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Perhaps the most surprising scientific discovery of the last decade is that the Universe is teeming with black holes. They’ve been detected in a…

As a physicist, I of course love and appreciate all the little particles. Each particle species has its own role to play in the…

Another day, another rocket launch. So many, in fact, it’s easy to get blasé. In 2023, almost 200 rockets lifted off from Earth, carrying…

We’ve all seen it so often in science-fiction movies that the concept seems utterly plausible: a character enters a command and their starship leaps…

Humans have long sought ways to measure the world we live in. Having systems of measurement, and of units, helps us understand ourselves and…

Look to the night sky tonight, and you’ll spot a once-in-a-generation planetary alignment. Also called the ‘planet parade’, seven – yes, seven! – of our…

A normal traction elevator uses a cable to winch a cabin up and down between floors inside a building. There’s a counterweight on the…

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid mission has released its first major batch of survey data, offering a stunning glimpse into the vast cosmos. …

Earlier this month, in the dead of night, a mysterious spacecraft touched down at Vandenberg Space Force Base near Santa Barbara, California. The craft…

Not all ideas can be hits. Alongside ground-breaking innovations, 21st-century scientists have helmed their share of wild tech flops, dubious theories and overhyped breakthroughs.…