Boffins reckon Mars colony could survive with fewer than two dozen people Taming that unforgiving dust world may be significantly less expensive than anticipated Science16 Aug 2023 | 129
Curiosity finds evidence of wet and dry seasons on ancient Mars Scientists: Martian mud cracked in a manner that only happens after repeated cycles of drying Science12 Aug 2023 | 38
Think International Space Station dust is obviously free of bad chemicals? Wrong No one's in danger but we may need to rethink some cabin materials Science11 Aug 2023 | 29
NASA to test potential 400Mbps laser link for Mars High bandwidth comms experiment to fly with Psyche asteroid mission in October Networks10 Aug 2023 | 12
Most distant observed star is blue – and it isn't alone Light from Earendel takes 12.9 billion years to reach Earth, and it's serendipitous the JWST can see it at all Science10 Aug 2023 | 32
We need to be first on the Moon, uh, again, says NASA 'I don't want China to get to the south pole with humans and then say: this is ours, stay out' Science09 Aug 2023 | 148
Boeing abandons plans for crewed Starliner flight in 2023 The calamity capsule won't be ready to fly until March 2024, and even then a launch date hasn't been ironed out Science08 Aug 2023 | 23
NASA's ice-hunting cubesat lunar mission is over, thanks to a stuck valve Plus: India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft successfully enters orbit around Moon, and beams photos back Science08 Aug 2023 | 7
IBM, NASA emit actual open source AI model – for grokking Earth satellite images Some people just want to watch the world burn AI + ML04 Aug 2023 | 4
NASA and pals complete Artemis II recovery dress rehearsal One more box checked in humanity's quest to return to the Moon Science03 Aug 2023 | 3
Voyager 2 found! Deep Space Network hears it chattering in space Not all heroes wear capes – some are 50-year-old antennas Science02 Aug 2023 | 82
NASA mistakenly severs communication to Voyager 2 Updated Thankfully the probe regularly phones home to fix this sort of mess Science31 Jul 2023 | 135
NASA, DARPA enlist Lockheed to build nuclear-powered spacecraft Hey, at least this one isn't an actual bomb Science27 Jul 2023 | 16
To infinity and beyond, with a swarm of tiny computers costing under $1K each BLISS this: Berkeley Low-cost Interplanetary Solar Sail project wants to head into space on the cheap OSes26 Jul 2023 | 10
NASA awards $150 million to prototype tech for humans on the Moon, and above it Inflatable heat shields, robot cable layers, and a furnace to burn lunar dust for minerals and oxygen Science26 Jul 2023 | 19
James Webb spots water vapor in rocky planet-forming disk Turns out proto-Earths may bring their own drinks Science25 Jul 2023 | 6
NASA to store pair of probes it's built but can’t send to target asteroids Janus asteroid sats headed for That Box Full Of Old Tech You Should Probably Have Thrown Out But Kept Just In Case Science13 Jul 2023 | 26
NASA humanoid robot to be tested as remote oil rig attendant Doing the dirty work for Australia's Woodside Energy will help prepare bot for work in space Science10 Jul 2023 | 9
NASA 'quiet' supersonic jet is nearly ready for flight If it works, the X-59 could enable a new era of commercial supersonic travel that doesn't shatter windows Science07 Jul 2023 | 125
Ariane 5 to take final flight, leaving Europe without its own heavy-lift rocket Final update (literally) Launch will leave continent dependent on the US for space missions Science04 Jul 2023 | 70
Mars helicopter phones home after 63 days of silence If Japanese space boffins have their way, it could be joined by a robotic hummingbird Science03 Jul 2023 | 14
Report reveals US Space Force unprepared to counter orbital threats 20 years of searching for spider holes has given Russia, China lots of time to secure the skies for themselves Science30 Jun 2023 | 30
NASA and miners face off over lithium deposits at satellite calibration site There's smartphone batteries to be mined, but at what cost? Science26 Jun 2023 | 17
James Webb spots the early galaxies responsible for tidying up the universe I can see clearly now reionization's done The Reg in Space14 Jun 2023 | 10
NASA to tear the wings off plane in the name of sustainability They'll be replaced with longer, thinner wings supported by a truss Science14 Jun 2023 | 97
After scaring the world, China shows off 'chute that can aim Long March rockets' descents Tech shrinks landing zones by 80 percent The Reg in Space14 Jun 2023 | 12
Parker Solar Probe uncovers mystery of 'fast' solar winds And just in time for the solar maximum, when wind-generating coronal holes like to point right at Earth The Reg in Space13 Jun 2023 | 4
Family-owned aerospace biz throws a wrench in Boeing IP lawsuit Tool was allegedly used incorrectly to attach parts for the SLS and ISS The Reg in Space12 Jun 2023 | 34
Whistleblower claims Uncle Sam is sitting on hoard of alien vehicles and tech Ex-UAP analyst reckons he was harassed for telling Congress Science07 Jun 2023 | 77
NASA's heavy metal Psyche asteroid trip is a go for October Team problems found last year seem to have been resolved Science07 Jun 2023 | 4
This ain't Boeing very well: Starliner's first crewed flight canceled yet again Flammable tape and unreliable parachutes ground craft this time around Science02 Jun 2023 | 82
NASA experts looked through 800 UFO sightings and found essentially nothing Video We need better data! If only everyone could carry a high-quality camera and apps to share pics... Science01 Jun 2023 | 78
Mars helicopter went silent for six sols, imperilled Perseverance rover Ingenuity's still setting records, but waking it up and chatting are getting harder The Reg in Space30 May 2023 | 42
Nearly 1 in 5 academics admit close encounters of the anomalous kind Boffins call for end to UFO stigma Science23 May 2023 | 78
NASA's electric plane tech is coming in for a late, bumpy landing Internal audit finds cost overruns and delays that mean more sustainable flight is nowhere near a runway Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week18 May 2023 | 77
We regret to inform you Earth will not be destroyed by an asteroid within 1,000 years Never mind, there's always nuclear war and climate catastrophe Offbeat17 May 2023 | 38
NASA freezes ice-hunting cubesat Moon mission for good after thruster fail Lunar Flashlight's innovative hardware worked ... other than its engines. Let's call it a draw Science15 May 2023 | 6
Perseverance rover shows up Curiosity with discovery of Martian water park Latest snaps have NASA rethinking scale of rivers on the Red Planet Science12 May 2023 | 23
NASA tests bot built to slither across, and beneath, alien worlds' ice Video Wheels come off plan to explore Enceladus – in a good way Science11 May 2023 | 9
The Hubble Space Telescope is sinking! Two startups want to save it for free But it's up to NASA to approve a rescue mission. Cue Aerosmith Science11 May 2023 | 27
Star Fomalhaut has dusty little secret – two more debris belts and a potential planetary party Nearby system was thought to have an exoplanet, but that was wrong. Now NASA says there may be multiple Science09 May 2023 | 8
Of course Russia's ex-space boss doubts US set foot on the Moon 'How did NASA do what they did in the 60s what they cannot do now?' Bootnotes09 May 2023 | 112
Eta Aquariid meteor shower peaks this weekend, and will be one for the ages Dense debris left by Halley's Comet more than 3k years ago will produce more than 100 fireballs per hour Science05 May 2023 | 19
Four out of five Uranus moons likely to have ocean under crust A preview of what Uranus Orbiter and Probe might find in the 2040s Science05 May 2023 | 33
Universe-mapping Euclid satellite arrives in US ahead of July launch Neither war nor bad sensors nor a nautical journey will keep this probe from building a 3D map of space Science03 May 2023 | 9
Space: The final frontier, or the next venture capital gold rush Book review Ashlee Vance's When the Heavens Went on Sale paints an inside view of orbital startups Science01 May 2023 | 3
Ashlee Vance spills the beans on the secret exciting life of space startups Interview Reg-turned-Bloomberg journo talks rockets, satellites, and more Science29 Apr 2023 | 10
NASA tweaks Voyager 2's power supply to avoid another sensor shutdown By redirecting energy from probe's voltage regulator, NASA buys itself another three years Science27 Apr 2023 | 54
NASA InSight lander spills the beans on Mars' core The lander might be dead, but its scientific legacy lives on Science25 Apr 2023 | 8
NASA solar satellite burns up over the Sahara desert Goodbye RHESSI, thanks for all the data Science22 Apr 2023 | 9
Smallsats + solar sails = Photos of exoplanets at 1970s digital camera resolution Sundiver spacecraft could snap the first surface pics using solar lens Science19 Apr 2023 | 54
Mars Helicopter completes 50th flight, 45 more than NASA planned And sets a Martian height record for good measure Science17 Apr 2023 | 33
Curiosity gets interplanetary software patch for better driving and more on Mars And you thought patching your production environment was stressful Science15 Apr 2023 | 52
Goddard Space Flight Center's new boss swears in on holy Pale Blue Dot Some brilliant toys await Dr Makenzie Lystrup in mega space facility Science12 Apr 2023 | 15
Move over, Google Earth. Caltech's here with a fresh 3D tour of Mars Alien dust world globe took three years of hand-stitching images to create Science08 Apr 2023 | 18
America longs to expand low-Earth orbit economy 'for the benefits of humanity' And commercial operators, with NASA a keen customer Defense Tech Week05 Apr 2023 | 12
NASA names astronauts picked for next Artemis Moon test flight First for women, people of color, Canucks Science03 Apr 2023 | 46
Boeing's first-ever crewed mission in Starliner ISS spacecraft delayed to late July Still hundreds of components, verification checks to complete before test flight Science30 Mar 2023 | 17
Lockheed Martin launches biz to build lunar satellite network Crescent Space will be 'well positioned' to get a piece of NASA's cash pie, no contract yet Networks29 Mar 2023 | 1
Boeing Starliner's 1st crewed trip to the ISS delayed again over battery overheating risk May fly in the summer, with some presumably pretty nervous pilots Science26 Mar 2023 | 26
NASA's space nuclear power program is a hot mess 13 years of research at $40m/year only produced 2 cancelled projects, says oversight arm Science21 Mar 2023 | 8
NASA spots first evidence of an active volcano on Venus – in a big pile of CD-ROMs Disc-trawling expedition of 30-year-old data turns up trumps Science16 Mar 2023 | 11