Space

US lunar lander to burn up in Earth's atmosphere after failed mission

The Peregrine 1 lunar lander, which was launched last week, will burn up in Earth's atmosphere on Thursday after a failed moonshot.

16 January 2024

Space

'Ultra-large' ring of galaxies challenges understanding of universe

The latest discovery of an ultra-large structure called the "Big Ring" adds to "mounting evidence" that challenges what we know about the universe.

12 January 2024

Mobility

2 years on, this is what James Webb has taught us about the universe

On January 8, 2022, the James Webb Telescope unfurled its mirror for the first time. Two years on, it has shown us things in the universe we've never seen before.

8 January 2024

Space

US launches its first mission to the Moon in over 50 years

The Peregrine 1 mission will be the first-ever to be made by a private company and the first lunar launch in more than five decades by Americans.

8 January 2024

Tech News

Can wild animals be monitored from space?

Scientists are attempting to track 1,000 cattle and buffalo from space using GPS, AI and satellites

1 January 2024

Space

Meow from Mars: NASA streams cat video from 30 million km away

Taters the orange tabby stars in the 15-second movie beamed to Earth using a laser transceiver in a test for future human space travel.

19 December 2023

Space

ESA’s Cheops mission uncovers rare star system 100 light-years away

A European space mission found an orbitally resonant system, which tells astronomers about the formation and evolution of the planetary system.

29 November 2023

Culture news

Clues to the origin of the Earth: Asteroid sample comes to UK museum

Is the key to life on Earth contained within a teaspoon of black asteroid dust that's arrived in London? Scientists at the Natural History Museum hope they can unlock the answer.

29 November 2023

Space

Suspected meteorite strike in France after car found with hole in roof

The fire department in Strasbourg, France, said it suspected "the fall of a stellar body" as the culprit.

21 November 2023

Tech News

Sand clouds and water vapour detected in exoplanet's atmosphere

Astronomers studied the atmosphere of an exoplanet using the James Webb Space Telescope.

16 November 2023

Culture news

A first folio of Shakespeare's plays is displayed 400 years on

The collected works were printed and published by two fellow actors and friends of William Shakespeare in 1623.

8 November 2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: How Laika become the most famous dog outside of Earth

3 November 1957: Laika becomes the first dog in orbit

3 November 2023

Space

Chinese astronauts return to Earth after Tiangong space station stay

Three astronauts spent six months on China’s permanently crewed space station.

31 October 2023

Space

ESA is returning to the asteroid nudged off its orbit last year

A new ESA mission is heading back to the asteroid nudged off course when it crashed a spacecraft onto its surface last year.

31 October 2023

Space

Scientists train astronauts to solve health emergencies in space

From ultrasound technology to pioneering surgical techniques in microgravity, radiology could play a major role in space medicine.

19 October 2023

Tech News

In pictures: 'Ring of fire' solar eclipse seen across Americas

Here is a look at the "ring of fire" solar eclipse that swept through the Americas over the weekend.

16 October 2023

Earth News

Massive solar space farm could be orbiting above the Earth by 2035

The company says the solar space technology would produce more renewable energy than terrestrial equivalents.

12 October 2023

Space

Scientists discover what happens when two giant ice planets collide

Researchers were caught by surprise when they observed what they believe to be the aftermath of two giant planets colliding.

11 October 2023

Earth News

Satellite TV company receives world first fine for space junk

The US Federal Communications Commission has said it could "pose orbital debris concerns" for other satellites.

3 October 2023

Space

Signs of life? James Webb reveals more about exoplanet’s atmosphere

Astronomers are hunting for signs of life elsewhere in the universe - and planet K2-18 b is of particular interest.

12 September 2023