A large BlueBird 7 mobile phone communications satellite will be deorbited after suffering issues stemming from a faulty Blue Origin rocket launch. The satellite, notable for its large solar array panels, will not be abl...
Space.com profiles Danny Boyle's 2007 film Sunshine, drawing comparisons to the more recent Project Hail Mary and noting its distinctly grim tone in depicting a mission to reignite a dying sun. The piece frames the film ...
A new study argues that human societies have developed into a transformative force on Earth through cultural and social innovation, from early fire use to global supply chains. Researcher Erle Ellis reframes the Anthropo...
The annual Lyrid meteor shower is returning with ideal conditions for observation this week, according to Space.com. Viewers are advised on what to expect and the best times to watch the display....
Scientists have engineered a fuel cell that harvests electricity from microbes found in soil, enabling it to power underground sensors without batteries or solar panels. The device operates in both wet and dry conditions...
Physicists have demonstrated that chiral phonons—tiny asymmetric atomic vibrations—can transfer angular momentum directly to electrons, allowing information to be carried via orbital motion rather than charge or spin...
Skywatchers can watch a live telescope broadcast of the moon passing in front of the Pleiades star cluster on April 19, 2026. The event offers a rare and visually striking astronomical alignment visible from Earth....
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen became the first person to speak French in deep space during NASA's Artemis II mission, a moment that drew widespread praise in Canada. The achievement provided a cultural counterpoint to recent c...
New research proposes that Einstein's general relativity is responsible for the rarity of planets orbiting binary star systems, despite theoretical models predicting they should be common. The gravitational effects descr...
Researchers have created a synthetic universe simulation that visualizes and sonifies the evolution of galaxies from the earliest cosmic epochs to the present day. The project maps gas and stellar density across the cosm...
In a Guardian opinion piece, broadcaster and critic Bidisha argues that small talk—despite its poor reputation—serves a vital function in human connection and social cohesion. The piece contends that casual everyday ...
A new study examining news coverage of artificial intelligence finds that journalists use human-like language to describe AI less frequently than assumed, though anthropomorphic framing does appear on a spectrum. Researc...
BBC Your Voice received widespread public feedback revealing deep divisions over proposed onshore wind farm developments across Wales. Responses reflect conflicting views on energy needs versus local landscape and commun...
A BBC Science report looks back at how campaigners fought to end the mass shooting of seabirds by day-trippers on Yorkshire's Bempton Cliffs. The historical account chronicles the conservation victory that helped protect...
Molecular biologist Jean Bennett, ophthalmologist Albert Maguire, and physician Katherine High have won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize for life sciences for developing Luxturna, the first approved gene therapy for bli...
A two-year study published by Science Daily found that people who consumed extra virgin olive oil showed better cognitive performance and greater gut bacterial diversity than those using refined olive oil. Researchers id...
NASA's Artemis 2 astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft have set a new record for the greatest distance between humans in space, with the crew in deep space while astronauts remain aboard China's Tiangong space station. ...
Space.com released episode 206 of the This Week In Space podcast, titled 'I Want to Believe.'...
Skywatchers can look west after sunset on April 19, 2026 to see a crescent moon converging with Venus and the Pleiades star cluster in a rare triple alignment....
Europe's life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover could become SpaceX's first-ever Mars launch, according to new reporting. The rover is designed to search for signs of life on the Martian surface....