Russia’s Sputnik kicked off the space age in 1957. But Africa didn’t join until 1999. Why? Sputnik happened partly due to…
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Sputnik 1 was launched by the former Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, marking the start of the space age. Since…
Venus, often called Earth’s “evil twin” planet, formed closer to the Sun and has since evolved quite differently from our own…
Artemis 1 launch rescheduled for November NASA’s Artemis 1 rocket stack, consisting of the Space Launch System rocket (SLS) and…
Hundreds of kilometres from shore, and covering two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, the high seas are a world that few…
When the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1 in 1957, it represented humanity’s first significant foray into the cosmos. Our imagination was…
Imagine a future where, despite efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions quickly, parts of the world have become unbearably hot.…
Darth Vader is going digital After an illustrious career spanning more than 45 years on screens large and small, James…
People have been exploring the surface of Mars for over 50 years. According to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs,…
Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system – they’re called exoplanets. But in summer 2022, teams working…