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Meow from Mars: NASA streams cat video from 30 million km away

Taters the orange tabby stars in the 15-second movie beamed to Earth using a laser transceiver in a test for future human space travel.

19/12/2023

Space

Rare solar system discovered with planets' orbits perfectly in sync

The remarkable discovery hints that the solar system has remained undisturbed since it was formed more than four billion years ago.

08/12/2023

Culture news

Clues to the origin of the Earth: Asteroid sample comes to UK museum

Is the key to life on Earth contained within a teaspoon of black asteroid dust that's arrived in London? Scientists at the Natural History Museum hope they can unlock the answer.

29/11/2023

Tech News

SpaceX plans for 2nd lift-off of Starship, the world's largest rocket

SpaceX's ambitious reusable rocket will face another critical test on November 17 when the Elon Musk-owned company will attempt a second launch.

13/11/2023

Space

ESA is returning to the asteroid nudged off its orbit last year

A new ESA mission is heading back to the asteroid nudged off course when it crashed a spacecraft onto its surface last year.

31/10/2023

Space

NASA's Psyche asteroid mission: Here's what you need to know

NASA's latest deep space mission will analyse a metal-rich asteroid to unlock a greater understanding of how rocky planets like our own were formed.

11/10/2023

Space

NASA's first asteroid samples land on Earth after 7-year journey

The data gleaned by the space mission will likely help scientists with any asteroid-deflection efforts in the future.

24/09/2023

Space

NASA team calls for end to UFO stigma as search for proof continues

With ever more sightings of so-called 'UAP' being reported by US military personnel, new means for recording and studying them are badly needed.

14/09/2023

Space

Signs of life? James Webb reveals more about exoplanet’s atmosphere

Astronomers are hunting for signs of life elsewhere in the universe - and planet K2-18 b is of particular interest.

12/09/2023

World News

Latest SpaceX crew successfully docked at International Space Station

The latest SpaceX crew-7 mission successfully docked at the International Space Station on Sunday. Aboard the Dragon Endurance spacecraft, were four astronauts representing four different countries.

27/08/2023

Eco-Innovation

Electric planes could take flight with this new battery technology

Battery performance and safety have long stood in the way of electrifying aviation but that could soon change.

17/08/2023

Climate

NASA: 2023 could break heat records - and 2024 will be even hotter

The biggest impacts of El Niño will be felt between February and April, NASA warns.

15/08/2023

Mobility

This AI algorithm could save the world by detecting killer asteroids

HelioLinc3D, an asteroid discovery algorithm designed for the Vera Rubin Observatory in Chile, has identified its first potentially hazardous Earth-bound asteroid.

10/08/2023

Mobility

NASA could change Artemis 3 mission if SpaceX lunar lander isn't ready

If the SpaceX lunar lander isn’t ready on time, NASA may consider changing Artemis 3 into a different type of mission, according to a senior official.

09/08/2023

USA

NASA reassured after detecting signal from Voyager 2 probe

NASA has been reassured after detecting a signal from Voyager 2 after losing contact with the probe about a week ago.

02/08/2023

Mobility

NASA lab awaits asteroid samples that could explain how life began

The samples were collected by the unmanned OSIRIS-REx space probe which was launched from Cape Canaveral in 2016.

27/07/2023

Mobility

NASA-designed space tyres may reduce pollution back on Earth

According to the SMART Tire Company, which is commercialising the product for terrestrial use, the tyres are airless, durable and will never go flat.

26/07/2023

Tech News

NASA loses contact with ISS after power outage in Texas

The space station programme manager said the astronauts in orbit and the crew on the ground were never in danger.

26/07/2023

Tech News

NASA’s first humanoid robot is starting a new mission in Australia

NASA says knowledge gained from this mission will potentially be used for NASA’s Artemis missions and other Earth-based robotics objectives.

13/07/2023

Mobility

Scientists say there are more water worlds out there than we thought

Scientists estimate that one rocky planet per star in our galaxy could hold liquid water - the key to life.

13/07/2023