The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with GomSpace to design the first ever nanosatellite to rendezvous with an asteroid, planned for launch in 2023.
Elon Musk's space company, SpaceX, has deployed the first 60 satellites in what will eventually become a vast network providing high-speed broadband services around the globe.
TuSimple, a self-driving truck company, announced yesterday that the United States Postal Service has awarded it a contract to perform five round trips, for a two-week pilot, hauling USPS trailers more than 1,000 miles.
A study reveals that nearly a quarter of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet is now unstable, with melt rates up to five times faster than 25 years previously.
Researchers at Macquarie University report that plastic pollution is harming the growth, photosynthesis and oxygen production of Prochlorococcus, the ocean's most abundant photosynthetic bacteria, responsible for 10% of oxygen breathed by humans.
Researchers at Columbia University report a new desalination method for hypersaline brines, known as "temperature swing solvent extraction (TSSE)", which is low-cost and efficient.
Researchers have determined how "bad cholesterol" enters artery walls, causing plaque that narrows blood vessels and leads to heart attacks and strokes.
UK scientists have reported the first generation of usable electricity from americium, which could lead to the development of "space batteries" that power missions for up to 400 years.