Scientists make free-running magnetic waves lock onto external signals
Signals need something to carry them—radio waves carry wireless data, light carries information through optical fibers, and sound…
New record! SpaceX launches 2 Falcon 9 rockets just 38 minutes apart
SpaceX keeps setting spaceflight records. Elon Musk‘s company launches far more frequently than any other outfit, and it…
Longford man who spent decades funding green campaigns hits out at Deposit Return Scheme
Father-of-three John Crossan began by recycling 250,000 cans and buying 5,000 native trees in the 1990s, while also…
Lunar orbiter among upcoming NASA CLPS task orders
WASHINGTON — NASA plans to award three more lunar missions this year through a commercial services program, including…
Iranian researchers open new path to studying particles containing top quarks
Iranian researchers at the University of Tehran have opened a new theoretical path for studying a largely unexplored…
In 1965, two British sisters bought a Cornish Island for £22,000; they lived there for nearly 40 years and left it forever protected as a wildlife reserve
Looe Island from a small boat off shore. Image credits: Instagram/@visitlooe In 1965, sisters Roselyn “Babs” Atkins and…
A SpaceX rocket stage launched in January 2025 drifted for more than 18 months before crashing into the Moon at 8,700 km/h, carving a crater tens of metres wide — while newer lunar launches are sending spent stages safely onward into orbit around the Sun instead.
A roughly four-tonne machine built on Earth ended an uncontrolled 18-month journey by striking the Moon on 5…
‘Super’ El Nino could doom the Amazon Rainforest
Drought. Fire. Mass illegal logging. Now, researchers warn another “Super” El Niño could doom the Amazon rainforest. “The…
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch satellite replenishment mission for Globalstar from Cape Canaveral – Spaceflight Now
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral…
AI Takes the controls: First ‘self-driving’ telescope successfully observes the night sky
Artificial intelligence has already transformed fields ranging from healthcare and finance to logistics and autonomous vehicles. Now, AI…
British firm starts containment of oil spill from stricken tanker off Oman
A British company has been hired to salvage a grounded Russian shadow fleet tanker off Oman’s coast and…
The Sun Doesn’t Care About Your Flight Schedule
I’ve spent enough hours in the cockpit of single engine aircraft to have a healthy respect for weather.…