THATS ONE SMALL pot of soil, one giant leap for mans knowledge of space agriculture: scientists have for the first time grown plants in lunar soil brought back by astronauts in the Apollo programme. … [+2741 chars]
The imaging of Sagittarius A*, or Sgr A* for short, a supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, is a demonstration of the capabilities of modern science. A hundred years ago, the most c… [+23228 chars]
Storms, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, clouds. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's new GOES-18 satellite will witness them all, helping us to better forecast and understand weather,… [+1526 chars]
Placeholder while article actions load If it flew, and that was very much a big if, the little helicopter would take to the skies on Mars five times max over a period of 31 days. But over the past … [+9421 chars]
On Thursday, the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration released the imagery of the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way galaxy, Sagittarius A*. It is a direct detection of one… [+8125 chars]
Storms, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, clouds. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's new GOES-18 satellite will witness them all, helping us to better forecast and understand weather,… [+1526 chars]
NASA and Boeing are about to launch another test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in a crucial mission following a failed attempt in 2019. The uncrewed mission will launch from Cape Canave… [+1936 chars]
NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins floats above Earth in a gorgeous new photo from the International Space Station. Watkins launched to the orbiting lab on April 27 as part of SpaceX’s Crew-4 mission… [+2134 chars]
NASA and Boeing are about to launch another test flight of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft in a crucial mission following a failed attempt in 2019. The uncrewed mission will launch from Cape Canave… [+1936 chars]
Good morning, gentle reader, and welcome to your Friday roundup of the best stories and images from This Week in Space. This week, it’s all good news. The James Webb Space Telescope is fully aligned … [+6975 chars]
Laser powder bed fusion, a 3D-printing technique, offers potential in the manufacturing industry, particularly when fabricating nickel-titanium shape memory alloys with complex geometries. Although t… [+5425 chars]
