Stephen Hawking challenges conventional thinking on black holes Stephen Hawking, who was one of the developers of modern black hole theory, has published a new paper in which he says…
Rosetta comet-chaser phones home Rosetta, Europe’s comet-chasing spacecraft, has woken from its slumber. A signal confirming its alert status was received by controllers in Darmstadt, Germany, at 18:17 GMT. Rosetta…
Triple star system ‘can reveal secrets of gravity’ Astronomers have discovered a unique triple star system which could reveal the true nature of gravity. They found a pulsar with two…
We worry that new technology is ruining our ability to think – in fact, such fears have been around since the very invention of writing
NASA orders urgent spacewalks for space station repairs The US space agency has ordered a series of emergency spacewalks to carry out repairs on a broken cooling line at the…
Simon Singh is one of our best science writers, but a gruelling libel battle derailed his career. Now, he tells Paul Sims, he’s back to doing what he loves
A new report suggests that stereotypes persist, writes Samira Shackle
We live in a random universe, explains Marcus Chown
Hope still for ‘dead’ Comet Ison Comet Ison, or some part of it, may have survived its encounter with the Sun, say scientists. The giant ball of ice and dust…
After debating GM foods at its inaugural sitting in September, the Rational Parliament returns on 26 November to debate fracking and shale gas. We’re gearing up for the session by…