The daily habit that can protect you from pneumonia in hospital Hospital-acquired pneumonia is linked to longer hospital stays, higher healthcare costs and increased mortality The Independent UK · Apr 20
Starwatch: Lyrid meteor shower returns to the spring skies First recorded in 687BC, the meteoroids were once part of the tail of a comet discovered in 1861 The Guardian - UK · Apr 20
The underappreciated organ that could be key to longer life New research challenges assumption that small organ located behind sternum becomes unimportant after childhood The Independent UK · Apr 20
‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversary The Guardian - UK · Apr 20
SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force after rocket swap (video, photos) SpaceX launched a new GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force early Tuesday morning (April 21) — a mission that was originally supposed to fly on a competitor's rocket. Space · Apr 19
Giant BlueBird 7 mobile phone satellite will be deorbited after faulty Blue Origin launch Blue Origin, the space launch company founded by Jeff Bezos, achieved a successful recovery of its first reused orbital-class rocket, but the payload it put into space was left in the wrong location. Space · Apr 19
'Sunshine' was 2007's answer to 'Project Hail Mary', and it told a much darker tale of solar catastrophe In space, no one can hear you ask for sun cream Space · Apr 19
The Lyrid meteor shower returns with ideal viewing conditions! Here's what to look out for this week After months of quiet skies, the Lyrids return with fast, bright meteors and dark, moonless viewing conditions before dawn. Space · Apr 19
Telescope livestream: Watch the moon pass in front of the Pleiades on April 19 Watch the crescent moon cross the blue-white stars of the Pleiades on April 19 from the comfort of your home. Space · Apr 19
Synthetic universe allows you to 'see and hear' galaxies evolving from the dawn of time (video) Scientists have used a synthetic universe to observe how the first galaxies evolved and grew. In fact, it is so close to the real thing that it's tricking some astronomers. Space · Apr 19
‘Oscar of science’ awarded to team behind gene therapy that restores lost vision Married couple Jean Bennett and Albert Maguire developed Luxturna, which helped a patient see their child’s face for the first time The Guardian - UK · Apr 19
Pragmata's tale of AI slop, humanity, & lunar conquest makes it the timeliest sci-fi game of the year Capcom's new IP is a welcome throwback to simpler action games, but its story and themes are shockingly well-timed and refreshingly optimistic. Space · Apr 18
How to see the Lyrid meteor shower tonight: Where to look in the night sky The Lyrids are back! Here's where to look and how to spot these shooting stars. Space · Apr 18
Artemis 2 and Tiangong space station astronauts set record for farthest distance between humans For a few moments on April 6, the four Artemis 2 moon astronauts and the three crewmates aboard China's Tiangong space station were farther away from each other than any humans had ever been. Space · Apr 18
Space · Apr 18 This Week In Space podcast: Episode 206 — I Want to Believe On Episode 206 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Dr. Brianne Suldovsky of Portland State University to discuss what happens after the discovery of an alien life form.
Space · Apr 18 Don't miss the moon, Venus and the Pleiades align after sunset on April 19 Look out for earthshine on the crescent moon as it shines near Venus and the 1,000-strong Pleiades star cluster.
Space · Apr 18 This life-hunting rover may be SpaceX's 1st-ever Mars launch SpaceX will launch Europe's life-hunting Rosalind Franklin rover toward Mars in 2028 — but not aboard the company's Starship megarocket.
Space · Apr 18 Blue Origin reuses huge New Glenn rocket for 1st time, lands booster at sea — but deploys satellite into wrong orbit (launch video) Blue Origin's huge New Glenn rocket launched into space for the third time ever Sunday morning (April 19) — but, in a first for the company, it soared into orbit powered by a previously flown booster.
Space · Apr 17 How the 'Project Hail Mary' book walks the line between hard and speculative science fiction… and why the film did not Two different ways to tell the same story.
Space · Apr 17 New moon of April 2026 brings incredible views of the constellation Hydra, Jupiter, Venus and more this week The new moon is the perfect time to spot faint constellations, galaxies and a quartet of planets in the dawn sky.
The Independent UK · Apr 17 How one simple menu tweak can cut calories and carbon emissions One 'largely unnoticed' change saw the likelihood of choosing a vegetarian meal rocket by over 40%
Space · Apr 17 'Tall waves moving in slow motion': Here's how oily oceans on Saturn's giant moon Titan may behave The size of waves on alien worlds will depend as much on the characteristics of the liquid as well as the gravity.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 17 Annette Dolphin obituary Other lives: Neuroscientist whose research showed how individual molecules can affect neurological disorders
The Independent UK · Apr 17 There’s a new theory about what helped form one of America’s grandest natural wonders The key to solving a nearly 7 billion-year-old geological mystery could be microscopic
Space · Apr 17 'For All Mankind' alternative timeline vs reality: How Apple TV's sci-fi show diverges from history How do "For All Mankind"'s six decades of space exploration "history" compare with the real thing?