The “Resilience” Crew Dragon capsule became the first NASA-certified spacecraft to transport astronauts to space since the Space Shuttle programme launched four decades ago.

“The detection is very unique for molecular water. Based on our knowledge, it cannot be anything else.”

Scientists from NASA’s JPL will use AI and a machine-learning algorithm to speed up their processing time when scanning images of Mars.

The US space agency has just spent six years and R373-million to ensure its next astronauts can have the best possible toilet experience.

Nokia will be first cellular network installed on the Moon, thanks to bagging a $14.1 million NASA contract.

NASA announced on Tuesday, 13 October 2020 that eight countries have signed an international agreement called the Artemis Accords that outlines the principles of future exploration of the Moon and beyond.

Volunteers around the world are needed to sort through images collected by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) in search of alien life.

October will have two full moons: The Harvest Moon will be visible from Thursday 1 October 2020, and the Hunters Moon falls on Halloween.

Liftoff for NASA’s resupply mission to the International Space Station is scheduled from the space agency’s Wallops Flight Facility. Watch the rocket launch here.

Collaboration with NASA takes Estée Lauder’s new product launch to undreamed of heights 400km above the Earth.

A small near-Earth space rock, Asteroid 2020 SW, will zoom past Earth on Thursday 24 September 2020.

Blue Origin’s NS-13 mission will fly 12 customer payloads to space on the New Shepard rocket, including a payload for NASA. Watch the live stream here.

On 22 September 2020, the International Space Station (ISS) did an emergency manoeuvre away from fast-moving orbiting space junk.

A team of experts detected traces of phosphine, a flammable gas on Venus. On Earth, these traces often occur from the breakdown of organic matter.

They are expected to reach their destination sometime in February, 2021.

September’s full moon – the Harvest Moon – will be the last winter moon of 2020. It also sets the stage for a Blue Moon in October.

A massive Near-Earth-Object (NEO) the size of a plane passed by Earth. Here’s what we know about Asteroid 2011 ES4.

The Hubble Space Telescope explores the universe 24 hours a day. That means it has observed some fascinating cosmic wonder even on your birthday.

The images, taken by NASA’s Juno Cam, show electrical discharge and shallow lightning originating from Jupiter’s clouds.

Bob and Doug are coming home! The two NASA astronauts will be returning home from the International Space Station on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule.

NASA’s Perseverance rover will embark on its seven-month journey to Mars today. Watch the virtual launch event here.

The countdown is on. In less than 24 hours, the Mars Perseverance rover will embark on a seven-month journey to the Red Planet.

NASA warns that a massive Near-Earth-Object (NEO) bigger than London will pass by Earth. Here’s what we know about the potentially hazardous Asteroid 2020ND.

Professional astronomers and amateur stargazers are in seventh heaven as Comet Neowise zips through our cosmic neighbourhood.

These images were taken by NASA’s Terra-MODIS orbiting satellite.