Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations, a new study suggests.
The study found that, while in 2019 only 0.2% of satellites in Earth orbit were forced to…

Hundreds of satellites may soon be flying in orbital regions that are already too packed to allow safe and long-term operations, a new study suggests.
The study found that, while in 2019 only 0.2% of satellites in Earth orbit were forced to…

NASA astronaut Don Pettit has helped YouTuber Steve Mould with the final step in his “weird chain theory”: testing the idea in space.
In 2013, YouTuber and science communicator Steve Mould brought the “chain fountain”, an unsolved problem in…

A leading treatment for androgenetic alopecia (AGA) – the classic pattern hair loss – could be made more effective with the clever addition of the natural sweetener stevioside, derived from the stevia plant (Stevia rebaudiana).
Minoxidil…

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025.
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Imagine if your smartwatch didn’t just tell you how many steps you’ve walked or calories you’ve burned, but how many heartbeats you’ve “spent” each day. According to a recent study, that number might one day become another marker of health…

SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rockets on a test flight Monday, successfully making it halfway around the world while releasing mock satellites like last time.
Starship — the biggest and…

I recently heard Professor Luigi Ferrucci, an expert on ageing, speak at my local university’s medical school. One line really stuck with me: “The next great step in ageing science will be understanding how lifestyle factors slow down…

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October 12, 2025
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SpaceX’s Starship Succeeds in Final Test Flight of 2025
With the successful eleventh test flight of its Starship megarocket, SpaceX is on the cusp of a new era in spaceflight
A Starship rocket looms…

A human’s best friend is a dog, but that’s not always reciprocated.
Some of our canine pets are colloquially called “ball junkies” because they have an addictive-like attitude toward their toys. They choose to play tug-of-war or fetch over…