Somewhere between the scorching extremes of hot Jupiters and the frozen depths of gas giants like Saturn lies a planet that astronomers have spent years looking for and struggling to study: a temperate giant, large enough to qualify as a gas world but sitting in a temperature range that, by the standards of the universe, […]
China’s race to create a permanent base on the moon is speeding up, exerting additional pressure on the US and influencing the future direction of moon exploration. With its International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) programme, China, in collaboration with Russia, aims to construct an operational research facility at the South Pole of the moon, with […]
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory recently reached a significant achievement in space travel technology. They successfully tested a lithium-fed magnetoplasmadynamic (MPD) thruster, establishing a domestic power milestone for power output in the United States with 120 kilowatts. Unlike traditional rockets, this engine uses electromagnetic fields to accelerate ionised lithium plasma, providing the necessary thrust for missions […]
Artemis II’s mission is drawing attention not only for its technical milestones but also for something immediately noticeable. The crew, including Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch from NASA, along with Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, have stepped into bright orange suits that stand out instantly. The bold colour may catch the […]
The night before a major event, be it a major event in one’s life or a major event in space, is often a time filled with nervous energy, and astronauts are no exception. As NASA gears up for its historic mission to the Moon, a mission that marks a return to the Moon after over […]
Over 50 years after Apollo’s last mission, NASA is now just 48 hours away from bringing humans back to the moon with Artemis II. This historic 10-day mission marks the first crewed launch of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and the Orion spacecraft as it takes four pioneering astronauts around the moon. In this […]
UAE Reaffirms Space Ambitions After NASA’s Lunar Pivot As the global space race enters a decisive new phase, a major shift by NASA has sent ripples across international partners, including the UAE. The decision to pause the Lunar Gateway project, once envisioned as a space station orbiting the Moon, has raised questions about the future […]
NASA‘s Van Allen Probe A, a 600-kilogram satellite launched back in 2012, is plummeting back to Earth after 14 years studying the planet’s hazardous radiation belts. Amid headlines screaming “NASA satellite crash,” fears of destruction grip the public, yet experts insist the threat is minimal. Most of the spacecraft will incinerate in the atmosphere due […]
Comets usually fade quietly once they swing past the Sun. Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS did not follow the same path. Instead, as it began to exit the solar system, it flared up dramatically. NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope caught the outburst in December 2025, spotting water vapour, carbon dioxide, and complex organic compounds streaming into space. For […]
AI image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) Four Artemis-II astronauts will return for a 10-day deep-space mission that’ll test new spacecraft, new partnerships and a new approach to lunar exploration“As I take man’s last step from the surface, back home for some time to come – but we believe not too long into the future […]
