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Beijing, which has poured huge resources into its space programme to catch up with the United States and Russia, is aiming to put humans on the Moon by 2030

China Tests Building Moon Base With Lunar Soil Bricks

China is expected to push forward in its quest to build the first lunar base on Friday, launching an in-space experiment to test whether the station's bricks could be made from the Moon's own soil.
AFP news Nov 15, 2024
The probe is the largest ever designed by NASA for interplanetary exploration

Is Life Possible On A Jupiter Moon? NASA Goes To Investigate

Is there anywhere else in our solar system that could support life? If our solar system turns out to be home to two habitable worlds (Europa and Earth), "think of what that means when you extend that result to the billions and billions of other solar systems in this galaxy," said Niebur, the Europa Clipper program scientist.
AFP news Oct 14, 2024
Zoom out: Video calls have become part of daily life for many -- particularly since the pandemic

Zoom Fatigue? Try Some Nature In Your Background: Study

Feel drained after a long video call? Whether for work meetings, distance learning at school or just catching up with friends and family, video calls have become a part of daily life for many people -- particularly since the Covid pandemic.
AFP news Sep 19, 2024
A final decision on whether to persist with Starliner -- seen here docked with the ISS -- is expected later this month, officials said

NASA Weighs SpaceX Rescue For Stranded Boeing Starliner Crew

What was meant to be a weeklong trip to the International Space Station (ISS) for the first NASA astronauts to fly with Boeing could extend to eight months, with the agency considering bringing them home on a SpaceX spaceship.
AFP news Aug 08, 2024
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams blasted off on June 5 following years of delays and safety scares affecting Starliner, as well as two aborted launch attempts that came as the astronauts were strapped in and ready to go

Astronauts Stuck On ISS 'Confident' Starliner Will Bring Them Home

A pair of US astronauts stuck waiting to leave the International Space Station said Wednesday they were confident that the problem-plagued Boeing Starliner they rode up on would soon bring them home, even as significant uncertainties remain.
AFP news Jul 11, 2024
Boeing's Starliner finally blasted off from Florida on Wednesday following years of delays and safety scares -- as well as two recently aborted launch attempts

Boeing Starliner Crew Aboard ISS After Challenging Docking

A Boeing Starliner capsule carrying its first ever astronauts docked with the International Space Station on Thursday after overcoming unexpected challenges arising from thruster malfunctions and helium leaks.
AFP news Jun 07, 2024
The average annual emissions for the 2013-2022 period was 53 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide -- primarily from the use of fossil fuels like oil and gas, the report said

Global Warming Accelerating At 'Unprecedented' Pace: Study

Global warming has accelerated at an "unprecedented" pace as the window to limit rising temperatures within internationally-set targets closes, over 50 leading scientists warned in a study published on Wednesday.
AFP news Jun 05, 2024
The galaxy JADES-GS-z14-0, as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope, existed 290 million years after the Big Bang

Webb Telescope Finds Most Distant Galaxy Ever Observed, Again

The James Webb Space Telescope has discovered what appears to be a new record-holder for the most distant known galaxy, a remarkably bright star system that existed just 290 million years after the Big Bang, NASA said Thursday.
AFP news May 31, 2024

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