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Gayle King is defending the mission as a step towards inspiring women and addressing environmental issues.
Katy Perry made history on Blue Origin’s first all-female space mission, but celebrities like Azealia Banks and Emily Ratajkowski are questioning everything from the mission’s authenticity to its environmental impact.
Emily Ratajkowski has slammed Monday's Blue Origin space light.
Jeff Bezos comically face-planted while rushing to embrace fiancée Lauren Sánchez after her historic Blue Origin spaceflight.
Katy Perry is part of an all-female crew on a mission.
Katy Perry is set to make history as the leading figure in an all-female crew, launching into space aboard Jeff Bezos' rocket.
Sunita Williams' return from a 288-day mission in space reveals the profound physical and psychological effects of long-term space travel,
After nine months in space, NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore have returned to Earth. Their mission, originally set for just eight days, turned into an epic journey filled with challenges. Discover their incredible story of resilience and dedication to space exploration.
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams flew to the orbital lab in June last year, on what was supposed to be a days-long roundtrip to test out Boeing's Starliner on its first crewed flight.
Katy Perry and Gayle King are set to embark on a groundbreaking all-female space mission, joining an elite crew on a Blue Origin rocket.
Wealth is not a reliable indicator of genius, and being rich does not mean that one is inherently smarter or more capable than others.
In a remarkable stride forward for astrophysics, researchers from the University of Cape Town (UCT) and the powerful MeerKAT radio telescope have unveiled the existence of a rare giant radio galaxy named Inkathazo. This discovery, published on Monday, January 20, 2025, in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, not only sheds light on these vast cosmic structures but also poses intriguing challenges for astronomers as they work to comprehend their unique characteristics.
Space tourism is on the horizon, becoming increasingly accessible to adventurous travelers.
SpaceX’s seventh Starship test flight will be the most ambitious to date, and the first involving a new 'block 2' version with significant upgrades.
As 2024 rolls to a close, this year’s top science stories show inspiring advances while leaving much to ponder.
In a recent flight incident that went viral, local celebrity Somizi Mhlongo found humour as he joined the conversation on social media about a member of SABC staff’s disruptive behaviour.
Harnessing the extraordinary capabilities of South Africa’s world-renowned MeerKAT radio telescope, compelling evidence has been discovered for a low-frequency gravitational wave background.
The return capsule landed at the Dongfeng landing site in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region at 1. 24am All of the three crew members had left the capsule by 2. 15am and they are stated to be in good health.
They are located 19 light-years from our solar system - rather close in cosmic terms - in the constellation Lepus. A light year is the distance light travels in a year, 9. 5 trillion km.
NASA launches its Europa Clipper spacecraft to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa and determine whether the ocean suspected of being beneath its icy crust is habitable.
History was made on Sunday as Elon Musk’s SpaceX was able to “catch” the booster of its Starship rocket after a test flight.
The Europa Clipper mission will allow the US space agency to uncover new details about the moon, which scientists believe could hold an ocean of liquid water beneath its icy surface.
During its last flight in June, SpaceX achieved its first successful splashdown with Starship, a prototype spaceship that Musk hopes will one day carry humans to Mars.
“By fine-tuning sonic booms into sonic thumps, aero engineers hope to domesticate faster-than-sound transport. ”
Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov shared breathtaking images of Cape Town from the International Space Station, now showcased at the BRICS Universe exhibition in Cape Town.