With more countries looking to explore space, there is a rising hope that space is now more accessible for diverse participants. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The ...
Sixty-eight years ago, the Soviet Union shocked the world by launching Sputnik 1 and igniting the space race. Today, new Sputnik moments loom on the horizon, and the stakes are far higher. The country ...
The sight of a rocket piercing the sky, carrying a billionaire to the edge of space, has become a defining image of our time. Figures like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, and Richard Branson are celebrated as ...
In the early morning hours of February 19, 2025, a bright object streaked through the skies above western Europe. The mysterious, flaming hunk of metal traveled for several hours before smashing into ...
On the lunar surface, every “night” lasts roughly 14 Earth days. With the sun out of view, temperatures plunge to nearly minus 300 degrees Fahrenheit, solar panels stop generating power, batteries ...