Asteroids rich in rare elements could be harvested for their valuable contents, but the real worth may be in using them as interplanetary fuel stations

Seeking answers to your science questions? Ask our resident expert, Peter Gallivan

A detail from “Dynamism of a Soccer Player” ...

One of the best ways to study the Universe is to inspect actual materials from our celestial neighbours. Some naturally fall to Earth as meteorites, but these are few and far between, limited in their

Zipcar reverses out of Britain: Zipcar, the car-sharing group owned by US rental company Avis Budget, is leaving the British market. The UK unit swung to a £4m operating loss in 2024 from a £303,000 p

Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, third generation owner of the LEGO Group, was determined to bring technological innovation to the brick – and 40 years ago, the company introduced the first ever smart brick to allow children to program robots