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Science in the news: AI biodiversity, bed bug chaos, and puffy planets
Here’s a rundown of the science stories you need to know about from the last few weeks
Let’s talk about REx baby: NASA’s first asteroid sample returns to Earth
Asteroid Bennu may give us clues into how carbon-based life began
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023: the amateur astronomers exploring the universe
Explore the cosmos with our favourite images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2023
Vikram and Pagryan hit snooze: India’s moon landing
After a successful moon landing, Vikram and Pagryan roamed the moon’s southern hemisphere until scientists put them to bed. We wonder if they will wake
Cosmological questions: Why antimatter matters
Scientists have shown that antimatter also falls under gravity, holding up Einstein’s general theory of relativity against evolving scientific ideas
First private Moon landing attempt fails
ispace’s new spacecraft made it within touching distance of the lunar surface, but a last-minute malfunction dashed their hopes of a successful moon landing
The mysteries of the infrared universe: What the James Webb Space Telescope has revealed so far
One year into its ten-year mission, the James Webb Space Telescope has begun revealing the secrets of our universe
In Conversation: Ex-NASA astronaut Bruce Melnick
We sat down with Bruce Melnick, former NASA astronaut, to discuss his time in space, his role at the Kennedy Space Center, and the ongoing Artemis Program.
Was there life on Mars?
New data provides further evidence for liquid water on Mars. Maybe we aren’t alone in the Solar System after all?
Out of this world advertising
In order to make their advert stand out, companies may begin to aim up at the sky rather than down at your phones
Women in Space: revolutionising the past to pave way for the future
Exploring some of the most important Women in Space from the past.
Not so sci-fi: Could humans harness cryonics?
Chloe Tenn discusses the science behind cryonics that many have seen through scifi productions like Marvel and Star Wars
Ingenuity Helicopter takes to Mars skies
Mars helicopter takes first flight in a historic achievement for science and makind.
Hello, is it Earth you’re looking for?
Is anyone out there? Emma Hattersley discusses the messages we’ve sent into space that may never be heard.
One small step for NASA, one giant leap for womankind
Artemis III: NASA’s new mission to put the first woman on the moon
How Jodrell Bank scooped the space race
Find out how the Jodrell Bank Observatory teamed up with the Daily Express to steal the first photos of the lunar surface
Black hole ejection behaviour observed by Jodrell Bank telescope array
Material being ejected from a black hole at close to the speed of light has been observed by e-MERLIN
