An Israeli spacecraft carrying tardigrades crashed into the moon. Whether they will survive is irrelevant.
- Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University
By 2069, we could be seeing the start of regular journeys from the moon to Mars.
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Episode five of To the moon and beyond, a podcast series marking the 50th anniversary of the moon landings.
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The fifth episode of the To the moon and beyond podcast series explores where we will be travelling in 2069.
Penelitian baru menunjukkan bahwa tata surya sebenarnya lebih basah dari apa yang kita duga.
New research demonstrates that the solar system is wetter than we thought.
Israel’s first moon mission failed to land successfully on the moon’s surface.
For the first time, an instrument orbiting Mars and a rover on the surface have detected methane simultaneously – raising hopes for finding life on the red planet.
It’s not just Earth: everything in the universe has it’s own pull because of gravity – even you. Here’s how it works.
A world expert weighs in on the continuing debate about ‘Oumuamua.
New discovery is not a proof for life on Mars, but we are definitely getting closer.
Images from New Horizons spacecraft provide more evidence about the surface of Pluto.
NASA and ESA have signed a letter of intent to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth.
Lima puluh ribu ton materi angkasa yang menabrak Bumi setiap tahun jatuh sebagai butiran debu berukuran kurang dari setengah milimeter. Tapi bagaimana jika yang menabrak jauh lebih besar?
Small asteroids can be hard to spot. But what kind of threat do they pose to the Earth?
Having discovered an asteroid from outside the solar system for the first time, scientists are hoping there are more out there – illuminating the path to extrasolar worlds.
Marie Skłodowska Curie was born 150 years ago and is still the only female scientist many people can name.
Scientists used to think that the ocean on Enceladus would be transient, perhaps freezing after a few million years. A new study suggests this isn’t the case.
Private companies are increasingly challenging national space agencies in a new space race, which comes with great opportunities but also huge risks.
As Cassini’s titanic mission comes to an end, we need to start thinking ahead. A combined mission to explore Saturn’s moons Titan and Enceladus would be a good place to start.
Scientists discover a growing fault line in the “neck” region of the duck-shaped comet.
Exciting new research suggests that a crater on Ceres may be a cradle of life.
ESA’s second mission to Mars has become prey to the curse of the Red Planet – although the orbiter is heading for success, the Schiaparelli lander seems to have disappeared.
Asgardia is calling for unrestricted research but history has given us many examples where this has resulted in unacceptable consequences.
A moment of sadness with tears shed … then it was on with the work.
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