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SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit for the first time, deploying Starlink V3 satellites

Brine Shrimp Study Rewrites Rule of Turbulence

SpaceX sends four astronauts to space station

2 Oct· 2 sources

Scientists Solve 50-Year-Old Mystery of Venus' Yellowish Haze

SpaceX Launches Four Astronauts to ISS After Valve Repair Delay

1 Oct· 4 sources

NASA's SpaceX Crew-13 Launches to International Space Station

Webb Telescope Offers New Insights into Planet-Shattering Collisions

Australian scientists identify causes of recurrent bacterial vaginosis

1 Oct· 2 sources

Canada awards launch contracts to three domestic rocket developers as US relations sour

1 Oct· 2 sources

NASA's Swift Observatory Rescue Mission Fails, But Officials Praise Effort

1 Oct· 2 sources

Georgia Tech researchers build implant network that uses body tissue as transmission medium

1 Oct· 2 sources

Chicxulub impact crater may have hosted life for millions of years after asteroid strike

1 Oct· 2 sources

Russia's long-delayed Eagle crewed spacecraft still shows little sign of real hardware, report finds

California braces for Kelvin wave expected to raise sea levels by a foot

Obesity drug retatrutide shows unprecedented weight loss in late-stage trial

Pilots, flight attendants top radiation-related cancer death rates in US study

29 Sept· 2 sources

NASA and Boeing set 2028 crewed Starliner mission after years of delays

NASA Faces 'Dragon Dilemma' with No Clear Path Forward on Commercial Space

29 Sept· 2 sources

Fruit flies 'remember' larval diet, influencing adult lifespan, study finds

29 Sept· 2 sources

SpaceX rocket reaches orbit despite engine trouble

29 Sept· 4 sources

Monash researchers uncover new form of antibiotic resistance in hospital superbug

29 Sept· 3 sources

WHO study links one in eight cancers to infections globally

29 Sept· 2 sources

Giant Clam Shells Reveal Month-by-Month Climate History of Great Barrier Reef

SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit for first time, deploys next-generation Starlink satellites

28 Sept· 2 sources

1840s Railway Disruption Mystery Solved: Scientists Say It Was Not an Earlier Carrington Event

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center Marks 80 Years of Supersonic Innovation and Flight Research

New open-source tool quantifies climate damage from individual fossil fuel projects

28 Sept· 3 sources

Brisbane lab aims to grow rare blood for patients with unique transfusion needs

28 Sept· 2 sources

Canadarm2 robotic arm on ISS malfunctions after routine maneuver

28 Sept· 3 sources

Mathematicians Use Randomness to Solve 55-Year-Old Juggling-Inspired Conjecture

Starship reaches orbit for first time, deploys Starlink satellites before early Pacific splashdown

28 Sept· 9 sources

Study Links 485 Pesticide Chemicals in US Products to Breast Cancer

Ebola co-discoverer Peter Piot backs Australian 'holy grail' multi-strain vaccine research

26 Sept· 3 sources

NASA's APOD Captures Meteor Streaking Over Telescope Mirror and Milky Way

NASA, Boeing to Discuss Starliner's Path to Regular Crew Flights in Sept. 28 Briefing

After seven years, Starfish Space sends its 'Otters' into orbit

NASA Greenlights PRIMA, a New Billion-Dollar Space Telescope for Early 2030s Launch

NASA Tests Dual-Mode Propulsion Satellite Designed to Cut Spacecraft Weight

Solar and wind-powered vessel begins 22,000km climate voyage around Antarctica

25 Sept· 2 sources

Hurricane Polo, Second-Most Intense in East Pacific, Bears Down on Baja California as Nolo Strengthens Near Hawaii

25 Sept· 3 sources

Antarctic Ozone Hole Reaches Record Size in September 2026, Second-Largest on Record

NASA Names Crew-14 Astronauts for 2027 Space Station Mission

NASA chief fears China may lock out US from key lunar south pole sites

24 Sept· 2 sources

NASA Advances PRIMA Far-Infrared Telescope, First in New Probe Explorer Mission Class

Former NASA chief Bill Nelson warns Beijing aims to dominate 21st century space race

Hubble Space Telescope Marks 200,000 Orbits, Continues Universe Expansion Studies

UK to join EU ocean monitoring programme OceanEye to improve extreme weather forecasts

European Report Warns Orbital Collisions Could Trigger Kessler Syndrome

23 Sept· 2 sources

Scientific groups launch climate paper collection to fill void left by cancelled US report

22 Sept· 2 sources

Developing El Niño Becomes Strongest on Record Weeks Before Expected Peak

NASA Chief Seeks 'Good Deals' Only as Lunar Race Intensifies

22 Sept· 2 sources

Tropics Will Be Among Last to Benefit Even If Emissions Reach Net Zero, Study Finds

22 Sept· 2 sources

Perseverance Rover Uncovers Complex Water History in Jezero Crater's Margin Unit

Two New Stick Insect Species Discovered in Far North Queensland

21 Sept· 2 sources

NASA awards SpaceX nearly $1B for three more ISS crew missions

Rabies Concerns Rise After Unusual Animal Attacks, CDC Issues Advisory

Webb Telescope Reveals Dramatic Changes in Rings Around Tiny Asteroid Chariklo

Learning Another Language May Keep the Aging Brain Healthy, Research Suggests

19 Sept· 2 sources

New Cat Species Discovered in Bolivia, First Such Find in Over a Century

SpaceX pauses Falcon 9 orders, driving customers to European rival Avio

NASA Awards SpaceX $946 Million for Three More Crew Missions to ISS

New Wild Cat Species Confirmed in Bolivia; Only One Living Specimen Known

18 Sept· 4 sources

NASA to Order More Starliner Missions and Support New Rocket Certification as SpaceX Retires Crew Dragon

Bouncy Castle Linked to MRSA Outbreak Affecting 48 Children in Ireland

Proteomics unlocks secrets of ancient Egyptian glues and adhesives

NASA Pledges Open Data Sharing for Artemis Moon Missions

United Launch Alliance's Financial Struggles May Force Sale as Competitors Embrace Reusability

Europe to Proceed Alone on Venus Mission After NASA Withdraws Radar Instrument

10 Sept· 2 sources

NASA Begins Work on U.S. Space Academy, Invites States to Host

Artemis II commander and pilot become NASA's first astronaut emeriti

10 Sept· 2 sources

The Boring Company raises $3B as European space startup also secures record funding

10 Sept· 2 sources

NASA Adds Relativity Space's Terran R Rocket to Launch Services Contract

Curiosity Rover Marks 5,000 Martian Days on the Red Planet

European Space Startup The Exploration Company Raises $450 Million to Challenge SpaceX

Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion in Series E, Unveils Larger Nova Rocket

8 Sept· 2 sources

UK unveils £7.8bn space strategy spanning military, communications, and science

Stoke Space Raises $1 Billion to Build Fully Reusable Rocket, Aiming to Rival SpaceX

Isar Aerospace reaches orbit with Spectrum, delivering Europe's first fully commercial rocket launch

6 Sept· 4 sources

Farmed salmon loses omega-3 punch, USDA-led research finds

6 Sept· 2 sources

Isar Aerospace Makes History with First Private European Orbital Launch from Continental Europe

6 Sept· 3 sources

BepiColombo Sheds Power Module, Begins Final Approach to Mercury

BepiColombo Mission Nears Mercury Orbit After Eight-Year Journey

Coroner Confirms Measles Killed 6-Week-Old Baby in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Medieval Parchment Provides DNA 'Time Capsule' of Ancient Sheeppox Virus

4 Sept· 2 sources

Second Complete Fruit Fly Brain Map Completed, This Time a Male

4 Sept· 2 sources

NASA Captures Image of Three Tropical Cyclones Spinning in the Pacific

Pig kidney transplant sets record at 271 days before failing; patient receives human kidney

4 Sept· 2 sources

Primate Diarrhea Outbreak Provides Unexpected Boost for Shigella Vaccine Research

2026 Ig Nobel Prizes Awarded for Splash-Free Urinals, Mosquito Proboscis Nozzles, and Buried Underwear Research

3 Sept· 2 sources

NASA shifts to simpler 'Sortie Suit' for initial lunar landings, wary of Artemis IV timeline

2 Sept· 2 sources

NASA Rocket Takes First Multi-Point Look Inside Radio-Disrupting Clouds

Toyohiro Akiyama, first Japanese citizen and journalist in space, dies at 84

2 Sept· 2 sources

UN warns global heating will reach at least 1.8C, overshooting Paris goal

2 Sept· 2 sources

NASA Taps Blue Origin to Build Mars Telecommunications Network

AI Helps Plot $15 Million Mission to Alpha Centauri by 2029

ESA's Cluster Quartet Ends as Final Satellite Set for Reentry