Double digits! Air-launched 'Talon A' hypersonic vehicle notches big flight milestone
Stratolaunch has now conducted more than 10 flights with its Talon-A hypersonic vehicle, an autonomous, air-launched cra...
On this day in space! Aug. 2, 1971: Apollo 15 makes 1st-ever televised liftoff from the moon
On Aug. 2, 1971, a lunar liftoff was televised for the first time on NASA's Apollo 15 mission, one giant leap for live T...
From Hardspace to Clearspace: How space salvage games compare to real debris removal
While Hardspace: Shipbreaker does an excellent job of capturing the dystopian perils of unchecked hypercapitalism, the r...
Hubble telescope takes one of the most detailed looks at neighboring Andromeda galaxy ever — Space photo of the week
The most famous giant spiral galaxy in the universe has been revealed not to be the star factory it once was, just as NA...
'We're a bit late on the case, but we are on the case': Author Fred Pearce on the rise of renewables, a defused population bomb, and letting nature find its own way
Author and journalist Fred Pearce tells Live Science about his book "Despite it All" — looking at the changes that have ...
Rocket issue delays 1st orbital rocket launch from the UK
While testing a rocket on the launch pad at the U.K.'s SaxaVord Spaceport, RFA found 'an issue with the vehicle that req...
'The apparent chaos of the Anthropocene is turbocharging evolution itself': Plants are finding ways to survive and thrive in the climate crisis — if we let them
In this excerpt from "Despite it All," author Fred Pearce explores the ways plants are adapting and evolving in the face...
Celestron Moon Mission 100mm tabletop Dobsonian review
Celestron’s mini-Dobsonian provides affordable, accessible access to the night sky.
Did Celtic women fight in battle?
The Celts were highly regarded as warriors in the ancient world, but were all fighters men, or did Celtic women also fig...
Beaver dams 'helping boost drought resilience'
Image source, PA MediaImage caption, An expert said beavers were helping to create more wetland areas since their reintr...
Injured peregrine reunion 'brought tears to eyes'
Image caption, The falcon needed a large aviary to be able to practice flyingByJohn PakeyEast MidlandsPublished1 minute ...
Hundreds of dead fish in river linked to heatwave
Image source, Owen Sennitt/BBCImage caption, Lucy Galvin, the city council leader, said she and other residents had noti...