China And Russia Shake Hands On Slapping A Nuclear Reactor On The Moon
As NASA scales back, China and Russia are carving out lunar turf, and powering it with nukes, in a high-stakes revival of colonial ambition, now with robots and reactors. It looks like South Africa has signed up, too.
Earth’s Eviction Notice: NASA Predicts When Life Will Get The Boot
Supercomputers, solar tantrums, and a slow-burn apocalypse – turns out humanity might be checking out way before Earth’s final curtain call.
Thursday Morning Spice
Knysna’s incredible turnaround, South Korea wildfires spread to become biggest on record, Beware these pitfalls of used electric cars, Health minister says ‘urgent’ ban of cannabis-infused food was to protect children, and This country was the world’s biggest ‘baby exporter.’
What’s Really Happening With Those ‘Stranded’ NASA Astronauts?
Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore have been in space for more than nine months awaiting a return trip to Earth.
Check Out This Stunning Video Of Blue Ghost ‘Soft-Landing’ On The Moon
The Blue Ghost mission will also lay some of the groundwork for NASA’s Artemis program, which aims to send astronauts back to the moon by mid-2027.
Blue Ghost Lunar Lander Beams Back Beautiful Images From The Moon
Blue Ghost is about halfway through its 16-day orbit of the moon and will attempt a descent to the lunar surface on March 2.
Asteroid That Might Collide With Earth In 2032 Triggers Global Defense Plan
Asteroid 2024 YR4 has now been kicked to the top of the “impact risk list” after calculations revealed the massive space rock has a 1-in-83 chance of striking our little blue planet.
NASA ‘Accidentally’ Rediscovers Hidden Cold War Era ‘City’ Beneath Greenland Ice
The abandoned city is Camp Century, a military installation constructed in 1959 by connecting a network of tunnels beneath a near-surface layer of the Greenland ice sheet.
Something Fascinating Yet Ominous Happens To The Human Brain While In Space
Scientists took a deep dive into the minds of astronauts who spent six months aboard the International Space Station—and the findings are equal parts fascinating and a touch unsettling.
Monday Morning Spice
Fatal fentanyl hits SA, Bluesky spike could spark end of X, The unvarnished truth about OnlyFans, Legal tussle looms over Rondebosch land, and Veteran Australian broadcaster charged with sexually abusing eight men.
Monday Morning Spice
Inside Johannesburg Water’s existential crisis, South Africa defeated by New Zealand in Women’s T20 World Cup Champions, Europe’s secret season for travel starts now, and The true lies of Elisabeth Finch.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Uber launches new ‘Uber Safari’ services in Cape Town, Bad news for braai lovers in South Africa, CEOs target eye-watering economic growth by end of 2025, and Switzerland and Italy redraw border due to melting glaciers.
“Hacked NASA Again”: Hacker Gets Friendly Letter From Space Agency After Exposing Major Loopholes
The Space Agency commended the hacker for spotting the flaw while also recognising his contributions as an “independent security researcher.”
NASA Announces Record-Breaking Number Of Humans In Space
It’s the largest group living in space concurrently in history.
Four Civilians On SpaceX Mission Complete The First Ever Commercial Spacewalk [Video]
The mission has already set several records, travelling farther into space than any human since NASA’s Apollo program concluded more than 50 years ago.
A NASA Spacecraft Collision Might Have Caused A Meteor Shower That Will Last For 100 Years
New research suggests fragments of Dimorphos will arrive in Earth and Mars’ neighbourhood within one to three decades,
Friday Morning Spice
NASA may have found ‘root cause’ of Starliner spacecraft’s issues, FBI questions whether Trump was hit by bullet or shrapnel, Judge Mandisa Maya announced as SA’s first female Chief Justice, and The 50 Greatest luxury hotels on Earth.
Monday Morning Spice
Cape Town floods as icy cold front hits SA, Greece’s first helicopter airline, Boeing pleads guilty to a criminal fraud charge, Oscar-winning ‘Titanic’ producer dies at 63, and Napoleon’s pistols sell for €1.69m at auction.
Wednesday Morning Spice
The rand is heading to R17/$ as post-election optimism buoys markets, SA makes Top 10 list of ‘hottest men’ in the world, Justin Timberlake charged with DWI, The best way to travel around Europe, Nvidia becomes world’s most valuable company, and South Africa’s new telephone and cellphone number codes.
Friday Morning Spice
Media24 to close iconic newspapers, Two men die at sea off Sea Point beach, Worldwide migration is on the rise, Zimbabwe’s energy nightmare, South Africa has outline of a deal on new government, and Chris Brown gets stuck dangling in the air during concert.
Maiden Human Test Flight Of Boeing’s Starliner Spacecraft Set For Tomorrow
The mission follows a series of delays, including a scrubbed launch attempt on May 6 due to a “buzzing” valve aboard the Atlas V rocket and a subsequent helium leak in the Starliner spacecraft.
Thursday Morning Spice
NASA’s Psyche mission fires up, 50 Cent sells Diddy documentary to Netflix, Original Train bassist dies after ‘slipping in shower’, and Sunak announces UK general election.
NASA Releases New Visualisation Of What It Would Be Like To Be Swallowed By A Black Hole [Video]
This new, immersive visualisation produced on a NASA supercomputer represents a scenario where a camera — a stand-in for a daring astronaut — enters the event horizon, sealing its fate.
Friday Morning Spice
South African accent voted second sexiest in the world, King Charles’ funeral plans reportedly being updated, South African goat sells for more than R1-million, The Cape ‘won’t split from SA’, and Emma Stone would like to be called by her real name.
Thursday Morning Spice
The film which beat Barbie at the box office in Italy, NASA hears from Voyager 1, Turn for property in South Africa, The wild life of ‘steroid king’s’ trusted sidekick, and The Cybertruck’s failure is now complete.
Scientists Say They Have Found New Evidence Of An Unknown Planet In Our Solar System
If Earth was the size of a marble, the edge of our solar system would be 11 kilometres away. That’s a lot of space to hide a planet.
James Webb Telescope’s Newest Find Suggests We’ve Misunderstood The Universe
This might be the only time that a mistake in understanding is considered exciting.
Wednesday Morning Spice
Massive new ‘town’ planned between Sandton and Waterfall, SA’s Three Ships Whisky wins world’s best, 7.4 magnitude quake hits Taiwan, Taylor Swift officially joins Forbes’ billionaire list, Mapisa-Nqakula has to hand herself in for arrest, and F1’s owner to take over MotoGP.
US Libraries Now Accept Pictures Of Cats For Late Books
Sounds like a purrrfect way to get the kids back into libraries.
NASA Wants Human Guinea Pigs To Test Out Life On Mars
To understand what it might be like for humans to make it to the real Mars, and stick it out, behavioural ecologist Kelly Weinersmith gave her two cents.