Starliner: Boeing prepares to launch its first crewed spacecraft as it chases after SpaceX

Starliner is only the second vehicle to launch astronauts from US soil since the retirement of the shuttle in 2011.

Gareth Dorrian, Post Doctoral Research Fellow in Space Science, University of Birmingham • conversation
May 3, 2024 • ~8 min

Boeing’s Starliner launch – delayed again – will be an important milestone for commercial spaceflight

The Starliner’s planned crewed test on May 6, 2024, was scrubbed after a technical issue with the rocket taking it up to orbit.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University • conversation
May 2, 2024 • ~8 min

Boeing’s Starliner is about to launch − if successful, the test represents an important milestone for commercial spaceflight

The Starliner has had delays and issues. The May 2024 launch will put its capacity to carry crew to the International Space Station to the test.

Wendy Whitman Cobb, Professor of Strategy and Security Studies, Air University • conversation
May 2, 2024 • ~8 min

China set to blast off to the far side of the Moon – here’s what it could discover

China’s new mission could answer longstanding questions about the Moon.

Ben Rider-Stokes, Post Doctoral Researcher in Achondrite Meteorites, The Open University • conversation
May 1, 2024 • ~5 min

Team cracks mystery of asteroid’s origin

For the first time, scientists have traced an asteroid to its exact place of origin—a particular crater on the moon.

Daniel Stolte-Arizona • futurity
April 30, 2024 • ~9 min

Why diversity in nature could be the key to mental wellbeing

Protect wildlife to promote better mental health.

Andrea Mechelli, Professor of Early Intervention in Mental Health, King's College London • conversation
April 30, 2024 • ~5 min

Nasa’s planned mission to retrieve rocks from Mars is in trouble – but it’s a vital step to sending humans to the red planet

New ideas will be key to making the mission happen after a report criticised its timescale and cost.

Yang Gao, Professor of Robotics, Head of Centre for Robotics Research, King's College London • conversation
April 30, 2024 • ~7 min

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

It’s not easy to collect rocks on a budget when the rocks are 140 million miles away.

Chris Impey, University Distinguished Professor of Astronomy, University of Arizona • conversation
April 25, 2024 • ~9 min

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

The Perseverance rover has arrived at what’s thought to be an ancient shoreline on Mars.

Sean McMahon, Chancellor's Fellow in Astrobiology, The University of Edinburgh • conversation
April 23, 2024 • ~7 min

Researchers detect a new molecule in space

Such discoveries help researchers better understand the development of molecular complexity in space during star formation.

Danielle Randall Doughty | Department of Chemistry • mit
April 22, 2024 • ~5 min

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