China's Chang'e 4 lunar lander touched down on the far side of the moon on January 3, which also carried a biosphere experiment that contains five sets of plants and some insects.

Stephen Johnson · Big Think 16 Jan 2019

Space

Will orbiting missile interceptors mean the weaponization of space?

What would an effective ballistic-missile defence system require, and how would it fit with existing rules on placing weapons in orbit?

International Institute for Strategic Studies 04 Jan 2019

China

China makes history as it successfully lands on the dark side of the moon

The spacecraft touched down on Thursday (3rd Jan) morning, becoming the first landing on the dark side of the moon ever.

Michael Martina · Reuters 03 Jan 2019

Africa

Ethiopia aims to blast its economy forward with a satellite launch

Space technology could support small-scale farmers struggling with the impact of climate change.

Elias Gebreselassie · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 06 Dec 2018

Space

2019: A space odyssey that will take humankind further than ever before

The United States, India, China and others have a huge year planned for space exploration in an already packed cosmic calendar.

Dave Mosher · Business Insider 05 Dec 2018

Space

Why NASA is offering $2.6 billion to companies who can get the US back to the moon

Almost half a century after the last moon landing, NASA is funding commercial lunar missions to uncover more of the moon's secrets.

Dave Mosher · Business Insider 04 Dec 2018

Space

Why is Mars so important for humanity?

NASA’s InSight probe has landed safely on the red planet and could tell us more about the origins of our universe.

Paulo de Souza · The Conversation 27 Nov 2018

Space

Here's what NASA believed living in space would look like in 1975

In 1975 NASA scientists enlisted the help of an artist to visualize what space colonies might look like. Rick Guidice’s depictions are an evocative combination of hi-tech futuristic space...

Sean Fleming 26 Nov 2018

Space

The Earth has more than one 'moon'

After more than fifty years of stargazing, debate, and controversy, scientists have confirmed the existence of two "moons" or "pseudo-satellites" made of dust orbiting the Earth.

Scotty Hendricks · Big Think 16 Nov 2018

Space

Scientists have successfully created a fifth state of matter in space

Using an unnamed space rocket, a team of German researchers have successfully studied the Bose-Einstein condensate.

Pembe Bilir · Business Insider 13 Nov 2018

Space

There’s a new space race: India vs Pakistan

Soon after India announced plans for its first manned mission by 2022, Pakistan said it would send its first astronaut to space by the same year.

Johnny Wood 31 Oct 2018

Space

How we solved a centuries-old mystery by discovering a rare form of star collision

New research, published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, offers a whole new explanation for the appearance - and disappearance - of a bright new star in the 1670s.

The Conversation 16 Oct 2018

Education, Gender and Work

Teach girls science and they'll reach for the stars. I should know

NASA's Grier Wilt says the free science classes she received as a kid pushed her to pursue her dream career. On International Day of the Girl Child, she calls for other girls to have the ...

Grier Wilt 11 Oct 2018

Space

NASA's Voyager 2 probe is approaching interstellar space

If the recent cosmic ray signals are right, Voyager 2 will be the second man-made object to reach interstellar space.

NASA 10 Oct 2018

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