How to park a space telescope
After 30 days and 1.5 million kilometres, the James Webb Space Telescope has parked in its final orbit.
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SpaceX rocket booster will crash into the Moon
After seven years hurtling through space, a 4 tonne SpaceX Falcon 9 booster is going to crash into the moon on 4 March.
Dogs might be bilingual
Dogs seem to recognise the difference between languages.
But how do they know how old things are?
Archaeologists and geologists like to know how old certain things like rocks, pottery and bones are. By estimating their age and origins, it helps them understand how they fit into broader contexts. But how do they do it?
Eleven amazing archaeological finds of 2021
Let’s start the year with a bunch of 2021’s nicest archaeological finds.
Are real or fake Christmas trees better for the environment?
Spoiler: real trees narrowly edge out fake ones, but it does depend.
A NASA spacecraft has ‘touched’ the sun
In an incredible first, the Parker Solar Probe has made contact with the sun.
Moth balls in space!
The chemical in moth balls, naphthalene, will be tested in space in a new satellite rocket propulsion system called Bogong.
HPV vaccine reduces cervical cancer rates by 90 per cent
A UK study has shown that vaccination against the virus that causes the majority of cervical cancers reduces their incidence by nearly 90 per cent.
Global fisheries are in trouble
Global fisheries are in serious trouble but nobody is quite sure how bad the problem is. Minderoo Foundation put 500 fisheries experts onto the job and the report is pretty depressing stuff.
Global Fishing Index: assessing the sustainability of the world’s marine fisheries
Nearly 10 per cent of fish stocks globally are now on the brink of collapse. Overfishing must end before it is too late.
What is the go with bases on the Moon and Mars?
Will there ever be bases on the Moon and will people ever make it to Mars?
In space no-one knows what to do with your dead body
Space travel is still quite new in the history of exploration and there have only been a few deaths. But if you die in space, what happens to your corpse?
Would you like Mars-conditions tomato sauce with that?
Heinz has grown tomatoes under Mars-like conditions and turned it into a ketchup that tastes like the Earth-grown variety.
Singing lemurs have got rhythm
Indri Indri lemurs live in Madagascar and often sing as family groups. They also have rhythm, which is a first for non-human mammals.