Space sustainability rating to shine light on debris problem

There’s a problem brewing overhead. Invisible to the naked eye and relatively unheard of, it threatens…

China Launches First Crew To Live On New Space Station

The three astronauts who blasted off Thursday from the Jiuquan launch center in northwestern China will…

Mystery Of Betelgeuse’s Dip In Brightness Solved

When Betelgeuse, a bright orange star in the constellation of Orion, became visibly darker in late…

ALMA Discovers Earliest Gigantic Black Hole Storm

Researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) discovered a titanic galactic wind driven by a…

Public concern on human health impact of plastic pollution

The new study found that both Europeans and Australians were highly concerned about the human health…

Operations Underway to Restore Payload Computer on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope

Operations Underway to Restore Payload Computer on NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Click here for…

Thousandth dormouse brought back to the wild

The captive-bred hazel dormouse is now settling into its new woodland home in Lancashire. …

Children with asymptomatic malaria a 'hidden risk' to disease control efforts

The role of people infected with malaria without showing symptoms presents a hidden risk to efforts…

Seabird eggs contaminated with cocktail of plastic additives

Chemical additives used in plastic production have been found in herring gull eggs, new research shows. …

Social secrets of killer whales discovered using drones

Killer whales have complex social structures including close ‘friendships’, according to a new study that used…