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Virgin Galactic aces final test spaceflight, eyes ...
Virgin Galactic aced its fifth test flight to suborbital space this morning (May 25), keeping the co...
New supernova thrills astronomers and skywatchers ...
A star explosion in deep space is visible in amateur telescopes, although folks have had to battle l...
'Return of the Jedi' at 40: How 'Star Wars' legend...
Space.com's exclusive interview with Oscar-winning visual effects wizard Phil Tippett for the 40th a...
Strange star system may hold first evidence of an ...
In a distant star system, a sunlike star orbits an invisible object that may be the first example of...
5000 species not known elsewhere live in area set ...
Thousands more species are probably waiting to be discovered in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a regio...
We now know how Botox enters neurons and paralyses...
Molecular imaging shows that botulinum neurotoxin uses three receptors to enter neurons. The finding...
Ultrasound can trigger a hibernation-like state in...
Focused ultrasound waves targeting a certain area of the brain can lower body temperature in rodents...
DJI Mavic 3 Pro review
The DJI Mavic 3 Pro is the world’s first consumer drone featuring three cameras and provides a highl...
Meteorites and volcanoes may have helped jump-star...
Iron particles from meteorites and volcanoes could have catalyzed chemical reactions to form some of...
Why does Jupiter change its stripes? Scientists ma...
Using data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, an international team has correlated the variations in Jupit...
Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 spaceflight in photos (...
Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 spaceflight will see eight crew members work to bring the company back to...
Best Star Wars games of all time
May the force be with you! Here's our rundown of the best Star Wars games of all time.
Rare green fireball explodes over Australia, creat...
An unusual green meteor recently exploded as it plummeted through the sky over Australia, giving off...
Super Typhoon Mawar swirls menacingly near Guam in...
Satellites watched as the powerful Super Typhoon Mawar made its way across the Pacific Ocean toward ...
The Ferryman review: A profound new take on a sci-...
Justin Cronin's new science fiction novel transmutes the familiar trope of a utopia with a dark secr...
Read an extract from The Ferryman by Justin Cronin...
This tantalising extract is taken from the prologue of The Ferryman by Justin Cronin, a science fict...
Superconducting ‘fluxonium’ is the longest lasting...
A fluxonium qubit can keep its most useful quantum properties for about 1.48 milliseconds, drastical...
Sudden infant death syndrome may have a biological...
The condition may at least partly be caused by insufficient binding of a neurotransmitter to recepto...
What time is Virgin Galactic's Unity 25 spacefligh...
Virgin Galactic will launch its first spaceflight in two years on its reusable space plane Unity on ...
Solar 'superflares' millions of times stronger tha...
Intense solar storms may have delivered Earth its earliest building blocks of life, new research sug...
'Alien' signal beamed to Earth from Mars in SETI t...
A European Mars orbiter beamed a coded message to Earth today (May 24), kicking off a weeks-long pro...
New Vulcan Centaur rocket may test-fire its engine...
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is gearing up for a critical test firing of its next-generation Vulcan ...
Virgin Galactic readies for final test flight to s...
Virgin Galactic is readying to send six people to suborbital space Thursday morning (May 25), on the...
Common compostable plastic fails to break down aft...
A leading "bioplastic" used in single-use cups and containers degrades in the ocean just as slowly a...
Tumble dryers shed hundreds of tonnes of microfibr...
Condenser tumble dryers are sold as a "sustainable" option because of their low energy demand, but t...
NASA's asteroid-hopping Lucy probe on course for 1...
NASA's Lucy spacecraft has altered its course ahead of visiting its first asteroid target in Nov. 20...
Private Ax-2 astronauts get warm welcome from spac...
The crew of Axiom Space's second private mission to the International Space Station arrived at the o...
Save a stellar $500 on the Nikon D850: One of the ...
This $500 price drop is the biggest saving on the legendary Nikon D850 we've seen all year.
Bendy solar panels are just as good as regular one...
Existing solar cells are normally only used on flat, static surfaces to avoid them cracking, but now...
Man with paralysis can walk by activating spine im...
Implants in brain and spine allow Dutch man to walk and climb stairs by power of thought, in world f...
Nuclear clocks could be the best timepiece in the ...
Atomic clocks work by using a laser to bounce the electrons in an atom at a given frequency, while n...
Can recreating black holes in the lab solve the pu...
Researchers are building models of everything from black holes to the big bang in tanks of liquid. N...
Virgin Orbit shuts down after selling key assets t...
California-based Virgin Orbit said it will permanently cease operations after selling key assets to ...
Watch a new supernova explode on May 25 with free ...
A newly discovered supernova can be watched as it develops in real-time online and for free. The liv...
Why has Virgin Orbit shut down and what will happe...
Virgin Orbit's failed launch in January was the start of the end for the company, which has now sold...
The north pole of Uranus has a stormy vortex and w...
Once thought to be drab and inert, Uranus' atmosphere is gradually revealing how storm-ridden it rea...
