Category: Space

America

Black woman flies to ISS for the first time

NASA astronaut Jessica Watkins joined the crew of the Crew Dragon-4 mission. She will travel to the International Space Station next April. The first black woman to go to work…

23 November 2021 · 3 min read

International

Matthias Maurer became 600th man into space

NASA and SpaceX hastily launched the Crew-3 mission tonight. The flight has become historic - the 600th man went into space in 60 years of exploration of distant frontiers. The…

21 November 2021 · 1 min read

America

Oxygen found in a very unexpected place on the Moon

The Australian space agency plans to use the rover to collect rocks on the lunar surface as part of the Artemis mission. Lunar rocks are believed to contain oxygen, according…

19 November 2021 · 3 min read

International

Virgin Galactic sold another 100 space tickets

Virgin Galactic has sold about 100 tickets to interested space tourists. Since the company's founder Richard Branson flew into space last summer, the company has enjoyed an unprecedented interest in…

10 November 2021 · 3 min read

News

How the Earth protects itself from the solar wind

Energy from the solar wind interacting with the magnetospheric ‘bubble’ around Earth creates waves of energy that appear to stand still. This new finding, from research led by Imperial scientists,…

24 October 2021 · 4 min read