Everest: Top Sherpas slam Nepal's plan to clean rubbish from mountain

The government wants to collect 35,000kg of waste – along with bodies – from six Himalayan…

Astronomy group finds Starlink satellites will have 'negative impact'

The International Astronomical Union has concluded a review of satellite mega constellations such as SpaceX’s Starlink…

Kenneth Harris: From Teen Intern to Engineer

In this image, Kenneth Harris II works in the clean room at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight…

Spacecraft look back on our cosmic home

A mosaic of spacecraft images of Earth from locations across the Solar System. Click…

Interview with Eric Morel de Westgaver on Europe's space economy

Eric Morel de Westgaver, ESA Director of Industry, Procurement and Legal Services was interviewed at the…

Bolivian highland heart

Image: For Valentine’s Day, we bring you this Copernicus Sentinel-2 image capturing a beautiful heart-shaped geographical…

San Diego aquarium breeds rare weedy sea dragon in captivity

A Southern California aquarium has successfully bred the rare weedy sea dragon, the lesser known cousin…

Antarctica registers record temperature of over 20 C

Scientists in Antarctica have recorded a new record temperature of 20.75 degrees Celsius (69.35 Fahrenheit), breaking…

California agricultural employers, workers approach smoke concerns differently

In 2018, California wildfires burned more than 1.8 million acres and caused smoke to drift hundreds…

Tourists pose continued risks for disease transmission to endangered mountain gorillas

Researchers at Ohio University have published a new study in collaboration with Ugandan scientists, cautioning that…