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Why do we always need to wait for ‘launch windows’ to get a rocket to space?
NASA Gail Iles, RMIT University Earlier this week, the Artemis I Moon mission was scrubbed again; now we…
NASA’s Artemis 1 mission to the Moon sets the stage for routine space exploration beyond Earth’s orbit – here’s what to expect and why it’s important
NASA is going back to the Moon. NASA Jack Burns, University of Colorado Boulder NASA’s Artemis 1 mission…
After 45 years, the 5-billion-year legacy of the Voyager 2 interstellar probe is just beginning
NASA / JPL Alice Gorman, Flinders University On August 20 1977, 45 years ago, an extraordinary spacecraft left…
The Parker Solar Probe Just Took Its First Visible-Light Photos of Venus
Months after claiming the ultimate speed record for an artificial object and after dipping below our Sun’s atmosphere…
The International Space Station Is Here to Stay—Until Its Fiery End In 2030
While the list of “manmade space structures” remains few and far between, with the recently-deployed James Webb Space…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Dipped Through the Sun’s Atmosphere For the First Time
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe seems to be on a roll lately, as it’s been consistently delivering several firsts…
Forget Supercars—the Fastest Man-made Object Is a Space Probe
A normal car going 50 km/h (31 mi/h) would need 34 days to circle the Earth, which has…
How Do Astronomers Produce Those Beautiful Images of Space?
You might have scrolled through social media one day and found these photos of space—usually accompanied with high…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Found Organic Molecules on Mars
Just to get this out before it spirals into anything else—no, it’s not alive, and it likely doesn’t…
NASA Set to Attempt “Asteroid Redirection” With DART
One of the constant threats to humanity’s survival is the looming presence of Solar System bodies which are…