space
An Astronaut’s Meal Plan Is Pretty Damn Complicated
15 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
NASA scientists have to consider many factors when it comes to feeding their astronauts nutritious, tasty, and storable food.
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.
They Tasted That Bottle Of Wine That Spent A Year In Space, And…
26 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
12 lucky connoisseurs got the chance to crack open an R89 000 bottle of wine, that has spent the last year in space.
All Systems Go On Plans To Launch World’s First Space Hotel [Video]
04 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
By 2027, it looks like you’ll be able to add ‘low orbit’ to your list of travel destinations, including a booking at a fully kitted out space hotel.
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”.
A Raffle Will Decide Who Gets To Go On SpaceX’s First Commercial Space Mission
02 Feb 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Three lucky people will be joining tech billionaire Jared Isaacman on a private flight into space, and there’s even a raffle running for the honour.
It’s Elon Musk Versus Jeff Bezos In ‘Space Real Estate’ War
27 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
It’s Amazon versus SpaceX in a battle for galactic real estate in the satellite-based internet market.
Hating 2021 Already? Here Are Five Things To Fill You With Hope
25 Jan 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Yeah, there’s a lot of bad stuff happening, and it’s easy to get caught up in it, but let’s not lose sight of some of the things that will inspire hope this year.
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.
Meteor Fireball Spotted In Japan Is Quite Something [Video]
30 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
On Sunday, “a dazzling fireball” was seen lighting up the skies across large areas of western Japan, as a meteor entered Earth’s atmosphere.
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.
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.
What It’s Really Like To Live On The International Space Station [Video]
03 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Hollywood would have us believe that floating around in space is a glamourous business, but in reality, it can be a little gross.
They’re Starting To Place Value On Asteroids Now [Video]
02 Nov 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
If hypotheses are correct, even Jeff Bezos couldn’t afford to buy Asteroid Psyche, which is worth more than the entire economy on our planet.
Scientists Reckon They Know What Was On That 2018 ‘Fireball’ Meteor [Videos]
28 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
For more than two years, scientists have been studying a 12 million-year-old meteorite that fell to Earth in 2018, and they’re ready to reveal the results.
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.
It Was A Pretty Average Monday Aboard The International Space Station
21 Oct 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
It was one of those days when everything went wrong, except it all happened in space which raises the stakes a little.
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”.
Scientists May Have Found Life On Venus
15 Sep 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
While Venus is far too hot to sustain life, a new discovery suggests that something may be living in the planet’s atmosphere.
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.
Seven Months, 493 Million Kilometres – Historic Mars Mission Due To Lift Off Next Month
09 Jun 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On July 14, a robotic craft will leave a remote Japanese island and head for the Red Planet, with quite a journey to get there.
Why Elon Musk Said “The Trampoline Is Working” Following The SpaceX Launch [Video]
02 Jun 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
You’d have expected Elon Musk to say a number of celebratory things following SpaceX making history, but a trampoline reference wasn’t one of them.
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.
NASA Is Taking Applications If You’re Keen To Spend Eight Months In A Simulated Spaceship
21 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
NASA’s latest experiment on its mission to reach Mars involves locking a small group of people in a shuttle for eight months.
The Best Supermoon Images And Reason Why It Happens
08 May 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
If you missed the latest supermoon, I’m afraid it was the last one of the year. Thankfully, there are pictures.
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