UK firm Reaction Engines hopes to revolutionize space access with a new class of propulsion system for reusable vehicles, as Oliver Nailard explains
Read article: Air-breathing rocket engines: the future of space flight
Biological polymer could be farmed on the Red Planet
Read article: Martian buildings could be made of chitin-based material
The Pacific Ocean Neutrino Experiment would be the world’s largest neutrino telescope once built by the end of the decade
Read article: Astronomers plan huge neutrino observatory in the Pacific Ocean
US National Science Foundation has awarded $17.5m towards the construction of the huge 25.4 m telescope
Read article: Giant Magellan Telescope receives cash injection from the National Science Foundation
Mission will explore the Martian geology and climate, look for signs of past microbial life as well as launch a small helicopter
Read article: NASA launches Mars Perseverance rover
Analysis of data from NASA's MESSENGER craft yields a value that differs from those of laboratory experiments
Read article: Space-based spectrometer enters neutron lifetime debate
The Hope craft – the first Arab mission to Mars – will study the Martian atmosphere including daily and seasonal changes in the climate
Read article: United Arab Emirates launches Hope mission to Mars
Fifth state of matter has distinctive features when created in orbit
Read article: Bose–Einstein condensate is made onboard the International Space Station
Travelling into orbit and using a green screen are on the agenda this week
Read article: Why the SpaceX/NASA launch is so important, how to be a successful physics YouTuber
Combined measurements from two ESO telescopes provide evidence that a new planet is currently forming around the young star AB Aurigae
Read article: Astronomers see first evidence of a new planet being born
