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Will the next moon landing be delayed? Proposed House bill wants NASA to push the launch to 2028

NASA has been fast tracking its efforts to get the first woman and next man on the moon by 2024, but a new proposed House bill wants the space agency to push the mission to 2028.




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Stunning images show Europe and NASA's Solar Orbiter blasting off from Cape Canaveral on way to sun

The Solar Orbiter lifted off from Cape Canaveral Sunday night and will maneuver into a unique out-of-plane orbit that will take it over both of the sun's poles, never photographed before.




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NME Awards: Sinitta, 56, flashes her bra in a bizarre NASA-style jumpsuit and platform boots

She's never been one to play it safe with her fashion choices.  And Sinitta pushed the boat out for the 2020 NME Awards held at London's O2 Arena on Wednesday night.




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Asteroid bigger than the Empire State Building has its own miniature satellite 

The binary system of space rocks was discovered by radar images from the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico and is called 2020 BX12.




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Tiny asteroid confirmed to be a mini-moon that has been orbiting Earth for the past three years 

NASA-funded Catalina Sky Survey spotted a temporarily captured asteroid that has been orbiting Earth for three years and has announced it is now our planet's new mini-moon.




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NASA scientists launch fresh bid to probe Uranus and Neptune

At a meeting in the UK experts from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland joined a global pool of researchers to discuss the ice giants.




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NASA's ISS is the SAFEST place during the coronavirus due to its health stabilization program

With at least 164 countries battle coronavirus, NASA experts say the ISS is the safest place because of the agency's health stabilization program that ensures the crew is not infected before they board.




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Greenland lost 600 BILLION tons of ice last summer raising global sea levels by almost 0.1 inches

In Antarctica, meanwhile, ice has continued to melt from both the Amundsen Sea Embayment and the Antarctic Peninsula, satellite gravity measurements have revealed.




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NASA reveals Uranus's twisted magnetic field is releasing bits of its atmosphere into space

NASA analyzing data from the Voyager 2's 1986 visit to Uranus and found the magnetic bubble surrounding the planet is allowing bits of its atmosphere to leak into space.




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NASA and ESA reveal ambitious plan to bring Martian rock samples back to Earth by 2031

NASA and the ESA have revealed a highly ambitious multi-billion plan to return Martian rock samples to Earth, which would involve three spacecraft, including the former's Mars 2020 rover.




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NASA mobilizes staff to develop new technologies to help fight against the coronavirus 

NASA showcased new devices at the White House that will help in the fight against the coronavirus. The project includes a pressure helmet, decontamination system and a ventilator.




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Google and Apple show samples of COVID exposure apps and forbid use of apps' location services

As reported by The Verge , the tech companies have provided samples of what eventual app interface systems could look like though they won't be developing the apps themselves.




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O2 mobile network goes DOWN across much of the UK

O2's mobile network has been suffering from an outage that left thousands of customers across the UK unable to make or receive calls for around two hours.




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Zoom buys security service in bid to address safety concerns and introduce end-to-end encryption

Keybase will help the Zoom build end-to-end encryption designed to safeguard user data and privacy and bolster its current security measures which it incorrectly claimed included full encryption.




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Extra-terrestrial impacts may have shaped Earth 3.2 billion years ago, study finds

A study found that plate tectonics were triggered by intense bombardment of meteors 3.2 billion years ago -transforming the hot, primordial mushy surface into the present rugged landscape.




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Jeff Bezos' futuristic vision of self-sustaining habitat that could house a TRILLION people in space

Building off of a concept introduced by physicist Gerard O'Neill - who Bezos himself studied under during his time at Princeton - the Blue Origin founder outlined habitats that could hold cities.




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Bill Nye warns 'the planet's on f***ing fire' as he calls on viewers to address climate change

In a profanity-laden tirade from one of TV's most famous liaisons of science and learning, viewers were dealt a stark warning about the disastrous effects of climate change.




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Climate change lets toxic green algae thrive in the Arabian Sea

Shrinking snow caps in the Himalayas are causing the spread of toxic green algae so big it can be seen from space, a new study has found.




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Locked-down smartphone users in the UK are sitting on unused mobile data worth £165 million

UK consumers stuck at home during lockdown are using a fraction of the data that they would usually, relying on home WiFi instead, comparison site Uswitch has reported.




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Gene identified in South African honey bees causes virgin births and lets them produce only females

Gene that causes virgin births in Cape honey bees is identified for the first time. The gene also lets female workers only reproduce daughters because males are not needed in the colony.




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US Military reveals mission details of X-37B space plane for the first time ahead of orbital flight

The US Air Force's secretive X-37B space plane will conduct three experiments in low orbit, including converting the sun's power into radio frequency microwave energy.




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Samsung Pay expands to take on rival Apple with launch of branded debit card this summer 

Samsung Pay is moving from the smartphone and into your hands, as the firm is set to launch a physical card in the US this summer in a bid to take on its rival Apple that rolled out a card in 2019.




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Arsenal 'prepare £12million bid for Hull striker Jarrod Bowen'

Arsenal are preparing to make a bid of £12million for Hull City striker Jarrod Bowen, according to The Sun. He may be seen as a cheaper option than Wilfried Zaha.




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Meet Billy Whitehurst - the growling, bare-knuckle-fighting striker

CRAIG HOPE: Billy Whitehurst was once the most feared footballer in the land. Here, those who played against and with Whitehurst reflect on their encounters with the infamous frontman…




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Leeds 2-0 Hull City: Marcelo Bielsa's men go top of Championship with seventh successive win

ALAM KHAN AT ELLAND ROAD: Leeds returned to the top of the Championship with a win over Hull but Marcelo Bielsa's men needed a helping hand to achieve a seventh successive win.




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Fixed energy bills set to rocket by up to £190 in January 2020

Some 142,000 customers will see their bills go up by a collective £16m if they don't switch tariff by the end of January, a comparison website has warned.




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Four simple ways to cut energy usage to reduce bills and emissions

The power to reduce bills and emissions is in the hands of households. The Energy Saving Trust has four simple changes to help towards doing just that.




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Airtime Rewards: Could this app bring down your mobile bill?

Airtime Rewards, which has over 550,000 members, lets users get up to 10% back on purchases at certain retailers with the savings then used to reduce their mobile bill.




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Mobile users unwittingly clicking on sites that push monthly fees

At some point on October 15, 2015, possibly in the dead of night while waiting for my then one-year-old to go back to sleep, two clicks on my mobile phone cost me £615, says JOANNA TWEEDY.




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The best and worst firms in Britain for broadband, TV, mobile and landline 

Vodafone is the most complained about broadband, mobile and landline provider, new data has revealed. It is the second quarter in a row it has been voted the worst for broadband.




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We reveal the 12 tips you can use to keep your energy bills low 

Fuel poverty is a problem that still affects thousands of Britons every year, resulting in an estimated 16,500 deaths in the winter of 2017 to 2018 - an average of 175 a day.




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GiffGaff makes changes to pay-as-you-go: Best 2020 mobile deals

GiffGaff is increasing costs for its standard pay as you go customers - whilst simultaneously providing bigger allowances for those who purchase its 'goodybag' bundles.




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Big Six customers jet off to San Francisco with energy savings

Currently, 1.9 million Eon customers could be missing out on £283 by staying on a standard variable tariff, the equivalent of a return flight to San Francisco.




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EE tops mobile league table for data speed and reliability

EE recorded the fastest median download speed across the UK at an impressive 36.5Mbps - nearly double as fast as the second best speed of 19.8Mbps, delivered by Vodafone.




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EE customers see mobile bills rise 2.2% from March 

For customers paying £30 a month on their contract, the inflation-linked hike means an increase of 66p a month - or £7.92 a year.




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BT customers will see broadband and mobile rise 1.3%

The telecoms giant is now using the Consumer Price Index measure of inflation for bill rises. Last year, it froze prices while it says it has never used inflation-linked rises in the past.




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Broadband customers are seeing their bills increase by as much as 89% when their contract ends

Out of the 68% of customers hit with a price rise, some providers even increased prices by as much as 89%, according to data from Which?.




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Can a Fitbit help you lose weight and improve your fitness?

Since November, I have warn a fitness tracker and joined the millions who keep an eye on their exercise habits - what did I learn and is it worth having one?




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Are you due hundreds of pounds in compensation? Travel delays, overpaid bills, here's how to claim

Many could be compensated for travel delays or refunded for overpaid energy bills, bank charges or tax - simply by taking the time to claim.




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'My insurer has kept my motorbike for 5 months': One mans fight with MCE insurance

After being involved in an incident with a car in August of last year, Stuart Stow, from Middlesex, was left waiting for his insurance firm, MCE, to repair and return his motorbike.




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Birmingham has the fastest internet in the UK: We reveal which cities have the best download speeds

With an aggregate median download speed of 28.9Mbps, the West Midlands city was quicker than any of its rivals, according to research from RootMetrics.




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Government pushes for greener businesses as taxes raised for gas bills but frozen for electricity

Rishi Sunak said the Government will be increasing the taxes on pollution in a bid to cut down on harmful emissions and encourage energy efficiency.




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Households losing out on £5bn to the Big Six, despite cheaper wholesale prices

More than 11million households in Britain are at risk of overpaying £3.5billion on their energy bills this year, simply because the Big Six refuse to give them a better deal, new research claims.




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BT fined £245k by Ofcom after it overcharged EE mobile customers

The telecoms watchdog has fined BT £245,000, revealing the firm overcharged EE's mobile customers for making calls to 118 directory enquiries services.




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Millions of households to get relief on energy bills after emergency measures are put in place

Britain's suppliers have joined with the Government to ensure that households across the UK will be able to keep the lights on whilst they are in self isolation.




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Virgin Mobile gives pay monthly customers unlimited minutes and data boost for free

The network said it will be offering unlimited minutes to landlines and other mobile numbers, plus a 10GB data boost, at no extra cost, for a month to those paying monthly as of Monday 23 March.




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Energy bills to rise by £340 this year for families working from home

Comparison site Energyhelpline said the average £98 per month UK energy bill will rise by £29 for those working from home with children whose schools have closed.




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Energy bills set to fall for 15m households as Ofgem reveals price cap reduction

Energy bills will fall for around 15million households with Ofgem announcing a price cap reduction of £17 a year.




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Households to spend an extra £52m on energy bills A WEEK: We reveal how you can cut costs

It is thought that 16.8million people will no longer be going into their normal workplace as a result of measures to delay the spread of the coronavirus.




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Household bills are set to rise but you can still make savings 

Everything from phone bills to NHS prescriptions are due to go up from today, but there are ways to save money. BT, EE, O2, Three and Vodafone are all hiking prices between now and May.