Georgina Rannard
Science correspondent
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC)Scientists have…
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New signs found of giant gas planet in ‘Earth’s neighbourhood’
NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, R. Hurt (Caltech/IPAC)An artist’s drawing of what the new planet might look like. Our Sun is the small dot of light between the two bright stars on the left and right. -
NASA tests unique wing designs in wind tunnel for next-gen aircraft
NASA is helping accelerate the future of advanced air mobility (AAM) by testing a unique model wing that could shape the next generation of air taxis and cargo drones.
At the heart of this effort is a scaled version of a “tiltwing”…
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Scientists discover amino acid switch that turns fat into a calorie-burning furnace
Consuming fewer calories is largely accepted as a way to improve health and lose weight, but a recently published study in Nature Metabolism points to a specific sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine as a key component in weight loss. In the…
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Surfaces control water behavior in nanospace until extreme thinness
Scientists reveal surfaces, not confinement, govern water in nanospace, with changes only appearing when thickness drops below about one nanometer.
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Supersonic spaceplane completes 67,000ft surveillance test flight
Dawn Aerospace announced on August 6, 2025, that its Aurora rocket-powered spaceplane completed a demonstration flight carrying Scout Space’s “Morning Sparrow” optical payload on the first step toward routine space-domain awareness (SDA)…
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China to rival SpaceX with first reusable rocket recovery vessel
The new space race continues to intensify, with China looking to start an ambitious new era of reusable rocket launches from its home soil.
In a new ambitious step for the country’s space program, China has launched its first rocket…
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Solar-Powered Device Turns Moon Dirt Into Bricks, a Potential Breakthrough in Lunar Construction
Both the U.S. and China have set their sights on the Moon, aiming to break ground on permanent lunar bases within the next decade. Though there’s no legal basis for claiming territory in space,…
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A comet going 130,000 mph is visiting our solar system from another star. The Hubble telescope just took its picture.
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best picture yet of a high-speed comet visiting our solar system from another star.
NASA and the European Space Agency released the latest photos Thursday.
Discovered last month by a telescope in…
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Scientists crack the mystery of brain cell clumps, and make them vanish
Look inside a brain cell with Huntington’s disease or ALS and you are likely to find RNA clumped together.
These solid-like clusters, thought to be irreversible, can act as sponges that soak up surrounding proteins key for brain health,…
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Tiny maple seed-inspired drone flies for 26 minutes with one rotor
Scientists in Singapore have made a groundbreaking achievement after they developed a tiny maple seed-inspired monocopter drone capable of flying for nearly half an hour with a single rotor.
The team of researchers, led by Foong Shaohui, PhD,…
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