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Artist inspired by Artemis II helps women ‘walk on moon’

Artist inspired by Artemis II helps women ‘walk on moon’

By Filipa Gaspar The first ever women on the moon have "walked on the moon" after a friend turned her front room into the lunar surface — filled with moon rock. Artist Deby McKnight transformed the living room of her terraced house into a recreation of the 1969 moon

Bizarre ‘dragon scales’ spotted on Mars

Bizarre ‘dragon scales’ spotted on Mars

By Dean Murray Bizarre "dragon scales" have been spotted on Mars. NASA’s Curiosity rover spotted a series of unusual polygon shapes this month that resemble large fossilized reptile scales. While scientists say they have not seen such rock formations in such numbers, social media users are excited

Stunning cosmic wonders mark Hubble Space Telescope’s 36th birthday

Stunning cosmic wonders mark Hubble Space Telescope’s 36th birthday

By Dean Murray A jaw-dropping gallery of cosmic wonders marks the Hubble Space Telescope's 36th anniversary. The selection includes an incredible image of a "sea slug-shaped" cosmic wonder called the Trifid Nebula, released this week by NASA to mark the spacecraft's anniversary

Mars rover spots rock that looks like a dinosaur skull

Mars rover spots rock that looks like a dinosaur skull

By Dean Murray Dinosaurs may have ruled the Earth, but did they roam on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance rover has spotted a rock so intriguing that the public has voted it “Image of the Week.” A bizarre picture taken by the exploratory robot on the Red Planet appears to show

NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'

NASA unveils new space telescope to give 'atlas of the universe'

NASA unveiled a new telescope on Tuesday to scan vast swathes of the universe for planets outside our solar system and probe the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy. The Roman space telescope is expected to discover tens of thousands of planets, possibly offering clarity abut how many could

NASA preps next rocket launch after Artemis II success

NASA preps next rocket launch after Artemis II success

By Dean Murray NASA is prepping its next rocket launch following the successful test flight of the Artemis II mission around the Moon. On Monday, April 20, the space agency rolled out the core stage, or the largest section, of the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will

Life on Mars? NASA found something that may indicate just that

Life on Mars? NASA found something that may indicate just that

By Stephen Beech NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has discovered never-before-seen organic compounds that may indicate there was once life on the red planet. The nuclear-powered robot uncovered a diverse mix of organic molecules — including chemicals widely considered building blocks for the origin of life on