Private ispace Resilience probe will attempt lunar landing this week
If successful, Resilience will be only the third private spacecraft to complete a landing on the moon, and the first…
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Quantum-inspired algorithm could enable better weather forecasts
An algorithm inspired by quantum computers but used on classical machines can make weather forecasts and other turbulence simulations a…
Rethink of fossils hints dinosaurs still thrived before asteroid hit
The number of dinosaurs may have been stable before the asteroid impact, despite evidence that species were getting less diverse
Boeing launches first crewed Starliner mission to the ISS
The Starliner spacecraft is on its way, carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station, having finally launched on its…
Dangerous mpox strain spreading in Democratic Republic of the Congo
A new strain of mpox transmitted mainly by heterosexual sex has emerged in a mining town in the Democratic Republic…
Ancient artefacts suggest Australian ritual endured for 12,000 years
Wooden sticks found in an Australian cave appear to match the accounts of a 19th-century anthropologist, suggesting the GurnaiKurnai people…
DNA nanobots can exponentially self-replicate
Tiny machines made from strands of DNA can build copies of themselves, leading to exponential replication. Similar devices could one…
Spacecraft used to forecast solar storm 15 hours before it hit Earth
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft sometimes lies directly between the sun and Earth, making it ideally placed to analyse powerful solar…
Spine stimulator lets man with severe Parkinson’s walk without falling
A man with Parkinson's disease who fell up to six times a day can now walk several kilometres without falling…
Nor’easters slamming New England are growing more powerful
Much like hurricanes further south, the strongest storms to pummel the US north-east are getting even stronger as sea surface…