Jonathan Amos
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Halley station: Rapid ice movement monitored under UK polar base
Scientists record an abrupt acceleration of floating ice hosting the Halley station, in Antarctica. → Read More
UK rejoins EU science research scheme Horizon
UK-based scientists and institutions will have access to the £85bn fund from today. → Read More
Europe's next-gen rocket Ariane-6 fires its engine
The workhorse launcher for Europe's future access to space conducts a trial "hot-fire" ignition test. → Read More
James Webb: Telescope reveals new detail in famous supernova
Looking like a pearl necklace, the object known as SN1987A is the closest star explosion to Earth. → Read More
Europe's Ariane-5 rocket completes final launch
The big rocket that underpinned Europe's access to space for three decades heads into retirement. → Read More
Weather satellite captures lightning spectacle across Earth
A new high-speed weather camera above Europe and Africa records the daily frenzy of lightning storms. → Read More
Euclid: Europe's 'dark explorer' telescope set for launch
The Euclid mission will make an immense 3D map of the cosmos to uncover its biggest secrets. → Read More
Virgin Galactic: Sir Richard Branson's rocket plane enters commercial service
It's taken nearly 20 years but Sir Richard Branson is finally taking paying passengers to space. → Read More
Titanic sub search: What happens next
Personnel continue to scour the area where debris from the vessel was found. → Read More
HotSat-1: Spacecraft to map UK's heat inefficient buildings
HotSat-1 will sense heat loss through roofs and walls to help direct insulation improvements. → Read More
James Webb telescope: Icy moon Enceladus spews massive water plume
Enceladus, a small moon of Saturn, throws a geyser of water 9,000km (6,000 miles) into space. → Read More
Amazon's Jeff Bezos to help Nasa return to Moon
The US space agency turns to a second billionaire to help put astronauts back on the lunar surface. → Read More
Welsh space firm devises 'shuttlecock' heatshield
Cardiff start-up Space Forge wants to a use a pop-out shield to protect satellites falling to Earth. → Read More
UK 'knitted satellite' will see Earth day or night
Part of a new low-cost British radar spacecraft is to be woven from a gold-plated titanium yarn. → Read More
Meteosat-12: Europe's new weather satellite takes first photos
Meteosat-12 promises a step-change in forecasting imminent, extreme weather conditions. → Read More
Climate change: Satellite maps warming impact on global glaciers
A survey of the world's glaciers shows how much ice is being lost every year because of global warming. → Read More
1903 Ulysses Storm among windiest ever in British Isles
Scientists recover old weather records which show how a famous storm in 1903 produced brutal winds → Read More
SpaceX Starship: Elon Musk's big rocket explodes on test flight
The huge rocket launched from the US east coast on Thursday but blew up after four minutes. → Read More
SpaceX Starship: Elon Musk's firm postpones launch of biggest rocket ever
Elon Musk's company postpones the debut launch of the most powerful rocket ever built. → Read More
Mysterious dark matter mapped in finest detail yet
A telescope high in the Atacama desert maps the distribution of matter through cosmic time. → Read More