When Will Humans Land on Mars? SpaceX, NASA and the Honest Answer
NASA says the 2030s. SpaceX has been saying the 2020s for the better part of fifteen years. The honest answer to when humans will land on Mars requires getting past the press releases and into the engineering, and the engineering is where the story gets complicated.
What Artemis II Proved, and What It Didn't: The Full Mission Assessment
The heat shield held, the crew splashed down safely, and NASA says Artemis III is on track for 2027. Two weeks on, the post-mission data is telling a more complicated story about a reentry trajectory that had to be redesigned, a valve that needs fixing, and a 2028 landing date that is doing a lot of optimistic work.
Artemis II Splashdown: What NASA's Moon Crew Return Looked Like
The heat shield held, the parachutes deployed, and four astronauts are home. Mission Control called it a perfect bullseye. What they did not mention is that getting there required flying hardware several engineers had formally objected to.
Who Was Hypatia of Alexandria? The Life, Death and Legacy of a Scholar
Hypatia drove her own chariot, lectured to packed rooms and advised the most powerful man in Alexandria. She was killed for it in 415 AD. Sixteen centuries later, everyone claims her and almost nobody reads her.
Artemis II Crew: What Happens After You Come Back From the Moon
The Artemis II crew were home within a day of splashdown. What space does to the human mind takes considerably longer to resolve. This is about the psychology of coming back.
Asteroid 2024 YR4: The Moon Near-Miss That Changed Planetary Defence
For a few weeks earlier this year, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a genuine, calculated probability of striking the moon in 2032. Scientists ruled it out in March. What the episode revealed about our planetary defences is considerably less reassuring.
NASA Moon Base Plans: When Will Humans Live on the Moon?
NASA plans to build a permanent Moon base at the lunar south pole. Discover the timeline, technology, Artemis missions and when humans could live on the Moon.
15,000 City-Killer Asteroids Are Still Missing, NASA Says
In February, NASA's acting planetary defence officer told a scientific conference that 15,000 asteroids large enough to destroy a city remain undetected. We have no spacecraft ready to deflect one. She said it keeps her up at night.
Artemis II Eclipse: The Solar Eclipse Nobody on Earth Could See
On 6th April, four astronauts watched a solar eclipse that nobody on Earth could see. It lasted nearly an hour. The sun vanished behind the moon and the corona blazed into view. Some moments belong entirely to the sky.
Artemis II: The First Crewed Moon Flight Since Apollo 17
Four astronauts flew around the moon in April 2026. The first humans beyond Earth orbit since 1972, and the first to break the distance record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. Here is what actually happened out there.
Who Was Nostradamus? His Life and Most Famous Predictions
He was a physician, an astrologer and possibly the most misquoted man in history. Before the prophecy industry got hold of him, Nostradamus was something considerably more interesting.