In the early morning hours of 21 July 2011, NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis landed at the Kennedy shuttle landing complex in Florida. It may have looked like a standard space shuttle landing, but...Read More
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to launch on October 31st of this year, marking the start an exciting new era in telescope technology and space exploration. The result of decades of...Read More
After a 6-month, 480,000,000-kilometre journey through deep space, NASA’s Perseverance rover finally reached Mars in the morning hours of February 19th, 2021. It endured the entire EDL (Entry,...Read More
Mark your calendars! February 19 will be a day to remember, as NASA’s most advanced rover ever built, Perseverance, heads for the surface of Mars. In just a few short weeks, people all over the...Read More
Do you remember what you were doing 20 years ago? That’s how long it’s been since Jupiter and Saturn were as close together in our night sky as they will appear this month. This planetary...Read More
Why has a team from NASA just spent more than two years looking for the ideal parking spot on an asteroid called Bennu? Find out why the OSIRIS-REX mission is so important and what scientists are...Read More
Mars Opposition 2020 In the skies above us, the planets orbit at different rates. Sometimes those orbits align to give us a close-up view of something special and over the next couple of months...Read More
When space missions achieve significant milestones a glimpse inside the control room often shows an outpouring of emotion from the talented people who have devoted their lives to the mission....Read More
Did you know Mars has a busy season? In July three new Mars missions, from different countries, launched from Earth in just 11 days. The United Arab Emirates launched its Mars Hope mission on 19...Read More
Can I see planets without a telescope? The answer is yes! Have you ever gazed at the night sky and wondered if an exceptionally bright ‘star’ is actually a planet? Or maybe you’ve seen...Read More