Marcia Dunn
NASA’s Mars rover grabs first rock sample
NASA’s newest Mars rover has completed its first sample grab, tucking away the tube of rock for return to Earth. The Perseverance...
SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados, robot heads for ISS
A SpaceX shipment of ants, avocados and a human-sized robotic arm has rocketed towards the International Space Station. The delivery, which is...
Space tourist comes up with $36m to buy a seat on Jeff Bezos’ rocket
An auction for a ride into space next month alongside Jeff Bezos and his brother has ended with a winning bid of...
NASA releases stunning Milky Way picture
NASA has released a stunning new picture of our galaxy’s violent, super-energised “downtown”. It’s a composite of 370 observations over the past...
SpaceX celebrates first successful Starship launch and landing
SpaceX has launched and successfully landed its futuristic Starship, finally nailing a test flight of the rocket ship that Elon Musk intends...
SpaceX astronauts return with ‘dark’ splashdown
SpaceX has returned four astronauts from the International Space Station, making the first US crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8...
NASA’s mini-helicopter, Ingenuity, takes flight on Mars
NASA’s experimental Mars helicopter has risen from the dusty red surface into the thin air, achieving the first powered, controlled flight on...
Astronomers think they’ve solved the riddle of inter-stellar visitor Oumuamua – except, maybe, how to pronounce it
Our solar system’s first known interstellar visitor is neither a comet nor asteroid as first suspected and looks nothing like a cigar....
Mars rover hits the red road
NASA’s newest Mars rover hit the dusty red road this week, putting 6.4 metres on the odometer in its first test drive....
NASA rover successfully touches down on Mars after ‘seven minutes of terror’
A NASA rover has touched down on Mars in the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that...