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Australian defence force recruits are being asked to aim for the stars, with two new positions advertised in defence’s space command.Applicants were invited to apply directly…

February 5, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmNASA’s next space suit for Artemis has out-of-this-world mobilityAstronauts are flying to the moon for the first…

Sir Sadiq Khan’s musical tastes tend toward soft rock and pop. But throughout his tenure as mayor of London he has positioned himself as a friend…

On April 24, 1990, humanity launched a scientific revolution.I mean “launched” literally: on that date the space shuttle Discovery roared into the sky with the Hubble…

January 21, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmSonic booms can protect Earth from dangerous space junkScientists are using technology developed to study earthquakes to…

Housing where shops, schools, public transport and possibly pubs are close by, with green spaces and access to nature, and where heritage is preserved, should be…

Aurora lights shimmering over Earth were filmed on camera by Russia’s space agency Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov from the International Space Station. The phenomenon is caused…

A ‘severe’ solar storm, which is being monitored by the National Emergency Management Agency, could make auroras visible in Australia as well as cause disruptions to…

Kendra Pierre-Louis: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Kendra Pierre-Louis, in for Rachel Feltman. You’re listening to our weekly science news roundup.First up, earlier this month…

Your article (Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launchpad in preparation for astronaut flight, 18 January) quotes the crew commander of Artemis II, Reid Wiseman: “They are so…