Climate assembly considers flying bananas

The UK’s climate assembly considers the issues of flying bananas and indoor fleeces. Click…

Qarman CubeSat: falling into a fireball

This Wednesday 12 February,  ESA’s latest mission will enter the vacuum of space, not aboard a…

ESA's Solar Orbiter starts its 5-year mission to provide unprecedented close-up observations of the Sun

20 years after inception, 6 years of construction and more than a year of testing, ESA’s…

ESA's next Sun mission will be shadow-casting pair

After Solar Orbiter, ESA’s next mission observing the Sun will not be one spacecraft but two:…

Space station delivery from Virginia nixed at last minute

Northrop Grumman delayed a space station delivery from Virginia on Sunday because of trouble with ground…

Downpours to end Australia bushfires within days

Australia’s months-long bushfires crisis will likely be over within days, officials said Monday as heavy rainfall…

Solar Orbiter blasts off to capture 1st look at sun's poles

Europe and NASA’s Solar Orbiter rocketed into space Sunday night on an unprecedented mission to capture…

Storm Ciara lashes Europe, disrupts travel

Hundreds of flights and train services were cancelled across northwest Europe on Monday as Storm Ciara…

Acid-loving microbe can improve understanding of past climate

Food and energy availability cause physical changes in acid-loving microorganisms that are used to study Earth’s…

Place-based tax incentives stimulate employment in remote regions

A place-based payroll tax incentive can be effective in stimulating employment in remote and underdeveloped regions,…