THIS year looks set to be another blockbuster year for daring space missions, from China’s asteroid retrieval to the first-ever private space station. Here are some of the biggest space ...
Scientists recently discovered that the giant 'conveyer belt' currents that push star-forged material out of our galaxy and pull it back in can also transport carbon atoms. That means that a good deal ...
In 2024, space exploration dazzled the world. NASA’s Europa Clipper began its journey to study Jupiter’s moon Europa.
A NASA X-ray imager is heading to the moon as part of NASA's Artemis campaign, where it will capture the first global images ...
The asteroid, named 2025 AB, is expected to pass us at a distance of 95,200 miles, about twice as close as the orbit of the ...
The Quadrantids’ radiant lies in the now-defunct constellation Quadrans Muralis, a region of the sky occupied by Boötes. It’s ...
The dwarf planet Ceres became the first body of the asteroid belt to be discovered when Giuseppe Piazzi spotted it #Today (January 1st) in 1801. [...] ...
On January 1, 1801, a Sicilian astronomer named Giuseppe Piazzi discovered the dwarf planet Ceres orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. At the time, Ceres was considered to be a planet. But after ...
The new year brings a new feature. On this date in space exploration history will bring you daily facts about the history of human space exploration.
In 2025, space agencies are gearing up for some ambitious goals. Here’s a look at the most exciting missions planned for the coming year.