Realities of space travel
Proxima shows the difficulties of balancing family life with a career as an astronaut, finds Simon Ings
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astronomy
Black hole movies
Einstein’s monsters are broadcasting footage of the universe’s history – and there are ways we could get a clearer view, says Stephen Battersby THE picture was seen by billio…
China
CHINA LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS ATTEMPT TO LAND ROVER ON MARS
C hina launched its most ambitious Mars mission yet on Thursday in a bold attempt to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet. Engines …
astronomy
SPACEX’S CREW DRAGON DELIVERS NASA ASTRONAUTS TO ISS
Elon Musk’s rocket company is now the first private enterprise to put a human into orbit. But, more importantly, the mission restored America’s ability to launch astronaut…
astronomy
What will the future of private space travel look like?
In the past, national space agencies have built and launched the craft that carried people into space. Recently, we saw a private company, Space X, launch American astron…
astronomy
May The Fifth Force Be With You
The universe increasingly seems to be telling us there is an unexplained presence on the cosmic stage, says Daniel Cossins T asked with telling the universe’s epic story, c…