At an International Astronomical Union meeting in 1955, noted astronomer Gerard Kuiper asked for suggestions and collaborators on a project to make a map of the...
Unlike the Apollo program that put astronauts on the moon 50 years ago, NASA is gearing up for a long term presence on Earth’s satellite that...
Pythagoras, Philolaus and Plutarch each contemplated the moon as a world of its own. Authors such as Cyrano de Bergerac – who is credited with being...
Around 53 per cent people will like to travel to space, says a new survey ahead of the 50th anniversary of the historic Apollo lunar landing...
Throughout the history of space flight, scientists and astronauts have known that space travel entails an increased risk of cancer or CVD—with less protection from the...
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The trio’s launch on December 3 was the first after a Soyuz rocket carrying Russia’s Aleksey Ovchinin and US astronaut Nick Hague failed in October just...
The aim this time around is to land on the Moon and have a functioning rover on its surface. But as is the case with every...
There will be up to two short private astronaut missions per year, said Robyn Gatens, deputy director of the ISS. The missions will be for stays...
Now private citizens can also travel to space thanks to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). NASA has decided to open parts of the International...