China builds world’s largest radio telescope to hunt for aliens
The gigantic 500-metre disc will boost the search for extraterrestrial life, dark matter and distant pulsars
NASA approves new far-flung destination for Pluto space probe
Post-Pluto, the New Horizons spacecraft is now officially homing in on a primitive red object in the Kuiper belt
Watch Live as Juno Enters Jupiter’s Orbit
What explains Brexit, Trump and the rise of the far right?
The rise in nationalism and anti-immigrant sentiments worldwide feels like an alarming change to many. Psychology helps to explain how it happened so quickly
Neutrinos hint at why antimatter didn’t blow up the universe
Results from two experiments looking at elusive neutrinos imply their matter and antimatter versions behave differently, which might explain how we came to be
What’s Inside Sunscreen? The Same Stuff That’s in Silly Putty
Up close with the awesome power of NASA’s biggest ever rocket
NASA's new rocket booster has just passed its final ground test before its maiden flight. But will it ever make it into deep space, asks Mika McKinnon
NASA Swears It Didn’t Mean to Interrupt Your July 4 Cookout
Googly-eyed robots rule: Why it’s vital to make us like them
Engineers are right to design robots that create an emotional response in humans as these machines become part of everyday life, says Jamais Cascio
Fiery exoplanet may see a trillion lightning flashes in an hour
Volcanic eruptions could drive furious lightning storms on Kepler-10b, a volcanic exoplanet not much larger than Earth