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SpaceX Starship Finally Sticks The Landing [Video]
06 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
SpaceX had had some explosive problems with rocket prototypes before, but finally, the SN15 took off and landed with near perfection.
Incredible Footage Of SpaceX Capsule Returning Astronauts To Earth [Videos]
03 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Four astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday, in the first nighttime splashdown since the Apollo 8 moonshot in 1968.
The Musk / Bezos Space Battle Now Involves Trolling On Twitter
28 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The space race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, and in particular, the awarding of a NASA contract, has led us to the point where Elon is cracking penis jokes on Twitter.
They’ve Named A Ridge On Mars In Honour Of A Namibian
21 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Mars now has a ridge named after a Namibian man who studied at the University of Stellenbosch.
They’ve Detected Some Rumbling From Deep Within Mars
07 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
There’s been some mysterious rumbling coming from inside Mars. Scientists, with the help of the InSight Lander, are busy figuring out what it could mean.
Perseverance’s First HD Pano Of Mars Is Not To Be Missed [Video]
08 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Perseverance and her ground team are going from strength to strength since her successful landing on Mars, with images flooding in from her advanced onboard cameras.
They Just Did A Spacewalk At The International Space Station [Videos]
01 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
NASA executed yet another successful spacewalk on Sunday, and it came with some spectacular views of Earth.
NASA Hid A Secret Message In Perseverance’s Parachute
24 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
A few keen-eyed Redditors and Twitter users took a look at Perseverance’s parachute and picked up on something that most of us missed.
NASA Astronaut Rates Accuracy Of Space Movies – ‘Gravity’ Didn’t Do Well [Trailers]
19 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Space movies are great, but often take liberties when it comes to how life really works up there. NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman stepped in to set a few things straight.
More Pictures Of Mars As Perseverance Completes Successful Landing
19 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
After years of planning, and months of waiting for her to touch down on Mars, Perseverance is ready to start work on the Red Planet.
NASA Prepares For “Seven Minutes Of Terror” Ahead Of Mars Landing [Video]
17 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
The Perseverance Mars rover launched in July last year, and has just about completed its journey, which is set to culminate in a nail-biting “seven minutes of terror”.
NASA Gears Up To Ignite “The Most Powerful Rocket Ever Built” [Videos]
11 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
NASA once again has its sights set on the Moon, and it’s built a beast of a rocket to get the job done.
SpaceX Astronaut Blown Away By It All – Shoots Video Of Earth
26 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
44-year-old Victor Glover is pretty stoked with life right about now, as he begins his six-month stay aboard the International Space Station.
What It Takes To Be An Astronaut On The First Mars Mission [Video]
25 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The astronauts chosen for the first mission to Mars will need more than just the technical know-how to complete the mission successfully.
Don’t Panic, But There’s A Small Chance Asteroid Apophis Could Smash Into Earth
18 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
NASA keeps a watchlist of all the asteroids that they think might be heading our way, and Asteroid 99942 Apophis is under close supervision.
There’s A Good Reason Baby Yoda Was Just Sent Into Space
17 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Baby Yoda played an important role in the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.
Tuesday Morning Spice
17 Nov 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
SpaceX docks. Matric exam leak. Sweden’s COVID-19 situation spirals. Rogue orcas? Maddie McCann suspect in fight. Epstein victims fuming. Harry Styles rightwing meltdown.
Historic NASA Photos Up For Auction
10 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Christie’s is auctioning off images from those first few years of space exploration, captured when photography was still analogue.
Footage Of NASA Probe Touching Down On That Asteroid [Videos]
22 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
In another landmark space adventure, NASA’s mission to collect dust and rocks from asteroid Bennu was a success.
Here’s How NASA Plans To ‘High Five’ An Asteroid [Video]
20 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
In a first for NASA, the Osiris-Rex probe hopes to touch down on a large asteroid and grab some rocks and dust in what has been dubbed a “high five manoeuvre”.
SpaceX’s Starman Just Cruised Past Mars In A Tesla
09 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The Tesla Roadster, with its mannequin ‘pilot’ Starman, made its first close approach to Mars.
Wednesday Morning Spice
30 Sep 2020 by Kiernan / No Comments
Space station air leak. Big petrol price drop. Inside Elon’s Neuralink. America’s most popular weed edibles. Meghan loses court battle. Borat 2 confirmed.
The Southern African Connection With NASA’s Latest Mars Exploration [Video]
19 Aug 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Ingenuity Mars helicopter is looking to make history by becoming the first helicopter ever designed to fly on another planet.
First NASA Water Landing Since 1975 [Videos]
03 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The Crew Dragon returned to Earth safely after its historic mission to the International Space Station.
Here’s What NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Looking For On Mars [Videos]
30 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The Perseverance Rover is loaded up on Atlas 5 and ready to lift off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral. Destination: Mars.
SpaceX Astronaut Shares Images Of Cape Town, Jozi, And Pretoria
06 Jul 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Astronaut Doug Hurley has been enjoying his stay on the International Space Station, and recently posted some images of our major cities.
A Second A Day – Stunning NASA Video Shows 10 Years Of The Sun
30 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
NASA has released a decade-long timelapse of the sun, with each second of the video representing one day.
Pretty Wild – Watch US Astronauts Cruise Into Space Station With Floating Greetings [Videos]
01 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
This past weekend, for the first time in history, a commercial aerospace company carried humans into Earth’s orbit.
SA Teams Up With NASA To Aid Space Travel
29 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The South African National Space Agency has teamed up with NASA to host a Deep Space Ground Station.
Today’s The Day: Watch SpaceX’s Historic Falcon 9 Astronaut Launch Live [Videos]
27 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
For the first time since 2011, NASA astronauts are launching into orbit from the United States.
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