Nasa

Retired NASA observatory set for fiery return A retired Nasa observatory is making its final journey back to Earth, with a small chance that fragments surviving reentry could injure someone.  The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory weighs close to 1,500kg, and estimates put the risk at around one in 2,500. Most of the spacecraft is expected […]

1 week ago

Where to watch the fun Set an alarm, find a dark patch of sky and look up. Next Wednesday night the UK is in for a rare celestial double bill: a dramatic partial solar eclipse by day, followed just hours later by the peak of the Perseid meteor shower — arguably the most reliable stargazing […]

3 months ago

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is said to have crashed on the moon a year after launch SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is thought to have ‘unintentionally’ crashed on the moon after a year of drifting in space. A piece of the rocket detached from the SpaceX structure, as planned. It is said to have been floating in […]

3 months ago

They’ve been told to take shelter. Astronauts on the International Space Station have been told to prepare for evacuation after a “worsening air leak” was reported onboard. The astronauts have also been told by NASA to take shelter as the leaks continue to worsen in the Russian segment of the spacecraft. It is being reported […]

5 months ago

Brace yourselves Next year could be the warmest on record as a “super El Niño” is set to emerge, experts have warned. Nasa, meanwhile, has released new images of a “super El Niño” that will bring catastrophic consequences to the planet. As per the experts, this phenomenon could supercharge extreme weather events and push global […]

5 months ago

It comes after 10 days of space travel After 10 days of cruising through space, the crew of Artemis II are finally set to return home today – here’s what time and how you can watch the big moment live. The record-breaking space mission saw the crew travel the farthest any human has ever gone […]

7 months ago