Starlink decoded for use as GPS alternative – without Elon Musk's help
Told no by SpaceX, uni eggheads went ahead by themselves
Science24 Oct 2022 | 17
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NASA picks its UFO-hunting – sorry – unidentified aerial phenomena-hunting team
The truth is out there and 16 people have been tasked to find it
Science24 Oct 2022 | 28
To build a better quantum computer, look into a black hole, says professor Brian Cox
The black hole information paradox and quantum error correction codes overlap almost completely
Science24 Oct 2022 | 20
20 years on, physicists are still figuring out anomaly in proton experiment
Anyone got the technical reference manual for this simulation we're living in?
Science23 Oct 2022 | 51
Boffins shatter data transmission speed record
One laser + one optical chip = more than the traffic of the entire internet
Science21 Oct 2022 | 38
Mask gizmo wirelessly transmits data on wearer's health
Ongoing COVID concerns inspire 'cMaSK' tech to monitor breathing, temperature, and fit
Science21 Oct 2022 | 18
We've seen things you people wouldn't believe. A planet, dense as a marshmallow, that would float on water
Weird puffy gas giant circles red dwarf
Science21 Oct 2022 | 20
California wildfires hit CTRL+Z on 18 years of CO2e removal
Time to start considering forest blazes alongside industrial sources of greenhouse gases, say scientists
Science20 Oct 2022 | 33
Mars rover Curiosity reaches sulfate-rich Mount Sharp after 10-year journey
NASA had been aiming for the region since before landing because there are 'signs of past water'
Science20 Oct 2022 | 12
How did ESA's gamma ray-spotting 'scope make it to 20? They totally overdid it
We speak to the boffins behind the mission about hits, misses, engineering, and that extraordinary near death scrape
Science20 Oct 2022 | 6
NASA OKs spacewalks, upgrades helmets after fishbowl mishap
Changes follow astronaut's headgear filling with water during seven-hour star trek
Science20 Oct 2022 | 20
Founder of zero-emissions truck venture Nikola found guilty of $1b fraud
Verdict in for trial where promo vid showed gravity rather than batteries or fuel cells keeping electric truck moving
Science19 Oct 2022 | 26
Jim McDivitt, NASA Apollo mission astronaut, dies at 93
Tributes paid to Air Force veteran who helped make first US spacewalk possible
Science18 Oct 2022 | 9
Moon has been drifting away from Earth for 2.4 billion years, rocks reveal
Even our nearest satellite can't stand our gravity
Science18 Oct 2022 | 39
Boffins propose Slinky-like robot that can build stuff in space
E-Walker is a 'seven degrees-of-freedom fully dexterous end-over-end walking robot'
Science18 Oct 2022 | 19
NASA's Lucy probe dodges space traffic around Earth in gravity-assist flyby
Spacecraft coming through, outta the way, watch your step, we're heading to Jupiter
Science17 Oct 2022 | 5
Collapsed Arecibo telescope to be replaced by school
Space scientists lament loss, say it won't be the same without actual working instruments
Science17 Oct 2022 | 39
US Dept of Energy injects more particles of cash into tokamak fusion reactors
The funding will continue, until the atoms fuse
Science17 Oct 2022 | 28
How to watch NASA Jupiter probe's flyby of Earth
Lucy in the sky, with good-byes, then
Science16 Oct 2022 | 10
Scottish space upstart's rocket crashes into the drink
Never mind, still plenty of time to that 2023 orbital test
Science15 Oct 2022 | 53
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SpaceX reportedly fed up with providing free Starlink to Ukraine
How can Elon mess up geopolitics today?
Science14 Oct 2022 | 128
Boffins grow human brain cells to play Pong
Now let’s see what happens when we get it drunk, say researchers
Science14 Oct 2022 | 30
Aerobot designed for hell-world Venus first braves something worse: Nevada
And by worse, we mean: The endless casinos
Science14 Oct 2022 | 16
Japan space agency blows up eight satellites aboard Epsilon rocket
This is not why this mission was dubbed the 'Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration'
Science14 Oct 2022 | 23
Water pipes hold flood of untapped electricity potential
1.41GW, in fact – enough to power around one million homes
Science13 Oct 2022 | 100
NASA sets November date for next SLS Moon rocket delay, er, launch
Heh, prove us wrong, kids. Prove us wrong
Science12 Oct 2022 | 22
GM races after Tesla with battery pack tech and solar deal
Gah, for a few milliseconds there, we were willing a cold, faceless corporation to succeed
Science12 Oct 2022 | 7
Westinghouse sale signals arrival of a new nuclear age
Energy granddad wants in on the next generation of atomic tech
Science12 Oct 2022 | 23
China launches solar observation satellite
Will work from Earth orbit, as opposed to the Sun-grazing paths of US and EU solar probes
Science12 Oct 2022 | 1
Confirmed: Asteroid shoved by Earth crash probe DART
Stand down Bruce Willis, 'first planetary defense test' a success
Science12 Oct 2022 | 38
Self-imposed climate change may have killed Martian life
Hungry microbes blamed for chilling out the party too much
Science11 Oct 2022 | 26
NASA regains control of CAPSTONE lunar orbiter after a tumble
Pinging something missing on a network is frustrating enough, imagine if it's out in space
Science11 Oct 2022 | 8
No, no, hear us out, say boffins: Foot fungus to measure your walk
Posture, posture, posture, posture, posture, posture, mushroom, mushroom
Science10 Oct 2022 | 27
Juno what? Jovian moon Europa is looking rugged
Probe takes highest resolution surface shot yet while citizen scientists get busy with their coloring pencils
Science07 Oct 2022 | 41
SpaceX gives another four astronauts a lift to International Space Station
Two Americans, a Japanese bloke and a Russian float into a lab. The bartender says...
Science07 Oct 2022 | 4
If someone weaponizes our robots, we'll be really, really sad, says Boston Dynamics
Maybe finally a good use for DRM, eh? Preventing armed modifications
Science06 Oct 2022 | 73
Brexit dividend? 'Newly independent' UK will be world's 'data hub', claims digital minister
Updated Amid inevitable talk of 'red tape' cutting at ruling party conference, data protection experts are concerned
Science06 Oct 2022 | 123
Japan tests probe to land on Martian moon Phobos, bring a chunk of it back to Earth
COVID hiccups be damned, work on instruments and connectivity is under way and space agency JAXA is determined to hit launch window
Science06 Oct 2022 | 20
Micro molten salt reactor can fit on a truck, power 1k homes. When it's built
Small, safer vessels could be 'silicon chip' that ushers in new nuclear age
Science05 Oct 2022 | 193
Charge a future EV in less than five minutes – using literally cool NASA tech
Well, yeah, when the batteries and power supplies can handle it, too
Science05 Oct 2022 | 95
UK politico proposes site for prototype nuclear fusion plant
British minister famed for love of imperial measures picks a spot in center of industrial decline
Science05 Oct 2022 | 229
Waxworm's spit shows promise in puncturing plastic pollution
Scientists believe moth larvae saliva can oxidize, degrade polyethylene
Science05 Oct 2022 | 20
Physics Nobel Prize in a superposition between three quantum physicists
How apt
Science05 Oct 2022 | 42
India's Mars Orbiter Mission loses contact, burns all fuel, deemed 'non-recoverable'
Mangalyaan orbiter launched for just $74m, lasted a magnificent 16 times longer than expected
Science04 Oct 2022 | 41
Fake vibrating teeth could make great hearing aids
Wait, wait, hear us out
Science01 Oct 2022 | 33
Apropos of nothing, US intel wants to improve low-dose radiation detection
IARPA unleashes TEI-REX to better track nuclear sources
Science30 Sep 2022 | 7
China spins up giant battery built with US-patented tech
World's largest VRFB was built with inadvertent help from the Department of Energy
Science30 Sep 2022 | 64
Bitcoin worse for the climate than beef, say economists
Researchers mince 'digital gold' claims with study showing cryptocurrency's impact
Science30 Sep 2022 | 39
NASA, SpaceX weigh invoking Dragon to take Hubble higher
Telescope hasn't been superseded by JWST, so why not try to keep it going?
Science30 Sep 2022 | 51
Astroboffins present fresh evidence of moving liquid water on Mars
Pack your bags, we're off to huddle on some alien ice caps. It beats Earth
Science30 Sep 2022 | 31
Scientists, why not simply invent a working fusion plant using $50m from Uncle Sam
You even have until the end of the 2030s to get it done
Science29 Sep 2022 | 96
Wind, solar fulfill 10% of global electricity demand for first time
Curb your enthusiasm – coal-fired power went up too
Science29 Sep 2022 | 54
Japan taps industry to build safer, more secure nuclear energy future
Project with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries marks shift in policy since Fukushima disaster over a decade ago
Science29 Sep 2022 | 30
This rope-laying, ever-growing robot may one day explore your blood vessels
Video You wouldn't make this the butt of any jokes, right?
Science29 Sep 2022 | 12
Post-Brexit 'science superpower' UK still hasn't appointed a science minister
And if and when it does, role lacks Cabinet position, complain Lords
Science28 Sep 2022 | 210
Hurricane Ian blows NASA Artemis Moon launch into October or November
Fun fact: The mission is named after the Latin word for 'delayed'
Science27 Sep 2022 | 22
Scientists overjoyed after DART smashes into asteroid Dimorphos, contact lost
Video Task failed successfully
Science27 Sep 2022 | 47
California to phase out gas furnaces, water heaters by 2030
It'll reduce emissions a bunch, but stress the grid even more
Science26 Sep 2022 | 124
NASA battens down another Artemis launch window as hurricane approaches
Updated Agency watching forecast before making decision to rollback the SLS, but not doing so would be risky
Science26 Sep 2022 | 7
This hero probe will smash into an asteroid to see if we can deflect future killer rocks
Feature We chat to the scientists involved in first-of-its-kind mission
Science24 Sep 2022 | 48
Teams of aerial drones might one day help to build houses
Wasp-like technique could be used to 3D-print structures in that remote place you plan to retire in
Science23 Sep 2022 | 19
Japanese boffins build solar-powered, remote-controlled cyborg cockroach
Neat idea until you remember that roaches and sunlight, not a good mix
Science22 Sep 2022 | 31
The years were worth the wait. JWST gives us an amazing view of Neptune's rings
Pic But uh-oh, friction faults already starting on distant probe
Science22 Sep 2022 | 29
China to launch space tourism by 2025, says industry veteran
Asserts Beijing can achieve parity with US capabilities within a decade, thanks to burgeoning private sector
Science20 Sep 2022 | 8
NASA to live-stream SLS rocket fuel leak repair test
For those on tenterhooks over this Moon mission
Science20 Sep 2022 | 13
By Jove! Jupiter to make closest approach to Earth in 70 years next Monday
Gas giant to come within just 365 million miles. Viewing conditions will be ideal even if you only have binoculars
Science19 Sep 2022 | 40
White House puts $50m into floating wind turbine projects
Government wants access to the 60% of offshore wind potential stuck in deep waters
Science16 Sep 2022 | 46
Was there life on Mars? Perseverance scrapes up promising samples
Fact organic matter was found in sedimentary rock, which preserves fossils here on Earth, 'important'
Science16 Sep 2022 | 16
Queen's shooting star was actually meteor, not SpaceX junk
Video Expert tells El Reg: 'It was unusual, a geometrical curiosity'
Science16 Sep 2022 | 37
Biden administration to dole out $900m for electric vehicle infrastructure
34 states and Puerto Rico sharing pot to fund chargers along interstate highways
Science15 Sep 2022 | 21
Boffins spot baby planet forming around young star – and that's rather cool
In dust, we trust
Science15 Sep 2022 | 20
Philippines Space Agency warns flyers, fishing boats to avoid falling Chinese rockets
The red rocket menace is real: Beijing's already sprayed the region this year
Science15 Sep 2022 | 3
Sun's magnetic mystery solved by ESA NASA Solar Orbiter
Understanding solar switchbacks is key to understanding solar winds, and scientists think they've got it
Science14 Sep 2022 | 3
NASA reshuffles dates for Artemis I launch attempt
Could it be third time lucky? The odds are not in space agency's favor
Science14 Sep 2022 | 12
Climate change prevention plans 'way off track', says UN
To stay under threshold of 1.5°C of warming, the world needs to work seven times harder, says the UN's WMO
Science14 Sep 2022 | 81
Rare hexagonal diamond formed by crash of dwarf planet and asteroid, scientists believe
'Lonsdaleite' is even harder than normal diamonds and its genesis shows how we might make more
Science14 Sep 2022 | 33
Blue Monday for Blue Origin as rocket bursts into flame
No one hurt as crew-free mission goes awry
Science12 Sep 2022 | 30
China discovers unknown mineral on the moon, names it Changesite-(Y)
Helium-3 also draws excitement as future fusion energy source
Science12 Sep 2022 | 94
FCC floats 'five-year rule' for hoovering up space junk
Gets some pushback from those wanting permission to keep it hanging around for decades
Science09 Sep 2022 | 20
NASA just weeks away from trying again with SLS Moon rocket launch
Will it be third time lucky?
Science09 Sep 2022 | 31
South Korea takes massive step toward sustainable nuclear fusion reactions
Plasma at over 100 million kelvin for 20 seconds adds to list of noteworthy fusion breakthroughs in 2022
Science08 Sep 2022 | 18
NASA picks a tailor for Artemis moonwalking suits
After the events of the weekend, there's no need to rush
Science08 Sep 2022 | 32
Scientists pull hydrogen from thin air in promising clean energy move
Could replace fossil fuels in several energy-hungry industries in hot climates without water use
Science07 Sep 2022 | 122
The answer to 3D printing equipment on Mars might lie in the Red Planet's dust
Talk about dirt cheap
Science07 Sep 2022 | 27
CERN draws up shutdown plans to save energy
Particle accelerators could be next casualty of Russia's war on Ukraine
Science07 Sep 2022 | 74
SiFive RISC-V CPU cores to power NASA's next spaceflight computer
After more than two decades, the space agency's PowerPC love affair appears to be at an end
Science06 Sep 2022 | 64
NASA's Artemis rocket makers explain that it's a marathon and a sprint
SLS rocket is a mix of old and new
Science05 Sep 2022 | 19
NASA sees our space future as both government and privately run
Interview Top official spells out simply why America is going back to the Moon
Science04 Sep 2022 | 23
NASA scrubs Artemis mission yet again because SLS just can't handle the pressure
Sitting, Leaking Slowly?
Science03 Sep 2022 | 100
Chances good for NASA Artemis SLS Moon launch on Saturday
Updated Fingers crossed this prodigious test will have a good weather experience
Science02 Sep 2022 | 29
How this Mars rover used its MOXIE to convert CO2 into precious oxygen
Producing vital gas out of Red Planet's hostile atmosphere? Truly a test of Perseverance
Science01 Sep 2022 | 42
Astronaut blood reveals genetic mutations for cancer and heart disease
Could just be a coincidence ... let's keep going into space and see what happens
Science01 Sep 2022 | 14
Voyager 1 data corrupted by onboard computer that 'stopped working years ago'
Deeply impressive that NASA engineers fixed telemetry transmit glitch on 1970s probe in the first place
Science31 Aug 2022 | 93
Startup wants to build a space station that refuels satellites by 2025
Orbit Fab hopes to charge $20m for a hydrazine refill – and you thought fuel prices down here were bad!
Science31 Aug 2022 | 30
California to try tackling drought with canal-top solar panels
Watt an interesting idea
Science31 Aug 2022 | 91
NASA scrubs Artemis SLS Moon rocket launch
Boffins wish this one engine would just chill out
Science29 Aug 2022 | 111
James Webb Space Telescope finds first evidence of CO2 in exoplanet atmosphere
This same tech could someday help us discover strange, new – and habitable – worlds
Science26 Aug 2022 | 23
California to phase out internal combustion vehicles by 2035
Air board votes unanimously to approve wind down of gas guzzlers
Science25 Aug 2022 | 219
US plans to open up government-funded science research papers to all
Remembering Aaron Swartz
Science25 Aug 2022 | 15
China's Baidu enters quantum computing chat with Qian Shi system
A small but functional quantum system accelerating science, not search
Science25 Aug 2022 | 2
