- After venturing further into space than any previous habitable spacecraft, Orion splashed down safely in the Pacific, completing the Artemis...
"I don't think any one of us could have imagined the mission this successful," said Artemis Mission Manager Mike Sarafin in a press conference.
As it reentered the Earth's atmosphere, the gumdrop-shaped capsule had to withstand a temperature of 2,800 degrees C, about half that of the surface of the Sun.
- "There was a small amount of water on the moon, which means there is a lot of water but it...
To achieve life on the moon, we need soldiers, businessmen, technologists and various segments and categories, says Dr George Friedman of US Naval Institute
"We must think that the wealth on the moon will be for humanity in general, where we must think about the human dimension," he adds
- Researchers using the new observatory have found the furthest galaxies ever observed, one of which existed just 350 millions years...
Scientists say the Webb telescope, now orbiting the sun at a million miles from Earth, should last 20 years, twice its guaranteed lifetime
Jupiter has been captured by the telescope in incredible detail which is expected to help understand the workings of the giant gas planet
- Monday's was the last major maneuver of the mission, which began when NASA's mega Moon rocket SLS blasted off from...
European Service Module fired its main engine for over three minutes to put the gumdrop-shaped Orion on course for home
Once it returns to Earth, Orion will have traveled more than 1.4 million miles, said Mike Sarafin, the Artemis mission manager
- LUMAJANG, INDONESIA - Thousands of villagers living near Indonesia's Mount Semeru were racing for refuge Sunday to the wail of...
Locals fled on motorbikes sometimes three at a time as a mushroom cloud of ash approached and monsoon rains lashed the area in East Java.
Indonesian authorities raised their alert level for the volcano to its highest after the crater spewed hot ash a mile into the sky.
- RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Carbon credits could make a significant contribution to achieving net zero by 2050, but only if...
Trade in voluntary carbon credits could grow 100-fold by 2050 if teething problems are addressed.
A carbon credit allows a country or organization to produce a certain amount of carbon emissions and it can be traded if the full allowance is not used.
- GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Natural catastrophes have caused an estimated US$115 billion of insured losses in 2022 to date, driven by...
Swiss Re added that so-called secondary natural disasters such as floods and hailstorms caused more than $50 billion of insured losses.
Total insured losses topping $100 billion for a second consecutive year, said Swiss Re.
- The US space agency wants to develop the lunar economy in the coming years by building a space station in...
A Falcon 9 rocket is now scheduled to blast off at 3:37 am (0837 GMT) Thursday from Cape Canaveral, Florida
Measuring just over 2 by 2.5 meters, it carries on board a 10-kilogram rover named Rashid, built by the UAE
- Dubai, UAE— The UAE’s moon rover launch has been delayed by one day in order to run more pre-flight checks,...
Rashid Rover, the Arab world’s first lunar mission, is now scheduled to launch at 8:37 a.m. (GMT) on Thursday, Dec.1, from Cape Canaveral in Florida, US
The integrated spacecraft once launched will take a low-energy route to the moon rather than a direct approach
- GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - All regions of the world saw water extremes last year - both floods and droughts - and...
Large areas of the planet recorded drier than normal conditions in 2021, the UN's World Meteorological Organization said.
Some 3.6 billion people face inadequate access to freshwater at least one month per year.













