Astronomers uncover the topsy-turvy atmosphere of a distant planet
The gas giant WASP-121b, also known as Tylos, has an atmospheric structure unlike any we have ever seen, and the fastest winds on any planet
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A type of brain cell helps explain the calming influence of mothers
Mouse pups have increased activity in certain neurons in the centre of their brains when they interact with their mothers, which is linked to them sho
The Athena lander reached the moon – but seems to have fallen over
Intuitive Machines’s Athena spacecraft has landed on the surface of the moon, but it seems to have fallen over and we don’t yet know if it will be abl
Stunning photo of Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io is our best in decades
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has swooped close to Jupiter’s moon Io, capturing this amazing photo of the surface – and even better ones will come soon
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket reaches orbit on first launch
After delays and false starts, Jeff Bezos’s firm Blue Origin has reached orbit with its first launch of the New Glenn rocket, though attempts to land
Solar wind that blasts from sun may be driven by tiny plasma flares
The source of the charged plasma that makes up the solar wind has long been debated, but new evidence suggests it could come from a barrage of tiny fl
Tiniest ‘ruler’ ever measures distances as small as an atom’s width
A new technique uses glowing molecules, laser light and microscopes to measure distances as minuscule as 0.1 nanometres – the width of a typical atom
Sudden infant death syndrome may have a biological cause
The condition may at least partly be caused by insufficient binding of a neurotransmitter to receptors in the brainstem
Bronze Age hoards hint that market economies arose surprisingly early
An analysis of 20,000 metal objects from Bronze Age Europe suggests human economic behaviour may not have changed much over the past 3500 years
How India has slowly but surely become a major player in space
India’s space agency has been remarkably successful in recent years, growing the country’s prestige on the global stage – and the 2024 election is unl