Racy short story by Alan Turing offers glimpse of ‘playful, funny, cheeky’ side Writing from year after gross indecency arrest challenges ‘isolated mathematician’ image, says Cambridge academic The Guardian - UK · Jul 24
Vulcan Centaur swapped out again: NASA goes with SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket for launch of space weather mission NASA's SunRISE mission has been assigned a new launch vehicle: It will now be delivered to orbit by a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket rather than a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur. Space · Jul 23
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Season 4: Release date & how to watch Paramount+’s sensational sci-fi series 'We've seen a lot of strange new worlds, but we’ll never see something like this again' Space · Jul 23
Scientists may have finally solved the mystery of the sun's missing silver Scientists say the sun has a little more silver than we thought. Space · Jul 23
NASA's retired astronauts are hitting the road to get young people to vote: 'one small step for you, and one giant leap for our country.' "We have to do what we can to ensure that the country makes it through the challenges that we're dealing with here, and that is the message that we're going to be taking to colleges and universities." Space · Jul 23
Satellite spots a 'hummingbird' in Antarctica | Space photo of the day for July 23, 2026 A hummingbird shape in satellite data from NISAR is actually a mountaintop spotted in Antarctica. Space · Jul 23
Biohacker Bryan Johnson says he’s ‘cloned himself as a baby’ to harvest its organs ‘This technology gives us a path to reverse aging,’ says 48-year-old tech entrepreneur The Independent UK · Jul 23
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' season 4 opener is a pulpy sci-fi joy packed with dinosaurs, martians, and a 5th planet where the asteroid belt should be Dinosaurs, Martians, and the fate of the human race? This could be more than your standard day at the office for the Enterprise crew. Space · Jul 23
Should Artemis IV astronauts actually land near the moon's south pole? Artemis II pilot says the lunar equator might be better NASA has long eyed the moon's south pole for its first crewed Artemis landing. But Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover says the agency should target an easier and safer place to touch down. Space · Jul 23
Space datacenters proposed by Musk and Bezos ‘catastrophic’ for planet, experts warn New US petition demands review of plans from tech companies amid fears of environmental destruction The Guardian - US · Jul 23
Key to treating insomnia may be in stool of healthy sleepers There seemed to be ‘sustained improvement’ in treatment’s benefits over six months, researchers say The Independent UK · Jul 23
The James Webb Space Telescope's disappearing 'Little Red Dots' may lead to another cosmic puzzle Just as the dinosaurs didn't disappear but rather evolved into birds, cosmic dinosaurs in the form of the JWST's Little Red Dots may fade away completely. Space · Jul 23
DNA study challenges key assumption about Viking burials People buried together in old Scandinavian graves were not always related The Independent UK · Jul 23
Scientists reveal maximum age humans could live to if we can cure ageing Study finds DNA mutations impose a hard limit on human lifespan even if all other contributing factors of ageing are eliminated The Independent UK · Jul 23
The Independent UK · Jul 23 Orcas spotted ramming into giant fish carcasses and watching them explode for fun Behaviour may also be strategy to portion food for juveniles, researchers say
The Independent UK · Jul 22 Weight loss drugs linked to loss of hair in major new study The study looked at 50,000 people on GLP-1 agonist drugs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro
Space · Jul 22 China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket launches 9 satellites from a ship at sea (video) Orienspace's Gravity-1, the world's most powerful solid rocket, aced its third-ever mission on Tuesday (July 21), launching nine satellites to orbit from a ship at sea.
Space · Jul 22 5 disturbing things we saw after digging into the recent 'Dune: Part 3' trailer Let's explore this latest look at Denis Villeneuve's epic close-out to his 'Dune' magnum opus
Space · Jul 22 After nearly 30 years, NASA realized this near-Earth asteroid is actually a comet. The discovery may help us defend the planet some day Astronomers discovered that a near-Earth asteroid is actually a comet that could help scientists identify more hidden comets and improve planetary defense.
International Business Times UK · Jul 22 Bryan Johnson Says His 'Newborn Self' 'Clone' Could Grow Organs, Become His Own 'Blood Boy' Bryan Johnson says reprogrammed stem cells could one day grow replacement organs and test treatments after his autoimmune diagnosis.
Space · Jul 22 NASA's Roman Space Telescope could reveal black holes ripping up stars. It's set to launch Aug. 30 NASA's next super telescope, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, may leave nowhere to hide for black holes that violently murder and devour stars, not even cosmic noon.
Space · Jul 22 If space war erupts, 'none of us will be able to avoid the war zone,' warns outgoing Space Force chief in final public speech The outgoing head of the U.S. Space Force had some stark words in his last public speech, stating that "none of us will be able to avoid the war zone" should conflict extend to space.
Space · Jul 22 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' is time-travelling back into theaters next month for a 35th anniversary re-release Grab your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle because it's time to party like it’s the summer of 1991.
Space · Jul 22 Astronomers may have discovered the 1st moon outside of our solar system — or is it something weirder? Have astronomers observed the first exomoon, or have they spotted a weird object that could challenge the very concept of planets and moons?
Space · Jul 22 Our 1st-ever up-close look at the Martian surface | Space photo of the day for July 22, 2026 What might seem like a simple black-and-white picture of some rocks is actually the first photograph ever taken on the surface of Mars.