A solar-sailing mission is now marking three years of spaceflight, but is unlikely to celebrate a fourth anniversary. The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 is a crowdfunded solar sail that launched Ju… [+3161 chars]
ByNASAJune 25, 2022 The Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman, with its prominent cymbal-shaped solar arrays, is pictured attached to the International Space Stations Unity module as the orbi… [+3733 chars]
Eye on the sky The BOOTES 6 telescope at the Boyden Observatory in Bloemfontein will search for transient events. (Courtesy: Emilio Jesus Carcia)" width="635" height="423" /> Eye on the sky Th… [+2539 chars]
It's real fun to observe astronauts in space bouncing around in zero gravity. Though we theoretically know that space does not have gravity, actually seeing zero gravity in action is amusing nonethel… [+1171 chars]
South Africas MeerKAT telescope. Credit: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) An international team of astronomers has combined the power of 64 radio telescope dishes for the first time… [+4492 chars]
Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features the North Island of New Zealand. The photo was captured as the International Space Station (ISS) approached the southernmost extent of it… [+1376 chars]
The MSL team is very happy today, because our first drill attempt since last November was successful! This Front Hazcam imageshows the drill being extracted from the new drill hole, which is surround… [+2630 chars]
In this article, the role of electrospun nanofibers in beverage filtration applications is discussed in detail, along with fabrication methods and relevant examples from research. Image Credit: Amo… [+6801 chars]
In May 2022, members of NASA’s InSight Mars lander team announced that power levels on the lander were diminishing and that they expected the lander to become inoperative by December 2022. However, I… [+7826 chars]
An international team of scientists has recently described the worlds largest bacterium, which was discovered among the mangroves of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe in 2009. Measuring over one cen… [+3071 chars]
ByNASAJune 25, 2022 The Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman, with its prominent cymbal-shaped solar arrays, is pictured attached to the International Space Stations Unity module as the orbi… [+3733 chars]
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is set to release a rainbow coloured map of the Red Planet, over the next six months. The 5.6 gigapixel map will cover the 86 per cent of the planet, allowing… [+2494 chars]
