U.S. astronauts embark on the first all-female spacewalk
U.S. astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir made history on Friday when they stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) on the first all-female spacewalk....
Planetary ‘autopsies’ indicate worlds like Earth common in the cosmos
A new way of studying planets in other solar systems – by doing sort of an autopsy on planetary wreckage devoured by a type of...
NASA eyeing inflatable space lodges for moon, Mars and beyond
When astronauts orbit the moon or live on its surface in the decade ahead, they will probably be doing so inside inflatable space lodges now...
Japan to participate in U.S. moon landing plan: Kyodo
Japan has decided to participate in a U.S. plan for putting astronauts back on the moon by 2024 and the government will officially inform the...
Historic all-female spacewalk set for Friday at International Space Station
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.S. astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will make history on Friday when they conduct the first ever all-female spacewalk...
Amazon fish wears nature’s ‘bullet-proof vest’ to thwart piranhas
One of the world’s largest freshwater fish is protected by the natural equivalent of a “bullet-proof vest,” helping it thrive in the dangerous waters of...
Paris zoo unveils the “blob”, an organism with no brain but 720 sexes
A Paris zoo showcased a mysterious new organism on Wednesday, dubbed the “blob”, a yellowish unicellular small living being which looks like a fungus but...
Brexit hits UK science funding, deters international researchers
Uncertainty surrounding Britain’s exit from the European Union has hit science funding to the tune of almost half a billion euros and is putting off...
NASA unveils new spacesuit prototypes for missions
NASA on Tuesday showed off two new spacesuits tailored for future moonwalking astronauts, signaling development of a crucial component to the space agency’s accelerated drive...
Russia buries cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, first human to walk in space
Hundreds of Russians bade farewell to cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first human to walk in space, at a solemn funeral ceremony on Tuesday which culminated...
