Most satellites are launched with fix hardware and software that can’t be changed, but the US…
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This 3.2 gigapixel cauliflower is the largest photograph ever taken
To test the sensors in the largest digital camera ever built, scientists at the SLAC National…
China seems to have launched a secret reusable space plane
Early on 4 September, China launched a rocket carrying a “reusable experimental spacecraft” according to the…
SpaceX says tests show Starlink satellites deliver high-speed internet
SpaceX is testing the use of space lasers to transfer data between its Starlink satellites, which…
The moon really may have strange effects on our health
Any lunar influence on our health has long been dismissed as unscientific. But new evidence means…
Inside the ISS: Astronauts tell their amazing tales of living in space
Real-life accounts of International Space Station crew members Samantha Cristoforetti and Terry Virts capture the extraordinarily…
Gravitational wave detectors have found their biggest black hole yet
Gravitational wave observatories LIGO and Virgo have spotted their biggest black hole yet at 142 times…
Travelling through a wormhole without dying may actually be possible
Most of the wormholes that could theoretically exist cannot be traversed, but adding an extra dimension…
Earth may have formed with enough water to fill the oceans three times
A fresh look at the type of space rocks thought to have formed our planet suggests…
Strange worlds unlike Earth may be our best bet to find alien life
From rogue worlds that roam the cosmos alone to Tatooines that orbit two suns, astronomers are…