Elon Musk’s SpaceX has responded to growing concerns from NASA about the readiness of its Starship rocket for lunar missions. On 30 October 2025, the company announced that it had submitted a “simplified” mission plan to NASA aimed at sending humans to the Moon safely and efficiently. In a detailed blog post, SpaceX explained that […]
Nasa debunked reality star Kim Kardashian’s allegation that the 1969 moon landing didn’t happen and said that they have “been to the Moon for 6 times.”Nasa acting administrator Sean Duffy took to X and said, “Yes, @KimKardashian, we’ve been to the Moon before… 6 times! And even better: @NASAArtemis is going back under the leadership […]
The growing precision of space observation has placed planetary defence at the centre of contemporary astrophysics. Among emerging candidates for mitigation planning, asteroid 2024 YR4 has prompted renewed attention to the role of nuclear disruption as a viable last-resort option against potential celestial collisions. Discovered in December 2024, this near-Earth asteroid follows an orbit that […]
After a series of mishaps that have led some onlookers to doubt its feasibility, Elon Musk‘s SpaceX is preparing for the next test of its Starship megarocket on Sunday. The most potent launch vehicle in the world is scheduled to make its tenth flight from the company’s Starbase in southern Texas at 6.30 pm local […]
The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu faces an unprecedented challenge that could make it the first country in history to relocate its entire population due to climate change. Home to about 11,000 people, Tuvalu is under severe threat from rising sea levels.According to NASA’s Sea Level Change Team, sea levels around Tuvalu have risen by […]
Nasa astronaut Jim Lovell, the commander of the Apollo 13 mission (Image credits: AP) American Nasa astronaut Jim Lovell, who commanded the Apollo 13 mission that was forced to abort its lunar landing in 1970, died Friday at the age of 97.Lovell passed away in Lake Forest, Illinois, according to a Nasa news release. The […]
Astronaut Butch Wilmore (AP file photo) Nasa announced that veteran astronaut Butch Wilmore has retired from the agency, less than five months after returning from an unexpectedly prolonged mission to the International Space Station.Wilmore, 62, and fellow astronaut Suni Williams launched last summer as test pilots aboard Boeing’s first crewed Starliner flight. The mission, initially […]
US transportation secretary Sean Duffy is set to reveal accelerated plans for constructing a lunar nuclear reactor this week, marking his first significant initiative as Nasa‘s interim administrator.According to documents reviewed by POLITICO, this announcement will establish a clearer timeline for the lunar reactor project, despite Nasa facing substantial budget reductions. This initiative demonstrates Duffy’s […]
In a dramatic escalation of their ongoing feud, Elon Musk on Thursday said SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft, following US President Donald Trump‘s threat to terminate federal contracts and subsidies linked to the tech billionaire.“In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my government contracts, @SpaceX will begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft […]
Rose Ferreira | (Image source: Brooke Owens Fellow) Rose Ferreira’s remarkable journey from a poverty-stricken childhood in the Caribbean to a full-time position at NASA is a story of unwavering resilience, determination, and passion for science. Born in one of the poorest neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic, Ferreira faced numerous hardships, including homelessness, abuse, and […]
