The imminent first flight of Elon Musk's giant new rocket could mark a spectacular start to…
Author: New Scientist - Space
SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket test is the start of a race to Mars
The imminent first flight of Elon Musk's giant new rocket could mark a spectacular start to…
Cosmic couture: The urgent quest to redesign the spacesuit
Astronauts venture into space wearing 35-year-old, sweat-stained relics. The $200 million, high-tech replacement togs are anything…
Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive
The planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system could be complex worlds with volcanoes, atmospheres and warm subsurface…
Tides and atmospheres on TRAPPIST-1 planets may help life thrive
The planets of the TRAPPIST-1 system could be complex worlds with volcanoes, atmospheres and warm subsurface…
Weird dim star isn’t due to alien megastructure – it’s just dust
Tabby’s star flickers like no other star we’ve seen. Some have suggested that’s due to an…
Weird dim star isn’t due to alien megastructure – it’s just dust
Tabby’s star flickers like no other star we’ve seen. Some have suggested that’s due to an…
Japan launches super-low-orbit satellite to test ion engines
Tsubame will take high-resolution images of Earth and measure oxygen levels and has been designed to…
Japan launches super-low-orbit satellite to test ion engines
Tsubame will take high-resolution images of Earth and measure oxygen levels and has been designed to…
The universe may be full of ex-moons flung from their homeworlds
Moons in other stellar systems may be hurled away from their planets up to 90 per…