicted Why there is not a lot more of it is yet to be explained though Science27 Sep 2023 | 34
Bids for ISS demolition rights are now open, NASA declares Winning spacecraft will dock with the station at least a year before go time Science27 Sep 2023 | 54
Researchers train an AI system to find extraterrestrial life Machine learning model touted as ideal for finding LGMs on Mars, and beyond Science27 Sep 2023 | 26
China identifies AI, optoelectric semiconductors, as challenges it wants to crack Underwater comms make list of 14 techs at which Beijing hopes to do better Science26 Sep 2023 | 2
NASA's Mars Sample Return mission is in danger of never launching Review board: Mega project is way over budget, needs cash, and senators want it axed Science25 Sep 2023 | 22
FAA wants rocket jockeys to clean up after their space launch parties Have you seen orbit? There's junk everywhere Science22 Sep 2023 | 6
Neuralink's looking for participants willing to be part of human trials Musk company gets FDA's OK for six-year assessment of its brain implants Science20 Sep 2023 | 26
Scientists suggest possible solution to space-induced bone loss Douglas Adams was right! Mice may hold key to exploring the universe Science20 Sep 2023 | 43
DoD hopes $30M BEACONS will light the way to next-gen American battery designs And less than half the cost of a single F-35 – bargain! Science19 Sep 2023 | 8
Rocket Lab launch streak goes up in smoke with 41st mission Electron rocket was lost when reusable first stage separated early this morning Science19 Sep 2023 | 10
US Defense Department enlists Google for AI-powered cancer-spotting kit A different type of ARM - the Augmented Reality Microscope Science19 Sep 2023 | 1
World's most powerful free-electron laser upgraded to fire a million X-rays per second US DoE particle will be a 'strobe light' in atomic disco Science18 Sep 2023 | 15
Textbook publishers sue shadow library LibGen for copyright infringement Yet another attempt at a permanent takedown – but will it stick? Science18 Sep 2023 | 68
Apples to apples: Boffins find a way to make e-waste edible We're rubbish at recycling plastic, but Singaporean scientists think they can make more of it recoverable. Even the hard cases used in electronics Science18 Sep 2023 | 7
UK civil servants – hopefully including those spending billions on tech – to skill up in STEM How about the ministers go next? Science14 Sep 2023 | 56
Scientists spot startlingly close black holes in Hyades star cluster Black hole stun: They're more than 1,400 light years closer than the previous record holder Science14 Sep 2023 | 40
Amazon's three rocket makers insist Project Kuiper will launch on schedule It's not as if space is hard, is it? Science13 Sep 2023 | 8
Scientists trace tiny moonquakes to Apollo 17 lander – left over from 1972 Humans just can't leave anything alone, huh Science13 Sep 2023 | 104
South Korea's Moon orbiter snaps India's lander As Japan's space agency preps a rover to land on Martian moon Phobos Science13 Sep 2023 | 7
James Webb spies distant exoplanet that could be wet, wild, and Hycean That or it's just really gassy Science12 Sep 2023 | 12
MOXIE microwaved Mars air into oxygen, but now it's time for a breather Concept will need to be scaled up to keep more than a small dog alive Science11 Sep 2023 | 19
Lithium goldrush hits sleepy Oregon-Nevada border Deposit in 19-million-year old caldera could dwarf sources in Bolivia, Chile and Australia Science11 Sep 2023 | 20
Okay, SMART ePANTS, you tell us how to create network-connected textiles Soldiers, first responders may eventually be able to phone home from their clothes Science09 Sep 2023 | 31
NASA rockets draining its pockets as officials whisper: 'We can't afford this' Watchdog finds space agency has no plans to measure SLS production costs Science08 Sep 2023 | 84
Musk's mighty missile is ready for launch once FAA says OK Updated Starship Super Heavy to remain on terra firma until US watchdog ticks off the corrective actions Science07 Sep 2023 | 96
UK rejoins the EU's €100B Horizon sci-tech funding program Two and a half years after Brexit, some cheer for scientists based in Britain. We're... baaaaxit (sorry!) Science07 Sep 2023 | 156
Scientists turn to mid-20th century tech for low-power underwater comms Hat tip to the late Lester Clare Van Atta, whose array is behind the system Science07 Sep 2023 | 19
Japan's 'Moon sniper' and its two ejectable landers make it into space Now for the hard part: testing its ability to pick a safe landing spot Science07 Sep 2023 | 6
India's Chandrayaan-3 Moon mission hibernates to see out a long lunar night Spacecraft scheduled to snooze until September 22 when it's hoped machines return to duty Science06 Sep 2023 | 9
Europe's Ariane 6 takes rocket science seriously by testing patience before engines Four seconds of fire and fury to be followed by eight minutes then... a launch in 2024? Science05 Sep 2023 | 10
NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is returning with its first-ever asteroid sample Regolith scraped from the surface of Bennu will reach Earth on 24 September Science01 Sep 2023 | 27
Germany's wild boars still too radioactive to eat largely due to Cold War nuke tests Scientists one step closer to cracking the case of these atomic swine Science31 Aug 2023 | 137
Meteorite is 4.6 billion years old and still rocking the solar system dating scene Presence of aluminum isotope might help age other objects from space Science30 Aug 2023 | 4
India set to launch Sun-spotting satellite on Saturday Meanwhile its Moon rover dodges a crater and spots sulphur Science30 Aug 2023 | 5
Japan complains Fukushima water release created terrifying Chinese Spam monster Asks Beijing to stop the phone calls harassing civilians, as tests show impact of nuke plant water Science29 Aug 2023 | 107
Uncle Sam accuses SpaceX of not considering asylees and refugees for employment Discrimination lawsuit claims company's 'ITAR' excuse was badly wrong Science25 Aug 2023 | 68
India's Moon mission continues to triumph, Japan's waits for better weather JAXA's SLIM scheduled to arrive after Chandrayaan-3 says goodnight Science25 Aug 2023 | 7
Concorde? Pffft. NASA wants a Mach 4 passenger jet Don't get too excited: We're purely in the 'is this possible' stage right now Science24 Aug 2023 | 107
Neighbors angry as another North Korean 'satellite' launch attempt fails US, Japan, and South Korea are well and truly over this sham Science24 Aug 2023 | 19
China's top EV battery maker announced a breakthrough, but top boffin isn't convinced 400km range after 10 minutes charging sounds great. Shame the details are thin Science24 Aug 2023 | 96
India lands Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft on Moon, is the first to lunar south pole Video with update Way to go, ISRO. Congrats on getting your rover rolling, too Science23 Aug 2023 | 51
Space junk targeted for cleanup mission was hit by different space junk, making more space junk Of all the spacecraft in all the orbits around the world, it slams into mine Science23 Aug 2023 | 41
IBM sells off cloud business – yes, we mean Weather.com What better time for private equity to capitalize on changing climate Science22 Aug 2023 | 14
Lockheed's ARRW hypersonic missile: Sometimes it flies, sometimes it just tries US Air Force keeping mum on results of weekend test Science22 Aug 2023 | 15
Budget satellite drag sail shows space junk how to gracefully exit orbit Students prove $30 device could help declutter Earth's backyard Science22 Aug 2023 | 32
NASA still serious about astronauts living it up on Moon space station in 2028 Assuming the orbital hotel is even built by then Science22 Aug 2023 | 36
Moscow makes a mess on the Moon as Luna 25 probe misses orbit, lands with a thud First lunar attempt since Soviet era ends in катастрофа Science21 Aug 2023 | 132
Hold the Moon – NASA's buildings are crumbling amid 200-year upgrade cycles If a facility falls down, 'the microscope inside it is useless to you' Science18 Aug 2023 | 64
US Space Force finally creates targeting unit – better late than never, right? No rush on this seemingly vital component of defense, guys Science17 Aug 2023 | 14
Brainwaves rock! Scientists decode Pink Floyd tune straight from the noggin First up: Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 1 Science17 Aug 2023 | 38
DARPA wants interoperability standard for Moon living Less lunacy? LunA-10 is seeking designs for 'optimized and integrated lunar infrastructure' Science16 Aug 2023 | 5
Downloading the Webb Scope's data starts with a 6-month scheduling scramble Missions bid to secure comms time on Deep Space Network Science16 Aug 2023 | 8
Boffins reckon Mars colony could survive with fewer than two dozen people Taming that unforgiving dust world may be significantly less expensive than anticipated Science16 Aug 2023 | 130
Saturn's mega-storms challenge planetary formation models Storms on Saturn last for hundreds of years, leaving long-lasting impacts and raising lots of scientific questions Science15 Aug 2023 | 3
If you're Russian to the Moon, expect traffic: Moscow's Putin a lander into orbit India's close to landing one, too, and Japan is counting down to a launch Science14 Aug 2023 | 25
Curiosity finds evidence of wet and dry seasons on ancient Mars Scientists: Martian mud cracked in a manner that only happens after repeated cycles of drying Science12 Aug 2023 | 38
Virgin Galactic sends oldest-ever Brit and first mother-daughter duo into space-ish Depending on where you draw the line Science11 Aug 2023 | 34
Think International Space Station dust is obviously free of bad chemicals? Wrong No one's in danger but we may need to rethink some cabin materials Science11 Aug 2023 | 29
Most distant observed star is blue – and it isn't alone Light from Earendel takes 12.9 billion years to reach Earth, and it's serendipitous the JWST can see it at all Science10 Aug 2023 | 32
Never mind room temperature, LK-99 slammed as 'not a superconductor at all' It may actually be the anti-superconductor, quips one research team Science09 Aug 2023 | 29
Researchers discover algorithm to create shapes that roll down pre-determined paths Lopsided solids promise applications in quantum mechanics and medicine Science09 Aug 2023 | 4
We need to be first on the Moon, uh, again, says NASA 'I don't want China to get to the south pole with humans and then say: this is ours, stay out' Science09 Aug 2023 | 148
Boeing abandons plans for crewed Starliner flight in 2023 The calamity capsule won't be ready to fly until March 2024, and even then a launch date hasn't been ironed out Science08 Aug 2023 | 23
NASA's ice-hunting cubesat lunar mission is over, thanks to a stuck valve Plus: India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully enters orbit around Moon, and beams photos back Science08 Aug 2023 | 7
Scientists strangely unable to follow recipe for holy grail room-temp superconductor Race to replicate LK-99, and the process used to create it, hits plenty of hurdles Science07 Aug 2023 | 106
Lawrence Livermore lab repeats fusion breakthrough – yep, still kinda works Greater yield than last year, but don't ditch your solar panels just yet Science07 Aug 2023 | 25
Graphene foam is the future of IoT power, maybe An electrically charged spring in your step Science07 Aug 2023 | 8
Hide and seek in outer space highlights a battle here on Earth Opinion Voyager's mix of tenacity and discovery should worry its science icon competitors Science07 Aug 2023 | 43
Experiment arrives at the ISS to see if astronauts can keep things cool No sweat, but this could take us to infinity and beyond Science05 Aug 2023 | 24