1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (651+ words) A Chinese satellite breakup has created a new debris field in a rare orbit where fragments may remain for centuries. A Chinese reconnaissance satellite has broken apart in a rare high-altitude orbit, creating dozens of tracked debris fragments that may…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (817+ words) Scientists have developed a yeast-based material that could one day help astronauts 3D print structures on Mars using local resources. Building on Mars presents extreme challenges. The planet has freezing temperatures, intense radiation exposure and an atmosphere too thin to support…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (384+ words) Returning humans to the Moon is one challenge. Staying there is another. NASA is now looking beyond the first missions and focusing on the systems that could support a new era of lunar exploration. Living on the Moon will require…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (443+ words) An engineer measured weathering at the Great Pyramid. His results push its construction back by millennia. The remaining casing stones were preserved due to one simple reason – they had been buried under sand before they could be removed from the…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (985+ words) Scientists have demonstrated a new method to produce methane fuel from Martian carbon dioxide using an advanced copper catalyst. Researchers at the University of Mississippi have developed a method that could help future Mars missions produce rocket fuel directly from…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (546+ words) Scientists chased two ESA satellites as they burned through Earth’s atmosphere, capturing rare data on spacecraft reentry and atmospheric effects. Researchers have captured one of the most detailed observations yet of satellites breaking apart in Earth’s atmosphere, after a team…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (713+ words) Scientists turned treated fecal sludge into biochar, and a 10% dose transformed concrete strength. At a fecal-sludge treatment plant in Warangal, India, human waste is dried, heated in a low-oxygen chamber, and turned into a dark, carbon-rich powder. By then, it…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (442+ words) A massive space release has arrived after decades of work, giving humanity a new window into the universe’s unexplored corners. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey started in 2000 as a project focused on mapping the Northern Hemisphere using the 2.5-meter Sloan…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (556+ words) A Roscosmos Progress cargo spacecraft has departed the International Space Station after completing its planned mission in orbit. A Roscosmos Progress cargo spacecraft has left the International Space Station (ISS) after completing its scheduled operations, marking another transition in the…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (667+ words) A tiny asteroid detected just hours before impact has shown how quickly modern planetary defence systems can respond. An asteroid only about 80 centimetres wide was detected in space just hours before it entered Earth’s atmosphere, giving scientists a rare opportunity…...