Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus has everything needed for alien life to exist, scientists have reported, saying that all the six key elements have been found. Researchers at the Free University of Berlin found phosphorus – the rarest of the six.…
Blinding flash over Kyiv was probably meteorite, says Ukraine space agency
A mysterious flash which lit up skies over Ukraine’s capital on Wednesday night generated much speculation. Officials in Kyiv initially suspected it was a Nasa satellite falling to Earth but the US space agency told the BBC it was still…
NASA names Artemis II crew for trip around the moon
NASA has named a team of four astronauts who will embark on a historic venture around the moon ahead of a return to the lunar surface. Artemis II will see the crew board the Orion spacecraft, carried by the Space…
Nasa reveals new spacesuit for Artemis moon landing
The big, puffy white moonsuits worn by Neil Armstrong and his fellow Apollo astronauts a half-century ago are out of fashion. Lunar haute couture now calls for something more form-fitting and comfortable for men and women. Nasa on Wednesday unveiled…
Asteroid headed toward Earth may arrive on Valentine’s Day 2046 – Nasa
A newly detected asteroid has a very small chance of impacting the Earth in 2046, Nasa tweeted on Tuesday. If it does hit, the asteroid, roughly the size of an Olympic swimming pool, may arrive on Valentine’s Day 2046 according…
Walter Cunningham, last surviving Apollo 7 astronaut, dies at age 90
Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in Nasa’s Apollo program, has died. He was 90. A Nasa spokesman, Bob Jacobs, confirmed Cunningham’s death but did not immediately provide further details. Cunningham’s wife, Dot…
Nasa’s Orion capsule on target for splashdown
The US space agency Nasa is all set to bring home its Orion capsule. The spaceship, which has been on a three-week journey around the Moon, is targeting a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off California. Uncrewed for this test…
First Native American woman in space ‘awed by Mother Earth’
Nicole Mann’s five-month mission aboard the International Space Station is under way. The first Native American woman in space has said she is overwhelmed by the beauty and delicacy of Mother Earth, and is channelling “positive energy” as her five-month…
NASA’s James Webb telescope shows ‘unprecedented’ Jupiter views
The world’s newest and biggest space telescope has released photos showing unprecedented views of Jupiter, the solar system’s biggest planet. Scientists on Monday released the shots captured by the James Webb Space Telescope in July, showing Jupiter’s northern and southern…
Buzz Aldrin’s Apollo 11 jacket sold for $2.7m
The jacket worn by US astronaut Buzz Aldrin during his 1969 flight to the Moon aboard Apollo 11 was sold at auction for $2.7m in New York, Sotheby’s announced. The white jacket, adorned with an American flag, NASA’s initials, a…