Space Technology

Pictures: the ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ lights up social media

There’s something mythical about the Moon — that little spherical ball roughly the size of Australia revolving around the Earth more or less once…

Falcon Heavy: world’s most powerful rocket gets launch date

The Falcon Heavy rocket launch has been long-awaited, but it’s seen numerous delays. In fact, SpaceX initially planned for a first test flight as…

Interstellar object seen in solar system for first time

Astronomers around the world have rushed to observe the first confirmed interstellar object in our solar system, taking the form of a cigar-shaped asteroid….

SpaceX won’t launch Zuma into space tonight

SpaceX’s secretive Zuma payload will not be sent into space aboard a Falcon 9 rocket tonight, the company tweeted. “Standing down on Zuma mission…

Watch astronauts goof off on the ISS with a fidget spinner

The fidget spinner craze is all but over, but astronauts aboard the International Space Station are only now experiencing the joys of the toy….

Elon Musk’s BFR will fly from London to Cape Town in just 34 minutes

Elon Musk may be nuts, but a remarkable number of the South African-born businessman’s ventures have been successful. This week at the International Astronautical…

Osiris-Rex will today fly past Earth before visiting our asteroid neighbour

We’re still mourning the loss of Cassini but space exploration doesn’t have time for emotion. Instead, another craft is on NASA’s radar this week…

California wants to tax spaceflight, based on distance

Florida is widely seen as the state of choice for spaceflight in the USA, but California also plays host to its fair share of…

Cassini’s latest fly-by captures Saturn’s creepy but fascinating surface

NASA has this week published new images of Saturn’s surface taken by its Cassini spacecraft in April. The decade-old craft, embarking on the first…

Where’s the dust? Cassini non-discovery puzzles NASA

NASA’s Cassini space probe has started its Grand Finale, diving between Saturn’s rings before crashing into the gas giant later this year. However, the first…

Cassini’s grand finale: Saturn’s best friend embarking on its final mission

NASA’s fabled Cassini mission is about to come to an abrupt but long-coming end. The craft, which has been a part of Saturn’s sky…

Boeing’s Deep Space Gateway will be our high-tech taxi to Mars

There’s a slim chance that us human beings will be populating both the Moon and Mars in the next few decades. Boeing, alongside NASA,…

Mars Curiosity Rover is injured with no one around to fix it

It’s a sad lonely world for a space craft. You’re sent deep into space beyond foreign worlds and forced to survive with little to…

NASA used AI to capture lava lakes from orbit

AI might be all the rage now, but NASA has been using an AI system for over a decade to quickly direct satellites to…

Snapping Dublin’s city lights from space is how NASA celebrated St Patrick’s Day

Everyone feels just a little bit Irish when St. Patrick’s Day comes around. This year, the feast fell on Friday with millions of human…

Scientists propose man-made magnetic field for Mars

Mars is an inhospitable world with an atmosphere that has been stripped away over billions of years. However, scientists at a recent conference have proposed…

SpaceX says it will send two private tourists around moon

Elon Musk announced yesterday that SpaceX will be flying two unnamed private citizens on a trip around the moon next year. The citizens have…

NASA finds seven Earth-like exoplanets in one system

In what is a landmark moment in the search for exoplanets and a possible future second home, NASA has announced the discovery of seven…

Help NASA find the ninth planet in our solar system

Scientists have long believed there to be a ninth planet in our solar system, due to some theories that involve science and numbers and…

Cassini beams back unprecedented views of Saturn’s rings

NASA’s venerable Cassini spacecraft is currently grazing Saturn’s rings, beaming some astounding images back to Earth in the process. The images, published on NASA’s…

X-Ray vision reveals supermassive blackholes nearby

Astronomers at the Southampton University have used “X-ray vision” to reveal supermassive blackholes which were hidden behind thick interstellar gas near our galaxy. The…

Watch: SpaceX returns to space with Iridium-1 launch

SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket, several months after one of its rockets exploded on the launchpad. The rocket was carrying ten communication…

Scientists believe the Milky Way is a cosmic thief, home-wrecker

Scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics have determined that half of the 11 furthest known stars in the Milky Way were ripped from another…

You can now back up your Android phone from the Google One app

South African food delivery industry growing faster than international average [Sponsored]

Fun things to do on Friday the 13th [Sponsored]

Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [15/9/2019]

Khula, Bonang.ai to pitch at AfricArena Summit after winning Jozi, Cape Town events

These are the nine Rwandan startups pitching today at Seedstars Kigali

‘Headliner: NoviNews’ (Nintendo Switch) review: fake it until you make it

Android 10: when will your smartphone get the update?

Fujifilm announces X-A7 mirrorless camera, launching October

2020 Nissan GTR 50th Anniversary edition hits SA, starts at R2.4m

All new Toyotas will come with in-car WiFi and telemetry from September

Audi’s new cars in Germany will count you down, pace you to green lights