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
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 | 53
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
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 | 21
That's gas: CO2 found on Europa surface may hint at some possible sign of life Hey, ESA: Can Juice get there any faster? Offbeat22 Sep 2023 | 8
FAA wants rocket jockeys to clean up after their space launch parties Have you seen orbit? There's junk everywhere Science22 Sep 2023 | 6
ESA gets the job of building Europe's secure satcomms network IRIS2 oversight deal signed as constellation’s schedule slips, and Ariane 6 hits another snag Security22 Sep 2023 | 4
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
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
NASA wants to believe ... that you can help it crack UFO mysteries Is there nothing crowdsourcing and open source phone apps can't solve? Offbeat14 Sep 2023 | 29
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
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
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
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
Bombshell biography: Fearing nuclear war, Musk blocked Starlink to stymie Ukraine attack on Russia Updated Exploding drone subs 'lost connectivity, washed ashore harmlessly' Networks07 Sep 2023 | 333
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
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
NASA to outdo most Americans on internet speeds, gigabit kit heading to the ISS See hot singles in your area! Well, -453.8 F singles at least Offbeat29 Aug 2023 | 10
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
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
SpaceX, T-Mobile US phone service will interfere with ours, claims rival 5G mobile and satellite operator accuses Musk firm of making 'elementary errors' in its calculations Networks23 Aug 2023 | 16
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
Pentagon dumps $1.5B more into military sat network that's already slipping behind One might say this program is truly up in the air Networks22 Aug 2023 | 4
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
North Korea's neighbors issue warnings ahead of attempted 'satellite' launch The last one splashed down badly, but this is no laughing matter – Japan's PM thinks it could be a missile Bootnotes22 Aug 2023 | 9
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
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
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
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
Want to pwn a satellite? Turns out it's surprisingly easy Black Hat PhD student admits he probably shouldn't have given this talk Black Hat and DEF CON11 Aug 2023 | 64
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
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 | 22
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
Astronaut-menacing sunstorm spotted rippling across inner solar system Rare coronal mass ejection so powerful it was observed from Earth, Moon, and Mars Science04 Aug 2023 | 24
NASA and pals complete Artemis II recovery dress rehearsal One more box checked in humanity's quest to return to the Moon Science03 Aug 2023 | 3
Airbus to help with International Space Station replacement Orbiter is supposed to be ready by 2028, so JV partners had better hurry Science03 Aug 2023 | 46
After fears that Europe's space scope was toast, its first images look mighty fine Here's looking at Euclid Science02 Aug 2023 | 30
Voyager 2 found! Deep Space Network hears it chattering in space Not all heroes wear capes – some are 50-year-old antennas Science02 Aug 2023 | 82
Bacterial byproducts may help stop the stink in future spacesuits ESA is testing that pink stuff from your dirty bathtub as an antimicrobial Moon suit lining Science01 Aug 2023 | 10
Astronomers testing next-gen asteroid-hunting algorithm discover potentially hazardous object Scientists explain how the new HelioLinc3D software works to The Register Science01 Aug 2023 | 6
Farewell, Aeolus: Doomed ESA weather sat reenters atmosphere over Antarctica Video Not quite a controlled deorbit but not an uncontrolled one, either Science01 Aug 2023 | 5
Satnav for the Moon could benefit from Fibonacci’s expertise Middle Ages maths to the rescue Science31 Jul 2023 | 18
NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 Updated Thankfully the probe regularly phones home to fix this sort of mess Science31 Jul 2023 | 135
Indonesia blocks Musk's X.com over its X-rated past Asia In Brief ALSO: Japan's government to write docs with AI; 5G boom coming; India denies infosec issues Legal31 Jul 2023 | 26
NASA, DARPA enlist Lockheed to build nuclear-powered spacecraft Hey, at least this one isn't an actual bomb Science27 Jul 2023 | 16
To infinity and beyond, with a swarm of tiny computers costing under $1K each BLISS this: Berkeley Low-cost Interplanetary Solar Sail project wants to head into space on the cheap OSes26 Jul 2023 | 10
NASA awards $150 million to prototype tech for humans on the Moon, and above it Inflatable heat shields, robot cable layers, and a furnace to burn lunar dust for minerals and oxygen Science26 Jul 2023 | 19
Amazon sets up shop at Kennedy Space Center to prep Kuiper broadband satellites Web super-biz dreams of lobbing 3,000-plus internet-relay birds into orbit Networks22 Jul 2023 | 25
NASA's DART kicked up swarm of 37 boulders after Dimorphos asteroid crash Hubble Space Telescope managed to capture 'some of the faintest things ever imaged inside our solar system' Science21 Jul 2023 | 9
Weird radio pulses could be coming from new type of stellar object Astronomers puzzled over what is powering GPM J1839−10 Science20 Jul 2023 | 23