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Astronomy Jul 8, 2025

How airports like Heathrow and Gatwick could help aliens spot Earth

Radar systems used by civilian airports and military operations are inadvertently revealing our existence to potential advanced alien civilizations, new research shows.

Analytical Chemistry Jul 3, 2025

Nanocatalysts enable conversion of waste-derived biocrude into sustainable jet fuel precursors

Wet wastes, including food waste and biomass, are promising candidates for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production due to their triglyceride content, which can be converted into biocrude via hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL).

Earth Sciences Jul 2, 2025

Smarter flight decisions can mitigate climate impact without undue sacrifice

A new study led by a University of California, Irvine scientist reveals that airlines can make smarter tradeoff decisions to cut aviation's warming impact. The research, published in the journal Nature, offers hopeful news ...

Environment Jun 25, 2025

How's the UK attempt to reach net zero going? There's good news and bad news

Each year, the Climate Change Committee—the UK's independent advisory body tasked with monitoring the country's movement toward its legally binding climate goals—gives a report on the government's progress over the last year.

Space Exploration Jun 19, 2025

SpaceX Starship prototype explodes during ground test in Texas

A SpaceX Starship upper stage prototype exploded during a routine ground test on a test stand in Texas late Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk's dream of sending humans to Mars.

Space Exploration Jun 13, 2025

ULA's retired Delta IV launch tower demolished as SpaceX eyes Cape Canaveral site for Starship

With SpaceX champing at the bit to begin construction of a new Starship launch site at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, demolition began on June 12 to remove structures used by the previous tenant, United Launch Alliance.

Space Exploration Jun 11, 2025

SpaceX plans up to 76 Starship launches annually from old Delta IV launch site

The first of two Environmental Impact Statements around SpaceX plans for Starship launch sites on Florida's Space Coast was released last week, and it lays out the company's plans to fly as many as 76 times a year from Cape ...

Ecology Jun 5, 2025

A net a kilometer: Drones successfully identify ghost nets along NT coastline

Drones and artificial intelligence are uncovering ghost nets from 50 centimeters to larger than five meters along the coastline of the Gulf of Carpentaria, proving the success of a program aimed at maintaining the pristine ...

Environment Jun 1, 2025

Key climate target of airline decarbonization 'in peril': IATA

The airline industry's flagship goal of decarbonizing by 2050 is now "in peril" due to climate-skeptic policies, including those of US President Donald Trump, the leading airline association IATA warned on Sunday.

Space Exploration May 30, 2025

FAA demands an accident investigation into SpaceX's latest out-of-control Starship flight

The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into this week's out-of-control Starship flight by SpaceX.

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