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Each mission after Apollo 11 set new milestones in space travel and lunar exploration. Four months after the first humans reached the moon, Apollo 12 touched down, achieving a much more precise ...

Languages: English. Scientists have identified a new microbe that developed onboard China's Tiangong space station, according to a new study. The strain, officially named niallia tiangongensis ...

They weren’t selected through NASA’s rigorous training protocols, nor were they conducting research or exploration in orbit. Instead, they belong to a new category: space tourists. These are ...

I believe that we are sitting on the edge of a golden age of space exploration. Right on the edge. The thing that I would be most proud of, when I’m 80 years old, is if Blue Origin can lower ...

The new strain was found in samples collected in 2023 by the crew of the Shenzhou-15 mission, who swabbed the space station's modules with sterile wipes before freezing them for transport. Related ...

They weren’t selected through NASA’s rigorous training protocols, nor were they conducting research or exploration in orbit. Instead, they belong to a new category: space tourists. These are ...

Whether you are a fan of space exploration history or of the game on which the series is based, "The Last of Us" has just delivered a real blast from the past. In the penultimate episode of the ...

People, however, are fascinated by space, wondering what is out there. Space exploration might be said to have begun in 1957 with the launch of Sputnik, followed by the first man in space ...

While Australia has a long history of supporting space exploration, we've struggled to establish our own industry due to a lack of sustained investment and clear national strategy, according to ...

and how might their work change space exploration in the future? On 15 January 2025, the World Monuments Fund's Watch List of 25 threatened heritage sites was released, surprising many by ...

Do you yearn to leave dusty footprints on the moon or prowl the rocks of Mars? Could a new life await you on future off-world colonies? Theoretical physicist Adriana Marais is convinced we are on ...