Nasa to ‘touch the sun’ in landmark 2024 mission that scientists say is ‘equivalent to the first Moon landing’
January 3, 2024

THE Nasa Parker Solar Probe is set to make its closest-ever pass of the sun...

SpaceX’s first Falcon 9 launch of 2024 features first 6 direct-to-cell Starlink satellites
January 3, 2024

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket with 21 Starlink satellites on board will launch from Space Launch...

Most ‘perfect space flight meal’ for Mars colonists revealed and it’s bad news if you’re obsessed with meat
January 2, 2024

THE perfect meal for a long spaceflight has been revealed – and it’s not great...

‘Blazing’ meteor shower to fill skies with 120 shooting stars an hour tomorrow – where and when to look
January 2, 2024

STARGAZERS are in for a potentially dazzling display of the Quadrantids meteor shower tomorrow and...

Will we find aliens in 2024? – Nasa expert reveals how close space agency really is to breakthrough and ‘top locations’
January 1, 2024

ANOTHER year has passed and there’s still no confirmation that there’s alien life in the...

India set to kick off 2024 orbital launch year with X-ray observatory mission
December 31, 2023

The orbital launch calendar is set to begin just hours into the first day of...

Best space photos of 2023 – including ‘giant ring’ around icy Uranus and Milky Way’s ‘hidden womb’
December 31, 2023

NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope has taken some outstanding pictures this year. We’ve rounded up some...

Mystic Meg reveals what the stars have in store for your love and sex life in 2024
December 31, 2023

Mystic Meg’s 2024 Love & Sex stars with Maggie Innes. Find out what the year ahead...

Nasa’s plan to return to the moon in 2024 revealed – from astronauts onboard to the record-breaking ‘dark side’ mission
December 30, 2023

NASA has big plans to return to the moon in 2024 and that includes a...

Elon Musk launches US Space Force’s secretive X-37B spaceplane days after Chinese ‘divine dragon’ blast-off
December 29, 2023

THE US GOVERNMENT’S mysterious X-37B space plane has lifted off for its seventh mission. Liftoff happened on...