The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has been NASA‘s ‘unblinking eye’ on the sun for more than a decade, and the US Post Office has released new stamps to honor the spacecraft’s discoveries. The collection, called Sun Science, consists of 10 unique stamps showcasing a range of solar activity captured by SDO since February 2010. Each … Read more
A small quadrupedal robot named ‘SpaceBok’ is set to be the first powered machine to walk across the surface of Mars. Other rovers on the Red Planet, such as NASA‘s Perseverance and Curiosity, sport gigantic wheels that limit where they can travel. However, SpaceBok’s four legs will allow it to climb over rough terrain … Read more
The Shenzhou-12 spacecraft is launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on June 17, 2021 in Jiuquan, Gansu Province of China, carried on the Long March-2F rocket, to Chinese Tiangong space station July 19, 1964: China took its first official step into space, launching and recovering an experimental biological rocket carrying white mice. April 24, … Read more
Brazil signed the Artemis Accords, becoming the first South American country to signal it will adhere to principles to explore space in a peaceful and sustainable way. The signing, which happened late Tuesday, means a total of 12 countries have now signed the pact. Brazil joins the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the … Read more
One step closer to the moon! NASA finishes assembling its $18.6BILLION Space Launch System ‘megarocket’ ahead of its maiden voyage this November Space Launch System (SLS) will launch for the first time in November this year with the Artemis-1 mission This includes tests of the Orion crew capsule that will take astronauts to the moon … Read more
Scientists 3D-print a cube-shaped human liver tissue using live cells that could treat future astronauts who will one day live on Mars and the moon American scientists grew human liver tissue in a lab using a 3D-printer The team started by using 3D printing technologies to create gel-like molds This acted as a platform for … Read more
NASA is set to venture to the far side of the moon for the first time in preparation of sending the first woman and next man to the lunar surface in 2024. The American space agency announced Thursday it selected three new scientific investigation payloads that will land in the region to learn more about … Read more
Just days after NASA announced it was sending two missions to study Venus, the European Space Agency has joined the party. On Thursday, the ESA said it will send a probe, known as EnVision, to study ‘Earth’s evil twin,’ targeting a launch in the early 2030s. NASA’s missions to the second planet in the Solar System, … Read more
After starting its switch from photographer to science investigator, NASA‘s Perseverance rover has officially started its science mission, beginning its search for signs of ancient life. Perseverance’s shift to science missions started on June 1 as it moved away from its touchdown zone, known as the Octavia E. Butler landing site, in the 28 mile-wide … Read more
NASA‘s Ingenuity helicopter has made its seventh successful flight on Mars, this time landing in an airfield that had only previously been seen by a Mars orbiter. The 4-pound helicopter made its successful journey on June 6, more than two weeks after its last flight. ‘Another successful flight,’ NASA JPL tweeted. The miniature helicopter flew … Read more