Aerospace

Sea ice off of East Antarctica’s Princess Astrid Coast. Credit: NASA

Satellite Imagery Is Revolutionising the World. But Should We Trust What We See?

Melinda Laituri 17/06/2018

Geospatial data offers a powerful new way to see...

Handout photo of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity

NASA Rover ‘Opportunity’ Threatened by Massive Dust Storm on Mars

Will Dunham 14/06/2018

The officials have, however, expressed optimism that the Opportunity rover,...

NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover snaps a self-portrait at a site called Vera Rubin Ridge on the Martian surface in February 2018 in this image obtained on June 7, 2018. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/Handout via Reuters

According to NASA Rover Data, Mars Had the Ingredients Needed for Life

Will Dunham 08/06/2018

A NASA rover has detected a bonanza of organic compounds on the...

The planet Pluto is pictured in a handout image made up of four images from New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) taken in July 2015 combined with color data from the Ralph instrument to create this enhanced color global view. NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI/Handout. Credit: Reuters

Wondrous Dunes on Pluto Are Made of Grains of Frozen Methane

Will Dunham 01/06/2018

The discovery hints towards the dynamic nature of the...

A part of a Chinese rocket is being transported via a highway in Shanghai. Credit: Eventgets/Wikimedia Commons

Private Cos Are Catalysing China’s Rise as a Space Superpower

The Wire Staff 31/05/2018

By better commercialising space tech and space-based assets in general,...

All You Need to Know About the 840 Small Worlds Discovered Beyond Neptune

All You Need to Know About the 840 Small Worlds Discovered Beyond Neptune

Michele Bannister 30/05/2018

Discovery of many icy worlds helps unravel the solar...

Credit: Gianni Zanato/Unsplash

Relay Satellite Launched by China to Explore Dark Side of Moon: Xinhua

Reuters 21/05/2018

China has insisted its ambitions are purely peaceful.