Space

I am currently reading the science-fiction classic Red Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson with the New Scientist Book Club...

NASA astronaut Jessica Meir took this photo of an Artemis program patch floating in the International Space Station’s cupola. She posted it on X on March 30, 2026, with the following caption: “Our work on the @Space_Station has provided...

From left to right, NASA astronauts Andre Douglas, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronauts Jenni Gibbons, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, and CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen pose for a photo before the Artemis II crew proceed...

In his blockbuster 1982 novel "Space", the writer James A. Michener wove a gripping tale of astronauts trapped on the Moon during a major solar storm. Warnings from Earth didn't come...

In the new film "Project Hail Mary", humanity sends an interstellar ship to another star system — Tau Ceti — in a last-ditch effort to save Earth from an alien threat. As it turns out, the key to rescuing...

Applications 28/03/2026 1272 views 29 likesOn 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off...

Data centres built to power AIs produce so much heat that they can raise the surface temperature of the...

As a member of the Crew and Thermal Systems Division, Aaron Rose supports critical cargo resupply missions to the International Space Station. In this role, he works with payload developers to safely transport temperature-controlled science experiments to and from station with portable coolers, freezers, and refrigerators.  For...

In March 2026, the first official day of the Northern Hemisphere’s spring felt more like summer across much of the southwestern United States. Numerous high-temperature records fell that day amid a bout of extreme heat.    The extent and severity of...

A recent discovery highlights how amateurs can still make asteroid discoveries in a brave new era of all-sky surveys. It’s getting tough for amateur astronomers to breakthrough with new discoveries. Gone is...