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Hurricane forces Moon rocket into storage

NASA
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Space force! NASA gears up to deflect asteroid

NASA
Space

NASA postpones Tuesday Moon launch due to storm

Hurricanes
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Hurricane forces Moon rocket into storage

NASA
Space

Space force! NASA gears up to deflect asteroid

NASA
Space

NASA postpones Tuesday Moon launch due to storm

NASA's Orion
Space

NASA’s Orion spacecraft enters lunar orbit

By Agence France-Presse27-11-2022 08:30

NASA’s Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission proceeded successfully.

Moon trip
Space

Moon-vacation! Why would NASA go back there!?

By Agence France-Presse15-11-2022 15:43

“We choose to go to the Moon because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone…”

NASA Moon rocket launch delayed AGAIN
Space

NASA Moon rocket launch delayed AGAIN

By Agence France-Presse09-11-2022 03:37

NASA has rescheduled its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon as Tropical Storm Nicole churned toward the east coast of Florida.

Starck looks toSpace
Space

Starck now looking to space for ‘MORE’

By Agence France-Presse08-11-2022 13:36

French architect Philippe Starck shows no sign of slowing down and is increasingly turning his eye to space for inspiration.

Elon Musk
Space

Falcon LAUNCH: SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket

By Agence France-Presse03-11-2022 18:22

SpaceX launched its Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida Tuesday, the first flight since 2019 of the world’s most powerful rocket.

China Space mission
Space

Space dreams: A Long March to the Moon and beyond for China

By Agence France-Presse31-10-2022 16:19

China successfully launched the final module of its Tiangong space station on Monday, inching closer to completion by the end of the year.

Universe expansion
Space

Universe measurement records suggest incongruency

By Agence France-Presse19-10-2022 16:20

Measurements of the universe’s composition and how fast it is expanding suggest “something is fishy” in our understanding of the cosmos.

mars
Space

NASA finds sign of LIFE on Mars

By Agence France-Presse18-09-2022 17:02

Although, organic matter has been found on Mars in the past, never before in areas where conditions of life are supported. Now they have!

Saturn
Space

Saturn rings: A mystery of the stars

By Agence France-Presse16-09-2022 05:53

Rings of Saturn are the most striking thing astronomers have spotted in our solar system. Study now tries to explain how these are formed.

meteor
News

‘Elon, is this one of yours?’: ‘Meteor’ in UK most likely to have been space junk [WATCH]

By Storm Simpson15-09-2022 17:57

The International Meteor Organization said there were nearly 800 eyewitness reports of the ‘meteor’ all the way from Scotland to London.

Tarantula Nebula
Science

Tarantula Nebula: Behold the wonders of the universe

By Agence France-Presse07-09-2022 09:30

Stellar nursery, Tarantula Nebula has been captured by Nasa’s Webb telescope revealing well detailed features – and boy is it breath taking!

nanosatellites spacex starlink falcon 9
Space

WATCH LIVE: SA nanosatellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX Transporter-3

By Storm Simpson13-01-2022 16:39

The first nanosatellite constellation developed on the continent will be launched into space aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Livestreaming is expected to start after 17:00.

Jeff Bezos
Space

Jeff Bezos predicts space will soon be home and Earth just a vacation spot

By Marilynn Manuel15-11-2021 16:36

‘Many people will be born in space,’ says Jeff Bezos who believes that Earth will soon be nothing more than a vacation spot for humans.

Solar flare sun eruption sansa
Space

Solar flare scare: ‘Sun eruption’ puts SA authorities ON ALERT

By Tom Head12-10-2021 12:49

SANSA has confirmed that a ‘significant solar flare’ is set to disrupt Earth’s geomagnetic conditions. Here’s how it could affect Mzansi.

Beam me up, Bezos! William Sha
Space

Beam me up, Bezos! William Shatner to fly into space at 90 years old

By BANG Showbiz05-10-2021 09:39

‘Star Trek’ actor William Shatner will be flown into space on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin Rocket and is the oldest person to ever go into space.

A growing sector: New space co
Space

A growing sector: New space company launches in South Africa

By Erene Roux26-08-2021 13:08

South Africa has been chosen as the base of a new space company due to its highly skilled engineers and data scientists.

Jeff Bezos Blue Origin
Space

After conquering Earth, Bezos completes new mission in space

By AFP20-07-2021 18:23

Jeff Bezos spent a few minutes in space on reusable rocket built by his firm Blue Origin as part of a four-member crew, in a small step toward his stated goal of building floating space colonies.

Meerkat telescope new galaxies
Space

Wow: South African ‘mega-telescope’ discovers TWENTY new galaxies!

By Tom Head06-07-2021 15:26

The SA-based MeerKAT telescope has made a discovery that will shape the way astronomers study new galaxies going forward – and the photos are stunning!

space x space force
Environment

One small step for cephalopods: SpaceX carrying research squids to ISS

By AFP03-06-2021 21:45

The SpaceX rocket will also carry cotton, a portable ultrasound device and a miniaturized human kidney to study the formation of kidney stones that tend to afflict astronauts in microgravity.

blood moon lunar eclipse wolf
News

Blood moon lunar eclipse: Myths and superstitions from around the world

By Cheryl Kahla26-05-2021 11:50

Since the dawn of time, lunar eclipses have fascinated cultures across the globe.

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News

Blood moon 2021: Here’s why May’s flower supermoon will be red

By Cheryl Kahla24-05-2021 15:16

What is a blood moon? What is a lunar eclipse? Why is a blood moon red? We’re glad you asked.

full moon flower moon
Space

Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse: May’s Flower supermoon will be a sight to behold

By Cheryl Kahla22-05-2021 16:05

May’s full moon is almost here! What is a blood moon? What is a supermoon? What is a lunar eclipse? Will the blood moon be red? We’re glad you asked.

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News

April’s Pink Moon: See 2021’s first supermoon this week

By Cheryl Kahla25-04-2021 20:14

April’s pink moon is special! Here’s why.

Cape Town fire
News

Cape Town fire: Satellite images show the destruction caused by the blaze

By Storm Simpson24-04-2021 11:15

The South African National Space Agency shared satellite images of the Cape Town fire. More than 600 hectares was destroyed by the blaze.

2021 Space Calendar
Space

Space calendar 2021: New missions, launches, celestial events and more

By Cheryl Kahla16-04-2021 14:53

Sky watchers, gather ’round. We’ve collected all the major celestial events in one place, for your convenience. From rocket launches and meteor showers to eclipses and notable space events, find it all here.

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