Celebrate Asteroid Day: a journey through space and awareness
Every year on June 30th, the world unites to observe Asteroid Day, a United Nations-sanctioned event dedicated to raising public awareness about the risks and opportunities associated with asteroids. This day is not just a calendar mark but a significant global
Private flights into space, the Italian government prepares the ‘Musk law’
Private flights into space: A bill to regulate private space expeditions is ready to be presented to the Council of Ministers. The measure, nicknamed the 'Musk law' in homage to private space sector pioneer Elon Musk, drafted by the Ministry
Sino-French satellite launched into orbit, China’s CCTV says
By Samuel Shen SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - A satellite developed by China and France, the most powerful yet for studying the farthest explosion of stars, was launched into orbit on Saturday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. The satellite to study phenomena including gamma-ray
The fate of earth when our sun dies
Have you ever wondered what will happen to Earth when the sun dies? It's a fascinating and somewhat daunting topic, but understanding the process can give us a clearer picture of our solar system's future. Here's what scientists predict will happen when
New Zealand’s nascent space industry aims for the stars
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The grassy plains on the east coast of New Zealand’s South Island, once home to cattle, have been transformed into a key aerospace facility for the Pacific nation as it looks to become a global
Earliest-known galaxy, spotted by Webb telescope, is a beacon to cosmic dawn
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has spotted the earliest-known galaxy, one that is surprisingly bright and big considering it formed during the universe's infancy - at only 2% its current age. Webb, which by peering across
Boeing Starliner capsule’s first crewed test flight postponed minutes before launch
By Joey Roulette and Steve Gorman CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - A second attempt at launching Boeing's new Starliner space capsule on its inaugural test flight with NASA astronauts on board was automatically halted with minutes to go before liftoff by
China lands on moon’s far side in historic sample-retrieval mission
By Liz Lee, Joey Roulette and Joe Brock BEIJING (Reuters) - China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, a landmark mission aiming to retrieve the world's first rock and soil samples from the dark
Meet the BEAM 3rd Gen: the DROPSTAR project
In March, the REXUS rocket soared through the skies of northern Sweden, carrying an ambitious experiment from Greece. This marked a significant achievement for the BEAM 3rd Gen team from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, as they successfully launched their pioneering student experiment, DROPSTAR.