Global
Water on Mars? It could all be down to a hot blast
Hot debris from the impact that formed the Lyot crater on Mars may have melted snow and ice on the planet’s surface, forming the water-carved valleys near the crater.
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Space
Global
These are the most extreme planets ever discovered
Scientists recently discovered the hottest planet ever found, but there are many other worlds with extreme features.
Science & Technology
Countdown: What will 2030's new space economy look like?
With private enterprise leading the way out into the solar system, the next few decades could see Amazon-ordered satellites, a lunar economic zone and the moon becoming a launchpad for Mars.
Global Health
Here's how space travel is helping keep you healthy
These are the healthcare technologies that have come from research and development originally undertaken for space travel.
Global Health
Here's how space travel is helping keep you healthy
These are the healthcare technologies that have come from research and development originally undertaken for space travel.
India
India just took another step forward in the global space race
India has launched a communication satellite using its most powerful rocket ever.
Human Enhancement
We might have the technology to colonize another planet, but will we have healthy children?
A new study suggests humans may be able to have healthy offspring in space.
Education
Gravitational waves are helping scientists to detect black holes
Researchers have announced the third detection of gravitational waves.
Space
Why the Earth might have once been a giant, spinning doughnut
A giant, spinning, doughnut-shaped mass of molten or vaporized rock—called a “synestia”—may form as planet-sized objects smash into each other in space.
Science & Technology
Humanity has 100 years left on Earth, according to Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking adjusted his doomsday timer for Earth, slashing 900 years from his initial 1,000-year estimate.
Science & Technology
Saving a world but losing a probe. The fate of NASA's Cassini
NASA's Cassini spacecraft is being destroyed to avoid accidentally crashing into and contaminating a nearby moon that may harbour alien life.
Science & Technology
Looking for life: the new tools for finding extraterrestrial life
At Caltech researchers have been busy developing a new strategy for scanning exoplanets for signs of life.
Environment
This isn’t sci-fi: A space-based sharing economy powered by nano-satellites could save humanity
Creating a sharing economy in space could help us identify and counter some of the biggest threats to our planet.
Education
Why Mars could soon have rings like Saturn
Early Mars may have had rings like Saturn, and might have them again, according to a new model.
Science & Technology
NASA has released new images of Trappist-1
NASA has just released the first raw data from the Kepler telescope’s time observing Trappist-1.