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Space
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Is Richard Branson Making A Last-Gasp Attempt To Beat Bezos Into Space?
10 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
On July 20, Jeff Bezos will head to space aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket. It’s rumoured rival Richard Branson might try and beat him to the post.
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NASA’s New Spacesuits Are Incredible
10 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
NASA is designing new spacesuits for the Artemis missions, which will be taking the first woman and the first person of colour to the moon in 2024.
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NASA’s Hubble Telescope Took This Photo On Your Birthday
01 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has observed some fascinating cosmic wonders over the past 31 years, and now you can pinpoint one great photo taken on your birthday.
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Elon Musk’s Mars Plans Would Need To Overcome These Major Hurdles
26 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Travelling to Mars is an incredible feat, and while Elon Musk believes we can get there in the next decade, there are some serious obstacles to overcome.
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Watch The Rare ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ Eclipse Here [Video]
26 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’ is visible in parts of the world today, with South Africans set to ogle the ‘Super Flower Moon’ tonight.
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Astronomers Made This Beautiful Star Creation Video
20 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The “Star Formation in Gaseous Environments” project has released a video of the most beautiful, realistic, and highest resolution simulation of a star being born.
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Four Key Factors To Make Life On Mars Sustainable
18 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Human survival on another planet, especially one like Mars, depends on finding solutions to four key factors.
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Pilots Open Up About UFO Encounters [Video]
18 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
More and more US Navy personnel are speaking out about their experience with UFOs, and the Pentagon is due to release a report on the matter by June 1.
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It’s Tom Cruise Versus The Russians In Race To Film In Space
14 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The space race is once again on between America and Russia, but this time it’s about who will get their film crews into space first.
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SpaceX Starship Finally Sticks The Landing [Video]
06 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
SpaceX had had some explosive problems with rocket prototypes before, but finally, the SN15 took off and landed with near perfection.
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A Massive Chinese Space Part Is Tumbling Towards New York…Or New Zealand
04 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The Long March 5B rocket was successfully launched from China’s space station, and now a large part of it is making its way back down to Earth, where it’s expected to land…somewhere.
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Incredible Footage Of SpaceX Capsule Returning Astronauts To Earth [Videos]
03 May 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Four astronauts returned safely to Earth on Sunday, in the first nighttime splashdown since the Apollo 8 moonshot in 1968.
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The Musk / Bezos Space Battle Now Involves Trolling On Twitter
28 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The space race between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, and in particular, the awarding of a NASA contract, has led us to the point where Elon is cracking penis jokes on Twitter.
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Greetings! Watch Astronauts Entering The Space Station On Saturday [Videos]
26 Apr 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There were some emotional scenes this past weekend, as SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station (ISS).
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They’ve Named A Ridge On Mars In Honour Of A Namibian
21 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Mars now has a ridge named after a Namibian man who studied at the University of Stellenbosch.
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NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Makes Mars History [Videos]
20 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Watch Ingenuity, the Mars helicopter, make its first successful flight on the Red Planet.
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How Can The Universe Expand, If There Was Nothing There Before?
19 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Ask the general public to answer this question – the universe is expanding, but what is it expanding into? – and you’ll get a very mixed bag of responses.
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An Astronaut’s Meal Plan Is Pretty Damn Complicated
15 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
NASA scientists have to consider many factors when it comes to feeding their astronauts nutritious, tasty, and storable food.
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Pentagon Confirms That Footage Of ‘Pyramid-Shaped’ UFO Is No Joke [Video]
15 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
This mysterious flying object has a very particular shape, with the Pentagon confirming that the footage is authentic and investigations are being taken seriously.
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Fireball Blazing Across The Sky Gives Earth A ‘Close’ Shave [Video]
14 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
On Monday night, Florida residents watched on as the night sky lit up, with a fireball blazing across the horizon.
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What A Self-Sufficient City On Mars For 250 000 People Could Look Like [Video]
09 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A cliff with a view of the Red Planet and protection from radiation form part of the concept for a self-sufficient city on Mars called Nüwa.
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They’ve Detected Some Rumbling From Deep Within Mars
07 Apr 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
There’s been some mysterious rumbling coming from inside Mars. Scientists, with the help of the InSight Lander, are busy figuring out what it could mean.
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Curiosity Mars Rover Knows How To Nail A Selfie [Video]
31 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Curiosity has been rolling around on Mars since 2012, and apart from a few bumps along the way, is still sending back incredible images of the Red Planet.
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They Tasted That Bottle Of Wine That Spent A Year In Space, And…
26 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
12 lucky connoisseurs got the chance to crack open an R89 000 bottle of wine, that has spent the last year in space.
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Seattle Alien Spotters Fooled By SpaceX Rockets [Videos]
26 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Last night, Seattle residents watched on in amazement as a series of brilliant, blazing lights streaked overhead.
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Why This Harvard Astronomer Believes Aliens Are Real [Video]
11 Mar 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Harvard University astrophysicist Avi Loeb reckons we’ve already been presented with conclusive evidence of extraterrestrial intelligence.
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New Rocket Launch Record Set Outside Of Cape Town [Videos]
10 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
UKZN’s Aerospace Systems Research Group successfully launched a hybrid sounding rocket just shy of 18 kilometres into Earth’s atmosphere, setting a new African record.
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Locals Near SpaceX’s Proposed Launchpad Aren’t Happy With Elon Musk
10 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Indonesia has offered up the island of Biak in Papua as a potential launch site, but local residents don’t want Elon Musk and his company on their land.
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Perseverance’s First HD Pano Of Mars Is Not To Be Missed [Video]
08 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
Perseverance and her ground team are going from strength to strength since her successful landing on Mars, with images flooding in from her advanced onboard cameras.
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All Systems Go On Plans To Launch World’s First Space Hotel [Video]
04 Mar 2021 by Carrie / No Comments
By 2027, it looks like you’ll be able to add ‘low orbit’ to your list of travel destinations, including a booking at a fully kitted out space hotel.
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