How to grow crops in space
Plants grown in space could feed astronauts, but might new strains contribute to ending a food crisis here on Earth,
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UAE probe nears Mars orbit ahead of China and Nasa missions
The UAE’s Hope probe is expected to reach Mars tomorrow, just hours before China’s orbiter-rover combo and a week ahead
Read moreHayabusa2 probe readings suggest mysterious lack of water on Ryugu asteroid
Last month, the probe successfully delivered a capsule back to Earth containing a sample of rocks that it had collected from the
Read moreUV space telescope to study the space between galaxies
A space telescope barely larger than a mini fridge could reveal new secrets about the cosmos, thanks to onboard instruments
Read moreSolar Orbiter makes Venus flyby as it heads towards the Sun
The UK-built Solar Orbiter spacecraft is making a flyby of Venus, using the planet’s gravitational field to slingshot itself closer
Read moreNasa calls quits on its Mars digger’s attempts to burrow into the soil
Nasa will end attempts by its Insight lander to dig down into the soil on Mars after concluding that it
Read more‘Comet chaser’ to boldly go where no probe has gone before
The UK government has confirmed that work will soon begin on a state-of-the-art spacecraft that, for the first time, will
Read moreChinese probe begins collecting rocks from lunar surface
A China National Space Administration spacecraft has touched down successfully on the Moon and started to collect its first rock
Read moreTelescope maps unseen galaxies in record time
A radio telescope located in the Australian outback has mapped approximately three million galaxies in just 300 hours, the country’s
Read moreTelescope maps most of observable universe in record time
A radio telescope located in the Australian outback has mapped approximately three million galaxies in just 300 hours, the country’s
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