Pink Moon set to grace the skies
Astronomers will look to the skies this Good Friday, hoping to catch a glimpse of the annual Pink Moon – the full moon for April.
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Matt Bellamy delights Muse fans with black hole tweet
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy used the news of the first photo of a black hole to make reference to one of the band’s most famous songs.
From X-Men to Brexit: How did Twitter react to the first image of a black hole?
The first ever picture of a black hole predictably prompted hilarity on social media.
Black hole ‘Event Horizon’ image captured for first time
The glowing doughnut lost in the vastness of space looks harmless enough – but it is just as well the object is 55 million light years away.
Speeding up Moon mission will bring Mars landing closer, says Nasa
Speeding up efforts to put astronauts back on the Moon will enable Nasa to bring a Mars landing closer, the space agency’s chief has said.
Nasa moves a step closer to flying a helicopter on Mars in 2021
A helicopter that is set to fly on Mars in 2021 has completed its first test flight, American space agency Nasa has revealed.
Nasa pays volunteers to lie in bed all day
Nasa is paying volunteers to spend two months in bed.
Astronaut says Nasa pulled all-female spacewalk on her recommendation
Anne McClain, the astronaut who had to pull out of Nasa’s first all-female spacewalk, has said that the decision was based on her recommendation.
The race to return to the Moon explained
The pressure is on Nasa to put astronauts on the Moon once again, after US Vice President Mike Pence called on the space agency to up its pace and return to the Moon within five years.
Astronomers break new ground to observe ‘super-Jupiter’ exoplanet
Astronomers have made the first direct observations of a planet outside the solar system using a technique that combines the light from multiple telescopes.
Nasa’s first all-female spacewalk cancelled due to spacesuit size issue
Nasa’s first ever all-female spacewalk will no longer go ahead as planned because of a late change to one of the astronaut’s spacesuit size requirements.
Scotland can win European space race, says MSP
Scotland is leading the way and can win a European space race, an MSP has said.
Nasa’s new rocket will not be ready for moon mission next year
Nasa’s massive new rocket will not be ready for a moon shot next year, the space agency’s top official has told the US Congress.
SpaceX capsule departs International Space Station for Atlantic splashdown
SpaceX’s new crew capsule has undocked from the International Space Station and is heading towards an old-fashioned splashdown.
Rocks may be preventing Mars InSight lander from digging, says Nasa
Nasa’s InSight lander on Mars is no longer drilling into the surface of the planet as intended amid fears that rocks or gravel are blocking its instruments, the American space agency has said.
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft blasts off into space
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft took off on Saturday morning, marking the first major step towards US ambitions to resume sending astronauts into space on its own spacecraft on American soil.
Japanese spacecraft to attempt landing on distant asteroid
A Japanese spacecraft has begun its approach towards a distant asteroid on a mission to collect material that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth.
Clouds threaten to spoil second supermoon of 2019 for some
Stargazers may notice that the Moon looks bigger and brighter on Tuesday evening, as the second supermoon of 2019 takes place.
Why is it important to clean up our space junk?
An effort to clean up space of debris from old rocket launches not only helps astronauts but everyone else back on Earth, a British engineer leading tests to clear space junk has revealed.
Space test for harpoon designed to capture dangerous debris orbiting Earth
A harpoon designed to spear through space junk and capture it has been tested in space for the first time.