But uh-oh, friction faults already starting on distant probe Pic The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped the clearest picture of Neptune, capturing its dust rings and seven moons, in more than 30 years.…
Lees meerAsserts Beijing can achieve parity with US capabilities within a decade, thanks to burgeoning private sector China’s space tourism operators will lift off for first time in 2025 at between $280k-$400k per sub-orbital seat, according to the founder o…
Lees meerFor those on tenterhooks over this Moon mission NASA will televise a test on Wednesday to confirm whether a repair made to its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket has fixed the hydrogen leak that forced officials to scrub a previous launch attempt.…
Lees meerGas giant to come within just 365 million miles. Viewing conditions will be ideal even if you only have binoculars Next Monday, September 26, Jupiter will be the closest to Earth it has been for in 70 years.…
Lees meerFact organic matter was found in sedimentary rock, which preserves fossils here on Earth, 'important' NASA says its Perseverance rover has pulled up some exciting samples "deposited under conditions where life could potentially have thrived" after t…
Lees meerExpert tells El Reg: 'It was unusual, a geometrical curiosity' Video The fireball spotted charging through the night-time skies of Scotland and Northern Ireland this week, initially thought to have been some fallen SpaceX hardware, was a meteor aft…
Lees meer34 states and Puerto Rico sharing pot to fund chargers along interstate highways Electric vehicle charging is about to get easier in 34 US states and Puerto Rico, as government officials have approved plans to start spending infrastructure bill mone…
Lees meerIn dust, we trust Astronomers have found a baby planet hidden in clouds of gas and dust swirling within a young solar system, by studying the accumulation of material around Lagrange points.…
Lees meerThe red rocket menace is real: Beijing's already sprayed the region this year The Philippines has closed some of its airspace and warned local seafarers not to ply their trade for fear of having bits of a Chinese rocket land on them.…
Lees meerUnderstanding solar switchbacks is key to understanding solar winds, and scientists think they've got it Our star harbors one less scientific mystery thanks to data from the Solar Orbiter probe showing how "solar switchbacks" that cause the Sun's ma…
Lees meerCould it be third time lucky? The odds are not in space agency's favor NASA has once again pushed back the launch of the Artemis I mission to send the SLS rocket and Orion capsule beyond the Moon.…
Lees meerTo stay under threshold of 1.5°C of warming, the world needs to work seven times harder, says the UN's WMO The world quickly undid emissions reductions that were an unintended perk of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading a multi-organizational UN group to…
Lees meer'Lonsdaleite' is even harder than normal diamonds and its genesis shows how we might make more A rare type of diamond that's even stronger than the usual form of the crystal was created when a large asteroid smashed into an ancient dwarf planet 4.5 …
Lees meerNo one hurt as crew-free mission goes awry An uncrewed flight test of Blue Origin's New Shepard rocket failed about one minute after launch on Monday when the rocket booster erupted in flames.…
Lees meerHelium-3 also draws excitement as future fusion energy source China announced last Friday it discovered a hitherto unknown mineral in samples returned from the Moon.…
Lees meerPlan mooted to stop debris smacking around, or worse – taking out your space broadband The US Federal Communications Commission wants to shrink a current requirement for space operators to pull their equipment from low Earth orbit from within 25 yea…
Lees meerWill it be third time lucky? NASA will attempt, for the third time now, to blast off its Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Moon in late September.…
Lees meerPlasma at over 100 million kelvin for 20 seconds adds to list of noteworthy fusion breakthroughs in 2022 Scientists in Korea have succeeded in sustaining a plasma gas at 100 million kelvin for up to 20 seconds without significant instabilities, a fe…
Lees meerAfter the events of the weekend, there's no need to rush Ever the optimist, NASA has handed Axiom Space a $228.5 million deal to develop a moonwalking system in the first award under a competitive spacesuits contract.…
Lees meerCould replace fossil fuels in several energy-hungry industries in hot climates without water use Scientists have produced hydrogen from thin air, a development they say could help industry harvest the promising eco-fuel in the most arid environments…
Lees meerTalk about dirt cheap Scientists claim they have fed a strong titanium alloy and a sprinkling of simulated Martian regolith into a 3D printer to study how future astronauts may one day be able to print tools and rocket parts in space.…
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