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Curious dolphins give Nasa crew a surprise welcome back to Earth

Tech March 19, 2025 By Josh Milton

What will being stranded in space on the ISS for so long do to the Nasa astronauts?

Tech March 18, 2025 By Josh Milton

(FILES) NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch , on June 5, 2024. Two astronauts stranded in space may sound like the start to a big-screen science thriller, but the Boeing Starliner mission is no work of Hollywood fiction. Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams were originally scheduled to spend a little more than a week aboard the International Space Station as part of the debut crew flight test of the Starliner. However, the spacecraft encountered several issues during the flight, and now the two astronauts will likely have to extend their stay aboard the ISS for several months. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

Painful condition astronauts returning to Earth from the ISS may have

US March 18, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, two veteran NASA astronauts who have been stuck on the International Space Station for nine months, wave at the hatch of a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule before closing the hatch in preparation for undocking from the ISS to begin their return to Earth March 17, 2025 in this still image taken from video. NASA/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

'Stranded' NASA astronauts are finally heading home after nine months stuck in space

World March 18, 2025 By Liam Coleman

Moment 'alien' enters the International Space Station after SpaceX crew docks

Tech March 16, 2025 By Danny Rigg

(FILES) NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore (R) and Suni Williams, wearing Boeing spacesuits, depart the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at Kennedy Space Center for Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida to board the Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft for the Crew Flight Test launch , on June 5, 2024. Two astronauts stranded in space may sound like the start to a big-screen science thriller, but the Boeing Starliner mission is no work of Hollywood fiction. Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams were originally scheduled to spend a little more than a week aboard the International Space Station as part of the debut crew flight test of the Starliner. However, the spacecraft encountered several issues during the flight, and now the two astronauts will likely have to extend their stay aboard the ISS for several months. (Photo by Miguel J. Rodriguez Carrillo / AFP) (Photo by MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO/AFP via Getty Images)

The painful condition astronauts returning to Earth from the ISS may have

US March 18, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister

This undated image released by Firefly Aerospace shows Firefly's Blue Ghost lunar lander taking an Earth selfie. More than fifty years passed between the last Apollo mission and America's return to the lunar surface, when the first ever private lander touched down last February. Now, starting March 2, two more missions are set to follow within a single week -- marking a bold push by NASA and its industry partners to make Moon landings a routine part of space exploration. (Photo by Handout / Firefly Aerospace / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Firefly Aerospace" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/Firefly Aerospace/AFP via Getty Images)

Stunning photos sent back from first 'fully successful' private Moon lander

Tech March 3, 2025 By Jen Mills

An illustration of a planetary alignment featuring Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Can you still see the rare planetary parade alignment in the sky tonight?

Tech February 28, 2025 By Josh Milton

An illustration of a planetary alignment featuring Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

Every planet will align in a rare parade this month - here's how to see it

Tech February 28, 2025 By Josh Milton

New update on the chance of the 2032 asteroid hitting Earth

New update on chance of 'city killer' asteroid hitting Earth in 2032

Tech February 25, 2025 By Jen Mills

Inside the life of a reserve astronaut - and how to become one

Tech February 23, 2025 By Josh Milton

Illustration of an asteroid approaching Earth.

NASA updates chances of ‘city killer’ asteroid 2024 YR4 hitting Earth

World February 21, 2025 By Kyriakos Petrakos

A chilling video shows what might happen if an asteroid hits Earth in 2032, as scientists fear. Discovered in December, Asteroid 2024 YR4 is being closely monitored due to its potential to impact our planet. If the asteroid were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the size of Washington, D.C. The shocking visuals were created by Alvaro Gracia Montoya, who specialises in 3D animation under the name MetaBallStudios. He says: "I don't think it's going to happen, but certainly this kind of news generates a lot of speculation." Online reactions have included: "I guarantee they are already building bunkers underground" and "That won't happen because obviously Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck are going to go up there, drill a hole in the side and nuke it."

Chilling video shows what might happen if asteroid hits Earth in 2032

Tech February 21, 2025 By Luke Alsford

3D model visualises what an asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 would look like

Nasa increases chance of 2024 YR4 asteroid hitting Earth yet again

Tech February 19, 2025 By Jen Mills

A chilling video shows what might happen if an asteroid hits Earth in 2032, as scientists fear. Discovered in December, Asteroid 2024 YR4 is being closely monitored due to its potential to impact our planet. If the asteroid were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the size of Washington, D.C. The shocking visuals were created by Alvaro Gracia Montoya, who specialises in 3D animation under the name MetaBallStudios. He says: "I don't think it's going to happen, but certainly this kind of news generates a lot of speculation." Online reactions have included: "I guarantee they are already building bunkers underground" and "That won't happen because obviously Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck are going to go up there, drill a hole in the side and nuke it."

Chilling video shows what might happen if asteroid hits Earth in 2032

Tech February 21, 2025 By Luke Alsford

Armageddon-style plan might actually save Earth from large asteroids

NASA makes emergency decision over 'city-killer' asteroid heading for Earth

Tech February 13, 2025 By Tom Sanders

Jupiter's volcanic moon Io. Galileo. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Volcano on ‘tormented’ moon has biggest ever 80,000,000,000,000-watt eruption

Tech February 4, 2025 By Jen Mills

Every planet will align in a rare parade next month - here's how to see it

Tech January 28, 2025 By Josh Milton

Every planet will align in a rare parade this month - here's how to see it

Tech February 26, 2025 By Josh Milton

Here's what it could look like if we actually started living on Mars

Tech January 23, 2025 By Hiyah Zaidi