Venus and gravitational waves
Two missions to boost the role of European scientists Venus and gravitational waves: It is not an easy time for the European Space Agency, struggling with launches because it is short…
Don’t wake us from the dream of life on Mars
Just as politicians rarely keep what they promise before the election, so Elon Musk has deluded us for years about the possibility of living on Mars. After the proclamations and…
Meet the talent: April Walker, Founder of Western Australia Spaceport
Place of residence: Perth, Western Australia Position: Founder of Western Australia Spaceport (WA Spaceport) and Azimuth Please describe a day in your life I could start by listing out tasks…
Explainer video: how to nagivate a spacecraft
Navigating a spacecraft is a complex task that involves precision, calculation, and a deep understanding of celestial mechanics. Whether you’re an aspiring astronaut, a space enthusiast, or just curious about the…
Astronomers find seven planets being ‘fried’ by their star
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In our solar system, little rocky Mercury is the planet orbiting closest to the sun, perpetually fried by solar radiation seven times more intense…
NASA’s Psyche Mission
In a leap for space exploration, NASA’s Psyche mission is now on its way to a six-year journey to one of the most enigmatic worlds in the asteroid belt between…
Rock collected by Apollo 17 astronaut in 1972 reveals moon’s age
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) – During the Apollo 17 mission in 1972 – the last time people walked on the moon – U.S. astronauts Harrison Schmitt and Eugene Cernan…
NASA launches spacecraft to explore metal-rich asteroid Psyche
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – NASA on Friday launched a spacecraft from Florida on its way to Psyche, the largest of the several metal-rich asteroids known in our solar system…
NASA unveils newly returned carbon-rich asteroid sample
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned to Earth last month carrying…
Capsule with NASA’s first asteroid sample heads for Utah touchdown
By Steve Gorman (Reuters) – A NASA capsule carrying the largest soil sample ever collected from an asteroid is due to return to Earth on Sunday, expected to streak through…