Scientists have raised concerns over how galactic cosmic rays would affect astronauts on deep space missions, as it can cause dementia and permanent memory loss. NASA has designed a machine that simulates the rays by combining protons, helium ions and heavier ions to create a radiation environment. The gun-like instruments was first used used on … Read more
Good Omens author Neil Gaiman has sparked outrage after he travelled 11,000 miles from New Zealand to the Isle of Skye so he and his wife could get ‘some space’. The fantasy writer, 59, took to his blog on Thursday to describe his trip halfway around the world from Auckland after he and singer Amanda Palmer hit … Read more
President Donald Trump touted a ‘super duper’ missile as he staged a ‘very special moment’ and unveiled the new flag of the Space Force Friday. Trump, who regularly claims he inherited a hollow military, staged the ceremony for the new military service he pushed for in the Oval Office – and claimed the U.S. was … Read more
Salad seeds that went on a round trip to outer space and back grew at a slightly slower rate and aged faster than those on Earth, scientists have found. A million rocket seeds (Eruca sativa) amounting to 2kg were sent to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2015 with legendary British astronaut Tim Peake. Six … Read more
Last month, there were reports that Kim Kardashian and husband Kanye West were finding the lockdown at home together hard. It appears that things haven’t improved amid the quarantine as Kim ‘feels like she needs some space from Kanye,’ Us Weekly‘s source revealed. The 39-year-old entrepreneur reportedly feels like the rapper, 42, isn’t doing his … Read more
Space junk is littering the final frontier and Russia has contributed more to the collection than any other country. A new infographic reveals which countries owns the garbage floating in space and Russia is responsible for 14,403 pieces and the US comes in second with 8,734. The compiled data shows more than 30,000 particles from … Read more
The US Air Force and Space Force have kept a tight lid on their mysterious space plane, but a military official has shared the craft’s agenda with the public for the first time ahead of its orbital flight this month. The X-37B is set to take off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, … Read more
Russian scientists suggest the mysterious ‘Tunguska event’ explosion of 1908 was caused by an iron asteroid that entered the Earth’s atmosphere and then bounced back into space. The flying asteroid is thought to have skimmed the planet at a low altitude above Siberia, causing an explosion that flattened around 80 million trees over an area … Read more
Secretive Air Force X-37B space plane is launching its sixth mission in May that’s expected to break its previous record of 780 days in low orbit The X-37B space plane is set to go on its sixth mission on May 16 from Florida The craft is expected to again spend more than two years in … Read more
The Hubble space telescope has captured the clearest images yet of comet ATLAS and found it has shattered into dozens of pieces each at least the size of a house. The comet was discovered by the ATLAS (Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System) robotic astronomical survey system in Hawaii in December 2019. It became incredibly bright … Read more