A NASA spacecraft is ready to set sail for Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the best bets for finding life beyond Earth.Europa Clipper will peer beneath the moon’s icy crust where an ocean is thoug...
NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft is set to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa, one of the prime candidates for finding life beyond Earth. Europa Clipper will assess whether Europa’s conditions, such as its...
What’s next for Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship rocket? Getty Images Elon Musk wants his new rocket to revolutionise spaceflight. And that rocket, Starship, is now the largest and most powerful spacecraft...
NASA/ISS Hurricanes Helene and Milton – which have devastated parts of the south-east United States – have bookended an exceptionally busy period of tropical storms. In less than two weeks, five hurri...
A severe solar storm that reached Earth on Thursday could stress power grids even more as the U.S. reels from back-to-back major hurricanes, according to space weather forecasters.The National Oceanic...
A severe solar storm that reached Earth on Thursday could stress power grids even more as the U.S. reels from back-to-back major hurricanes, according to space weather forecasters. The National Oceani...
Two pioneers of artificial intelligence — John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton — won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for helping create the building blocks of machine learning that is revolutionizing ...
John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in Physics for their foundational work in artificial intelligence. Hinton, known as the godfather of AI, is a dual citizen of Canada and Britain, ...
NASA has released the clearest view of Mars to date, with blue rocks observed across the planet’s landscape. The images were captured by the Perseverance rover as it explores the planet. Dark blue, ja...
The Sphinx, a patch of snow believed to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year. Iain Cameron has spent decades surveying the patch, hidden in one of the most isol...
Scientists are deploying monitors at the volcanic Mount Adams in Washington State, after a spike in seismic activity.The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said Mount Adams typically experiences an earthqu...
Scientists are deploying monitors at the volcanic Mount Adams in Washington State, after a spike in seismic activity. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said Mount Adams typically experiences an earthq...