After a brief pause in communications with Voyager 1, NASA re-established a connection with the interstellar spacecraft located more than 15 billion miles away from Earth, using a frequency not used more than forty years. Communication between NASA and Voyager 1 has been spotty at times. In fact, the spacecraft stopped sending readable data to

The Orionids meteor shower, which is considered to be one of the most beautiful showers of the year, could light up the sky with shooting stars through most of next month. NASA said the Orionids peak during mid-October every year, and the meteors are known for their brightness and speed. The ability to see the

AFP The clean-up on Coogee Beach on Thursday Beaches in the Australian city of Sydney have reopened for swimmers after being closed earlier this week when thousands of mysterious black tar-like balls washed ashore, prompting health concerns. Officials say tests found the balls to be formed from chemicals similar to those in cosmetics and cleaning

'It's our moonshot': Why scientists are drilling into volcanos Getty Images Iceland is one of the world's most volcanically active places I'm in one of the world's volcanic hotspots, northeast Iceland, near the Krafla volcano. A short distance away I can see the rim of the volcano's crater lake, while to the south steam vents

Getty Images A water company repeatedly dumped millions of litres of raw sewage illegally into one of England's most famous lakes over a three-year period, the BBC can reveal. More than 140 million litres of waste were pumped into Windermere between 2021 and 2023 at times when it was not permitted, our analysis shows, and

Getty Images By understanding how skin develops researchers hope to slow the signs of aging Researchers have made a scientific discovery that in time could be used to slow the signs of ageing. A team has discovered how the human body creates skin from a stem cell, and even reproduced small amounts of skin in

Flies, rats and offers of hush money - the price of living next to a ‘monster’ incinerator BBC / Jon Parker Lee George and Mandy are among the residents who refused to sign an NDA agreement and can speak about the Runcorn incinerator “We have been inundated with flies, rats, smell, noise. It's just been

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Day trips to the Moon, living on Mars, space elevators… when it comes to the future of space exploration, some possibilities might be closer than we think! Made by BBC Ideas in partnership with the Royal Society, external Listen to Sideways: A New Frontier on BBC Radio 4 Watch Solar System on iPlayer (UK) Read

Getty Images Burning household rubbish in giant incinerators to make electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power, BBC analysis has found. Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes, including increasing amounts of plastic, is now being incinerated. Scientists warn it is a “disaster for the climate” - and some are