A second-hand SpaceX rocket has just launched a spherical robot to the International Space Station, where…
Author: New Scientist - Space
Australia is launching a space agency, but what will it do?
The Australian Space Agency, which officially launches this week, has a modest budget but hopes to…
Japan’s Hayabusa 2 spacecraft has arrived at asteroid Ryugu
A Japanese spacecraft has arrived at the tiny asteroid Ryugu, where it will drop off landers…
Launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope delayed another year
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been plagued by delays and cost overruns, and now it…
Launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope delayed another year
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has been plagued by delays and cost overruns, and now it…
Mars could have been habitable 100 million years before Earth
The magma ocean that covered early Mars crystallised into a crust faster than we thought, which…
Enceladus is spewing out organic molecules necessary for life
Saturn’s moon Enceladus spews plumes of water into space, and it’s also spitting out complex organic…
Interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua may be a comet, not an asteroid
The path of the “interstellar asteroid” discovered last year can’t be explained by gravity alone -…
Interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua may be a comet, not an asteroid
The path of the “interstellar asteroid” discovered last year can’t be explained by gravity alone -…
Enceladus is spewing out organic molecules necessary for life
Saturn’s moon Enceladus spews plumes of water into space, and it’s also spitting out complex organic…