The night sky
(Picture: PA Archive)Could an apparently Earth-like world just 31 light-years away from our planet support alien life?
Astronomers say Wolf 1069 b has a mass to similar Earth and orbits a red dwarf star, with surface temperature simulations showing it enjoys pleasant temperatures and could support life-giving water.
In their hunt for ‘biosignatures’, analysis by Germany’s Max Planck Institute for Astronomy suggests the exoplanet outside the Solar System may also have a magnetic field.
Why did Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne fail after launching from Spaceport Cornwall? Apparently it’s all down to a $100 part.
Boss Dan Hart reportedly told California symposium it was a relatively cheap filter in the rocket’s second stage engine responsible for scotching the “Start Me Up” mission after coming loose.
Electric cars - which country is leading the way in EV charging infrastructure, are they just too expensive, and what about battery mining ethics?
Tech & Science Daily podcast speaks with Leo Murray, director of innovation at climate change charity Possible.
A natural antimicrobial product named after Matrix star Keanu Reeves proves effective against fungi causing diseases in plants and humans.
The study by Germany’s Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology named the natural product group “Keanumycins” - because, just like Reeves, they are “extremely deadly” in their roles.
Plus, Microsoft’s Bing ChapGPT search tool takes on Google’s Bard, Mary Queen of Scots’ jail code cracked, why anxious sheep flock together and how pigeons are as clever as AI.
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