Window to hell: Io’s strongest volcano changes face as we watch

The moon of Jupiter is in an almost constant state of eruption - and its most…

Window to hell: Io’s strongest volcano changes face as we watch

The moon of Jupiter is in an almost constant state of eruption - and its most…

First ever lightning-mapping satellite set for take off

The US's latest weather satellite, due to launch 19 November, will be the first to watch…

First ever lightning-mapping satellite set for take off

The US's latest weather satellite, due to launch 19 November, will be the first to watch…

Is new talk of interstellar drive too good to be true?

Speculation about the EM drive, a proposed fuel-free, physics-busting starship engine, is back but is it…

Is new talk of interstellar drive too good to be true?

Speculation about the EM drive, a proposed fuel-free, physics-busting starship engine, is back but is it…

China’s space station now has insects, weeds and rice on board

The Tiangong-2 space station includes experiments in growing thale cress, an edible weed and rice in…

Mystery cosmic radio blasts come with side of gamma rays

Fast radio bursts have baffled astronomers for nearly 10 years. Now we’ve seen one accompanied by…

The world in 2076: We still haven’t found alien life

Decades of futile searching for extraterrestrial life will make us refine our science and re-examine our…

The inventions of our lifetime, picked by the people who know

Our expert panel offers up 10 of the greatest inventions to appear since New Scientist was…