MEMPHIS (Tennessee) • Bone cancer survivor Hayley Arceneaux is thrilled to be going into space. As a crew member on SpaceX’s Inspiration4, the world’s first…
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Nasa releases panorama taken by Mars rover
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US space agency Nasa released a spectacular panoramic view on Wednesday (Feb 24) of the landing site of the Perseverance rover…
China's Mars probe sends back video of red planet
BEIJING (AFP) – China’s space agency released video footage from its spacecraft circling Mars on Friday (Feb 12), two days after it successfully entered the…
China gears up for record-breaking 40-plus launches in 2021
BEIJING (CHINA DAILY/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation has released a plan for more than 40 space launches for 2021,…
Asteroid dust collected by Japan probe arrives on Earth
TOKYO (AFP) – In a streak of light across the night sky, samples collected from a distant asteroid arrived on Earth on Sunday (Dec 6)…
SpaceX Dragon reaches orbit in milestone Nasa commercial flight
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Four astronauts reached orbit on a SpaceX rocket after lifting off at 7.27pm from Florida (8.27am, Monday, Singapore time) in the company’s first regular Nasa mission…
Radio burst from within Milky Way may help solve cosmic mystery
PARIS (AFP) – Astrophysicists have detected a burst of cosmic radio waves within our galaxy for the first time and identified its source, according to…
China's Tianwen-1 probe takes selfies en route to Mars
BEIJING (XINHUA) – The China National Space Administration (CNSA) released mid-flight images of Mars probe Tianwen-1 as the country’s National Day coincided with the Mid-Autumn…
China sends satellites into space in first sea-based commercial launch
BEIJING (REUTERS) – China has successfully sent nine satellites into orbit in its first commercial launch of a rocket from a platform at sea, state…
Missions to Venus: Highlights from past journeys and when we may go back
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Carl Sagan once said that Venus is the planet in our solar system most like hell. So when are we going…