With the safe return to Earth of the first all-private mission to the International Space Station, Axiom-1, on Monday 25 April, and the successful launch of Nasa’s Crew-4 mission on Wednesday 27 Apri… [+3209 chars]
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image: Although quantum theory is probabilistic and in general permits different results for a measurement (left-hand figure), independent observers monitoring the same system see the same result (ri… [+10896 chars]
Jupiter's super-volcanic moon boasts grand, meandering dunes created not by wind but by lava flows beneath the moon's surface, a new study shows. Io is Jupiter 's third-largest moon and the inne… [+3221 chars]
Researchers have developed an improved model for planet-wide groundwater flow prediction on ancient Mars, that is more accurate, but also more elegant according to the authors. The scientific underst… [+2413 chars]
Jupiter is known for being a giant planet made of gas, but many people on Twitter have learned just how fast it rotates and they can't quite believe it. Dr. James O'Donoghue (@physicsJ) a planetary… [+3811 chars]
For Star Wars fans, the streaking stars seen from the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon as it jumps to hyperspace is a canonical image. But what would a pilot actually see if she could accelerate in a… [+6312 chars]
The FINANCIAL — After three years of shutdown, the most powerful particle accelerator has been switched on today and will shortly begin another run of cutting-edge physics. The Large Hadron Collider … [+8757 chars]
SpaceX launched a group of astronauts for NASA early on Wednesday morning, with Elon Musk's company now having sent 26 people to orbit in less than two years. The Crew-4 mission, the company's seven… [+2453 chars]
There’s little debate that the most exciting move in a rocket’s repertoire is when it launches itself skywards on a column of flame. But failing that, it’s still pretty interesting to see how these m… [+2468 chars]
Following is a summary of current science news briefs. Could key ingredients for life have arrived from space? Scientists say yes A fresh examination of meteorites that landed in the United States,… [+3569 chars]
Since the first successful fabrication of a two-dimensional structure of carbon atoms about 20 years ago, graphene has fascinated scientists. A few years ago, researchers discovered that two layers o… [+3182 chars]
