On December 19 1972, astronauts Eugene Cernan, Harrison Schmitt and Ronald Evans splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending…
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Astronomers are increasingly drawing back the curtains on black holes. In the past few years, we have finally captured actual photos of…
Don’t look now – but we are currently experiencing a rash of stories about a forthcoming global catastrophe. But in…
South Africa’s MDASat cubesats, intended to watch over the country’s coastline, were safely deployed yesterday. SpaceX’s Transporter-3 mission seems to…
We cover a lot of space news here on Stuff but it’s very rare that there’s a South African connection.…
NASA had a better weekend than most. The James Webb space telescope, following several lengthy delays, launched into space in…
Astronomers ended 2021 on a high with the launch on December 25 of the James Webb Space Telescope, a joint mission…
The forthcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope offers unprecedented new opportunities for astronomers. It’s also a timely opportunity to reflect…
When the most massive stars die, they collapse to form some of the densest objects known in the Universe: black…
The need to transition to clean energy is apparent, urgent and inescapable. We must limit Earth’s rising temperature to within…