SpaceX makes history with 50th rocket landing
After launching another load of supplies to the ISS, SpaceX proved once again that the sky is no limit when they successfully landed their 50th rocket booster. SpaceX continues to dominate innovation when it comes to space flight, successfully landing its 50th ever rocket this weekend. Two years ago, SpaceX won...
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NASA opens applications up for new astronauts
For the first time in four years, NASA is accepting new applications to be an astronaut, but the qualifications needed are particularly demanding. Fancy a flight to the moon? Do you spend your time daydreaming about being the next person to make a giant leap for mankind? Do you...
Mysterious signal discovered from deep space
A powerful radio signal seems to be reaching us from space on a 16-day cycle - and it’s unlike anything we’ve seen before. The fathomless expanse of space rarely throws us curveballs - the usual pattern of discovery in astrophysics is decades of excruciating graft trying to substantiate claims that...
NASA making scientific discoveries with VR
VR has astronomical application these days, quite literally. As it turns out, virtual reality is good for a whole lot more than scaring your younger siblings sh*tless with indie horror games. Weirdly, despite its immense potential, VR didn’t progress much within its home industry of gaming in 2019, but the...
Toyota invests in flying taxis
Toyota has just pumped $394 million worth of investment into Joby Aviation, a company working on electrical flying taxi shuttle services. It’s safe to say that 2020 probably doesn’t look as cool or futuristic as twentieth century writers and film makers predicted. We aren’t all living in space just yet,...
Possible cancer killing cell discovered by Cardiff scientists
A new type of immune cell has been discovered that appears to make a beeline for most cancers. It’s difficult to report on breakthroughs in cancer research because it seems that every time a discovery hits the headlines it amounts to nothing. So I want to preface this by saying...
