‘Like Froth on a Cappuccino’: Spacecraft’s Chaotic Landing Reveals Comet’s Softness
Detective work reconstructs the final movements of the European Space Agency’s Philae probe
Detective work reconstructs the final movements of the European Space Agency’s Philae probe
Researchers have spent decades searching for the elusive particles. A final generation of detectors should leave them no place to hide
Celebration is tinged with relief as $200-million orbiter embarks on 7-month odyssey to the Red Planet
Close-up reveals a surface dancing with ‘campfires’
The United Arab Emirates’ Hope orbiter is the Arab world’s first interplanetary spacecraft — and has jump-started science in the country. Will the momentum last?
European particle-physics lab will pursue a 100-kilometer machine to uncover the Higgs boson’s secrets — but it doesn’t yet have the funds
Physicists have made a Bose–Einstein condensate on the International Space Station—allowing them to probe the mysteries of quantum physics in detail
A reduction in seismic noise because of changes in human activity is a boon for geoscientists
A planetary alignment provides a window to visit Uranus and Neptune—but time is tight
Europe’s space agency is set to receive 45% more money than in the previous three-year budget
The science is immature and a multi-purpose quantum computer doesn’t yet exist. But that isn’t stopping investors pouring cash into quantum start-ups
The company says that its quantum computer is the first to perform a calculation that would be practically impossible for a classical machine
Canadian telescope finds eight more repeating blasts—energetic events from deep in the cosmos
Despite progress, many physical scientists from sexual and gender minorities experience exclusion or harassment at work, finds UK survey
Projects will probe topics including DNA mutation, fire behavior and the birth of stars
Spacecraft will return samples to Earth and be open to researchers around the world
An Israeli firm is sending a privately built craft to the moon—and leading a fresh era of exploration
Physicist Wang Yifang, the mastermind behind the project, gives Nature an update on the ambitious project
The prize-awarding academies are making changes to their secretive nomination processes to tackle bias, but some say the measures don’t go far enough
Twin probes from Hayabusa2 mission have sent back their first pictures from Ryugu’s surface
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