Chinese scientists have bad news on having babies in space. But there is a silver lining
If the future of humanity lies in the vast expanse of space, could humans actually perpetuate the species…
America’s only landing on Venus was an accident — in 1978 NASA dropped four cone-shaped probes into the Venusian atmosphere, none built to survive hitting the ground, and one of them struck the surface, kept transmitting for 67 minutes and 37 seconds, and very likely still sits there today, the only American craft ever to land on Venus.
The Soviet Union spent the 1960s and 1970s building Venus landers, titanium tanks engineered to survive the solar…
Voyager 1 launched in 1977 on a four-year mission and is still flying 49 years later, now so far away that in November 2026 a radio signal will take a full 24 hours to reach it — so when engineers say “good morning” on a Monday, the answer won’t arrive until Wednesday.
Voyager 1 launched in 1977 on a four-year mission to Jupiter and Saturn, and forty-nine years later, it…
On 5 March 1982, the Soviet Venera 14 lander reached the surface of Venus, ejected the protective cap from its camera lens, photographed the surrounding terrain — and then lowered its mechanical soil-testing arm directly onto the discarded lens cap, returning a clean measurement of the compressibility of Soviet plastic instead of Venusian rock.
The Soviet Union launched Venera 13 and Venera 14 in late 1981 with the objective of surviving long…
A cloud above the clouds: US, China race to make space a computing platform
In 1957, the Soviet Union kicked off the Cold War’s space race, shocking the world by sending Sputnik,…
China’s Labour Day box office underwhelms as consumer spending stays cautious
China’s Labour Day holiday box office has posted sluggish results despite a wave of new releases, as cautious…
King Charles III’s speech to U.S. Congress: «Two Nations, One History, One Future»
di King Charles III The full transcript of King Charles III’s speech to U.S. Congress Mr. Vice President,…
‘Britain’s nuclear deterrent isn’t a dusty relic – it’s vital in the frontline of national defence’
“For 206 days, submariners vanish beneath the waves, cut off from family, sunlight and the world they protect.…
Ex-Nato boss warns Britain’s security ‘in peril’ in searing warning to Keir Starmer
The searing intervention – from prominent Labour defence expert Lord George Robertson – will set alarm bells ringing…
UK is rewriting war response for the first time in 50 years — from rationing to hospitals
The document, which was called “Government War Book”, is set to be updated to encourage people to think…