Sunday 29 May, 2022
The ground-breaking experiment has given researchers hope that it may be possible to one day grow plants directly on the moon.
Liquid hydrogen is extremely hazardous, with officials noting that the systems had been checked for leaks prior to the test.
It is SpaceX’s first private charter flight to the orbiting lab after two years of carrying astronauts there for Nasa.
The galaxy candidate is some 13.5 billion light-years away, and scientists are speculating what exactly it is.
It was reported earlier this week that the most distant star ever seen has been observed by astronomers.
Space is one of the last remaining areas of co-operation between Moscow and western nations.
Scientists said they were surprised by the distance of the star, which they have named Earendel.
The space exploration advocate makes the case for continuing to look up and learn from the cosmos.
Researchers suggested their findings might provide a glimpse of what will become of our solar system.
SpaceX says the storm made the atmosphere denser, which increased the drag on the satellites.
The telescope will let astronomers peer further back in time than ever before.
The star-studded highlights to watch out for over the next twelve months.
Multiple problems forced delays and a tripling of the telescope’s original budget with a final price tag of nearly $10 billion.
Their four replacements could be launched as early as tomorrow night.
Lucy is named after the 3.2 million-year-old skeletal remains of a human ancestor found in Ethiopia nearly half a century ago.
The space agency declared the launch a success and said the crew “were in good shape”.
Star Trek actor William Shatner blasted off to space on Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket yesterday.
Shatner said it was ‘the most profound experience I can imagine’
The first scientific analysis of the images also reveals evidence that the crater endured flash floods.
The nation’s space chief hailed the project as a chance to raise the prestige of Russia’s space programme.
Jeff Bezos’ space travel company, Blue Origin, announced that Shatner will blast off on 12 October.
The SpaceX capsule carrying four space tourists landed in the Atlantic after three days in orbit.
The Dragon capsule’s two men and two women will spend three days circling the world.
EUSPA was officially launched this year as part of the EU’s €14.8 billion space programme.
And what will our first satellite in space do?
Thanks for travelling with us – we’ll see you in the next phase.
Polling carried out by Ireland Thinks found that just 11% of the public think the contribution should be increased.
The Good Information Project spent this month looking at space – so what did you learn?
Anthony Murphy outlines how the ancient dwellers built clever structures to work in harmony with the cosmos.
As part of The Good Information Project we’ve demystified some of the commonly-used terms about the 21st century space race.
We want to hear your hopes, dreams, and fears for the future of space exploration.
The next cycle of TGIP will look at Ireland and the EU’s role in the current space race.
The company is facing increasing pressure to improve working conditions.
Professor Tim Jackson says he’s not a technophobe, but that maybe humanity should pay more attention to the planet right now than heading into space.
Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson made the voyage on 11 July, narrowly beating Bezos.
The three-man crew arrived at China’s Tianhe space station last week.
Astronomers have predicted the transformation of a star into a white dwarf will send its planets bouncing off each other’s gravity.
The Tianzhou-2 spacecraft reached the Tianhe station eight hours after blasting off from Hainan.
The shuttle, with two pilots on board, took off and landed today.
A rover will join an American craft which arrived at the red planet in February.
