NASA's Osiris-Rex capsule returns to Earth with asteroid samples
9-26-2023 |
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The spacecraft touched down in the Utah desert after a seven-year journey to and from the asteroid Bennu.
Sulfur on the Moon opens the doors for lunar science and exploration
9-23-2023 | 31
Physicist Jeffrey Gillis-Davis takes a look at what Chandrayaan-3’s discovery could mean for future missions to the Moon.
NASA's Mars rover photographs rock shaped like an avocado
9-17-2023 | 4
The rather unusual object was captured on camera in Jezero Crater by the Perseverance rover earlier this month.
New theory suggests that the universe is twice as old as we think
9-12-2023 | 9
Physicist Rajendra Gupta takes a look at why the universe might actually be 26.7, rather than 13.8 billion years old.
Scientists determine cause of unexpected movement on the Moon
9-12-2023 | 0
Something is producing movement on the surface of the Moon, but the explanation is probably not what you think.
Bright green fireball illuminates night sky over Turkey
9-10-2023 | 1
One witness managed to film the blazing fireball as it lit up the night sky in spectacular fashion on September 2nd.
Mars rover successfully completes oxygen-making experiment
9-9-2023 | 0
For the last few years, Perseverance has been conducting an experiment with the goal of producing oxygen on Mars.
Has Avi Loeb really found the first ever samples from another solar system ?
9-7-2023 | 2
Planetary scientist Prof Monica Grady examines Loeb's claims concerning spherical metallic fragments found on the ocean floor.
4.5 billion-year-old space rock upends assumptions about the solar system
8-30-2023 | 0
PhD candidate Evgenii Krestianinov looks at the secrets revealed by a space rock found in the Sahara back in 2020.
Why is it still so hard to land a spacecraft on the Moon?
8-27-2023 | 20
Almost half of all missions to the Moon fail - but what is it that makes such missions so difficult ?
India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has successfully landed on the Moon
8-24-2023 | 31
India is now the first country ever to land a spacecraft near the Moon's south pole.
NASA's Psyche mission may reveal the mysteries of Earth’s interior
8-22-2023 | 0
Prof Jim Bell takes a look at the first ever spacecraft to journey to a metallic asteroid and what it could teach us.
Russia's Luna 25 probe destroyed as it crashes into the Moon
8-21-2023 | 19
The Russian space agency had been attempting to become the first to land a probe on the Moon's south pole.
Giant worlds: how big is the largest planet in the universe ?
8-18-2023 | 0
Jupiter is pretty big, but there are other, much larger planets to be found lurking in the depths of the cosmos.
Virgin Galactic sends first tourists up to the edge of space
VIDEO 8-11-2023 | 5
The mission saw the firm's first ever space tourists fly 55 miles up into the sky during a flight lasting around 60 minutes.
Cosmic 'question mark' shows up in James Webb Space Telescope image
8-6-2023 | 3
An astronomical object resembling the curious symbol has appeared in the background of an image of the Vela Constellation.
OceanGate co-founder wants to build a floating colony on Venus
7-30-2023 | 10
As if visiting the Titanic wasn't risky enough, imagine living in a colony suspended in the clouds of another world.
Measuring galactic helium could help explain why the universe exists
7-27-2023 | 1
Theoretical particle physicist Anne-Katherine Burns takes a look at the latest research and what it could all mean.
Mysterious source has been sending signals to Earth for decades
7-22-2023 | 15
Astronomers have been attempting to understand the nature of a distant object known only as GPMJ1839-10.
Mysterious star system with spiral arms may be home to a hidden planet
7-16-2023 | 5
A new study has revealed details of an enigmatic star system that looks suspiciously like a spiral galaxy.
