Shouldn’t we have space colonies and a universal cure for cancer by now? Instead, there are signs that the pace of technological progress is slowing.
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Scientists say they have discovered three new planets outside our solar system which orbit a star situated 73 light years away from Earth.
The Milky Way cannibalised a galaxy one quarter of its mass 10 billion years ago, according to new research.
Nasa will this week celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which saw commander Neil Armstrong become the first person to step onto the lunar surface.
Scientists have captured a photograph for the first time of a phenomenon which Albert Einstein once described as “spooky action at a distance”.
Virgin Galactic’s sister company, Virgin Orbit, has conducted a drop test of its air-launched satellite booster over California in a key step towards space missions.
A dog-like robot being developed to hop across complex terrain on other planets has been used to play a live-action game of ping pong in its latest phase of testing.
It’s often said that we now have more computing power in our pocket than the computer aboard Apollo 11. But is that true? And, if so, how much more powerful are our phones?
Nasa will send a spacecraft to explore the surface of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and search for “the building blocks of life”, the space agency has revealed.
SpaceX has launched its heftiest rocket with 24 research satellites. The rocket is also carrying a deep-space atomic clock, a solar sail, clean and green fuel, and even human ashes.