space exploration
NASA’s Perseverance rover succeeds in Mars rock collection
World
September 3, 2021
NASA’s Perseverance rover succeeds in Mars rock collection
NASA announced the Perseverance rover exploring Mars succeeded on in scooping up Martian rock on its second try. The first effort was a…
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
World
July 12, 2021
Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Swashbuckling billionaire Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday,…
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flying own rocket to space
World
July 11, 2021
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flying own rocket to space
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — After a lifetime of yearning to fly in space, Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson was…
China’s rocket: Uncontrolled, unpredictable return home
World
May 7, 2021
China’s rocket: Uncontrolled, unpredictable return home
Only a few weeks ago, the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket made an uncontrolled reentry into Earth’s…
Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step
Middle East
April 30, 2021
Gazan behind Mars drone says visiting home is no small step
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip (AP) — An electronics engineer from Gaza, Loay Elbasyouni, had worked with the NASA team that…
SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station
World
April 23, 2021
SpaceX rocketship launches 4 astronauts on NASA mission to space station
NASA and Elon Musk’s commercial rocket company SpaceX launched a new four-astronaut team on a flight to the International Space…
UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover
Middle East
April 15, 2021
UAE sets new ambitious timeline for launch of moon rover
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates’ space center announced Wednesday a more ambitious timeline for sending…
Egyptian woman seeks to join first civilian trip to the moon
Science
April 1, 2021
Egyptian woman seeks to join first civilian trip to the moon
The first civilian space trip to orbit the moon in human history may seem like a mere imagination for millions…
The UAE’s tiny lunar rover will face big challenges on the moon
Middle East
March 31, 2021
The UAE’s tiny lunar rover will face big challenges on the moon
Las month, the United Arab Emirates became the first country in the Arab world to put a spacecraft into orbit…
Mars on Earth: Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet
Middle East
March 10, 2021
Mars on Earth: Turkish lake may hold clues to ancient life on planet
LAKE SALDA, Turkey (Reuters) – As NASA’s rover Perseverance explores the surface of Mars, scientists hunting for signs of ancient…