SpaceX’s towering Starship aims to get humans to Mars
The largest and most powerful rocket ship ever is fully recyclable and may be the first vehicle to land humans on Mars
Voyage of Time review – Terrence Malick awestruck in the face of existence
Malick’s mood-footnote to The Tree of Life sets visions of the dawn of the universe and mankind against a ludicrously solemn Brad Pitt voiceover
Brain surgeons and rocket scientists no brighter than the rest of us, study finds
Data from 329 aerospace engineers and 72 neurosurgeons suggests they are not necessarily cleverer than general population
John Midwinter obituary
Engineer who shaped the development of the first optical fibre communications systems, making the UK a leader in the field
Don’t Look Up review – slapstick apocalypse according to DiCaprio and Lawrence
Adam McKay’s laboured satire challenges political indifference to looming comet catastrophe but misses out on the comedy
Michele Brown was vaccinated – but had a suppressed immune system. Would better health advice have saved her?
The mother-of-two carefully shielded until the government said it was safe to see friends and family. She had no idea how her existing conditions could affect her
Sir Martin Wood obituary
Engineer and entrepreneur who founded Oxford Instruments and made the UK’s first MRI body scanner
From pollutant to product: the companies making stuff from CO2
Vodka, jet fuel, protein… according to a new clutch of carbon-to-value startups, these are just some of the things that can be manufactured from thin air
UK government’s risk planning is weak and secretive, says Lords report
Chair of committee points out unpreparedness for Covid shows better anticipation of future threats is needed
The First Wave review – Covid’s devastating early days in New York
Matthew Heineman’s powerful documentary captures the most acute weeks of the crisis as a Long Island hospital struggles to cope
To the Moon review – beguiling essay on the satellite’s pervasive pull
Threading together sequences showing the lunar face of subjects from love to madness, this is a gorgeous journey into outer and inner space
How a dream coach helped Benedict Cumberbatch and Jane Campion put the unconscious on screen
Kim Gillingham explains how her work on The Power of the Dog enabled the ‘lioness of an artist’ and her ‘translucent’ star to access their inmost drives
The next giant leap: why Boris Johnson wants to ‘go big’ on quantum computing
Opportunities for business, health and the environment offered by superfast processors are huge – and so are the hurdles
Can I give you a call bark? DogPhone lets pets ring their owners
When dog moves ball containing device it sends a signal to a laptop and launches a video call
US accuses Russia of ‘dangerous’ behavior after anti-satellite weapons test
Russia fired missile at its own satellite, generating debris that US says ‘threatens interests of all nations’