Gene editing as a technology isn’t new, but it was only with the advent of CRISPR (which sounds like a…
Browsing: space
On June 25, astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Thomas Pesquet successfully completed an almost seven-hour EVA (extravehicular activity, or spacewalk) to install solar…
Astronomy is all about data. The universe is getting bigger and so too is the amount of information we have about…
You know, as much as we’ve been talking about space endlessly over the past few weeks, we’re happy to talk…
It’s not just space agencies exploring the space beyond our skies — private companies have a hand in it too.…
It’s a very good time to be a taikonaut. China’s space program has gone from a standing start to a…
On the morning of June 17, China launched its long-awaited Shenzhou-12 spacecraft, carrying three Chinese astronauts – or taikonauts – towards…
Tide, if you’re a South African internet user, was last seen in 2018 during something called the Tide Pod Challenge.…
NASA’s Hubble telescope is getting a little old, but it’s still running. Or, rather, it was. The ageing space hardware,…
Last month, China successfully landed and deployed the Zhurong rover on Mars, becoming the second country ever to set wheels on the…