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The chronicles of NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance continued – the first test drives

March 12, 2021
During it's first week on the planet's surface, NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover and its Earthbound team has been carefully test driving all onboard systems. This culminated in a more...

Could you be the new face of space?

February 17, 2021
The European Space Agency is opening its 'Gateway to Space' and inviting you to explore the potential for a new career, whether as a researcher, a student graduate, a professional...

Astronomers confirm Farfarout is our most distant object

February 15, 2021
Farfarout... is a faint little rock only 400km across. Farther out than Farout - in fact, far enough out to take a millenium to orbit the Sun - Farfarout is...

NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station

October 19, 2020
NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and two Russian cosmonauts arrived aboard the International Space Station on 14 October, returning a medical researcher to the orbiting laboratory ahead of the 20th anniversary...

International Artemis Accord principles try to establish a safe, peaceful, and prosperous future in space

October 14, 2020
Reflecting more than a little Star Trek Federation style peace and harmony, international cooperation on and around the Moon as part of the Artemis program took a step forward with...

Scientists precisely measure total amount of matter in the universe

October 9, 2020
A top goal in cosmology is to precisely measure the total amount of matter in the universe, a daunting exercise for even the most mathematically proficient. A team led by...

Splash down for first commercial crew flight to Space Station

August 3, 2020
Two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday for the first time in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space...

Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission launched

July 31, 2020
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth.

ESPRESSO confirms Earth-sized planet around the nearest star

June 2, 2020
The existence of a planet the size of Earth around the closest star in the solar system, Proxima Centauri, has been confirmed by an international team of scientists including researchers...

CERN takes on Covid-19

April 9, 2020
The World’s biggest experiment, CERN, has established a task force to identify and support contributions from the Organization’s global community to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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