NASA Reverts to Original CLD Procurement Plan
NASA will support free-flying commercial successors to the ISS, abandoning agency proposed changes to the acquisition plan, a…
This Clever New Engine Could Send Briefcase-Size Spacecraft to Mars
Engineers at MIT have developed a two-in-one propulsion system that can fuel both traditional chemical thrusters and electrical…
‘This is not a hippy thing’: the startup recycling urine to make natural fertiliser | Farming
When staff answer the call of nature at the European Space Agency’s headquarters in Paris, their urine is…
APOD: 2026 June 3 – Andromeda Through Gas and Dust
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World’s most dangerous bird has bizarre, glowing headgear
Locals in the rainforests of northern Australia and New Guinea give one bird a wide berth. It can…
‘Good lord, what a smell’: can Brazil’s biggest city save a vital source of water from sewage, bacteria and organised crime? | Brazil
In a small motorboat laden with water-monitoring equipment, biologist Marta Marcondes and community activist Wesley Silvestre Rosa cross…
Vast astronaut mission kicks off commercial race to replace ISS
The race to replace the ageing International Space Station is heating up after US company Vast announced a…
Specieswatch: Scientists trace haunting sea thrums to humpback whales | Whales
If you stand on certain shorelines and listen carefully you might just hear deep rumbling noises. Sharp-eared fishers,…
Pigeons navigate with ‘gut feeling’ powered by paramagnetic liver cells, study suggests | Research
Scientists in Germany have shown that liver macrophages – the white blood cells that destroy pathogens and help…
Will the Alberta-Canada carbon pricing deal work? A new analysis is skeptical
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology.…
SpaceX aims to make stock market debut at $1.77 trillion value
Elon Musk’s SpaceX announced Wednesday that it intends to make its stock market debut next week at a…
Goethe never knew this 40-million-year-old ant was hidden in his collection
Scientists have uncovered hidden fossil insects inside pieces of amber that once belonged to the famed German writer…