If all goes well late on May 6, 2024, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will blast off into space on…
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All systems are “go” for tonight’s launch of China’s next step in a carefully planned lunar exploration program. Placed on…
A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all…
We breathe oxygen and nitrogen gas in our atmosphere every day, but did you know that these gases also float…
NASA recently announced that it is seeking new ways to complete the return to Earth of rock cores drilled by the…
South Africa’s Karoo region is a vast semi-arid area that stretches across four of the country’s provinces. It is sparsely…
Oh, come on Daniel, space travel is so expensive, and pointless! These were the words of my friend Max, during…
The US and Japan are sponsoring a resolution for debate by the United Nations Security Council which – if passed – will reaffirm international…
The James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST for short, is one of the most advanced telescopes ever built. Planning for JWST…
How fast can a neutron star drive powerful jets into space? The answer, it turns out, is about one-third the…