
Hundreds of space tourists in training to experience minutes of weightlessness in space
National Aerospace Training and Research Center conducts training program that lasts two days and includes classroom instruction and tests in a centrifuge.

Astronauts can expect shrinking hearts, other changes from long stints in low gravity
Astronaut Scott Kelly's heart shrunk considerably despite exercising almost every day, which worked to stop bone & muscle wasting.

Comet 2I/Borisov is the most pristine visitor from outer space ever observed
Pristine, in astronomical terms, describes a comet that has never passed close enough to a star to be transformed by its searing heat.

Language of space exploration rhetoric can affect public perception of space activities
Would we want futuristic Mars settlements to operate like modern-day Earth towns, or could we do better?

Astronomers capture image of the magnetic field around M87's black hole
Black holes are often detected by the radiation produced when their gravity pulls in surrounding gases, a process called accretion.

Tunisia launches its first satellite Challenge-1 aboard Russian Soyuz rocket
This makes Tunisia the sixth African country to manufacture its own satellite and see it reach space.

Astronauts on Mars missions could suffer cognitive and emotional problems
Since the first space missions, it's been clear that exposure to “microgravity” leads to dramatic changes in the human body.

Former senator Bill Nelson who flew in space shuttle nominated by Biden to lead NASA
If confirmed by the Senate, Nelson – who currently serves as an advisor to NASA – will become the agency's 14th administrator.

Asteroid 2001 FO32 the largest space rock to fly by Earth in 2021, closest approach on 21 March
Asteroid 2001 FO32 is not going to fly in Earth's near neighbourhood again until 2052, when it will be at a much greater distance.

Understanding exoplanets: Unraveling the mysteries of planets that are hotter than stars
Kelt-9 b might've formed away from its parent star and had a violent past with collisions happening as it migrated inwards.

Russia's Baikal-GVD underwater telescope to look into the depths of the universe
The telescope is the result of a collaboration between scientists from the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Russia and Slovakia.

Astronauts take safety measures after exposure to toxic ammonia during spacewalk
On the seven-hour spacewalk, astronauts had already spent enough time in sunlight to bake off the ammonia on their suits, Mission Control said.

Mars dust is sweeping the inner solar system, leaving a faint glow in night sky: Study
Dust grains were smashing into Juno's solar panels at velocities of 16,000 kmph, turning them into giant dust detectors.

NSIL inks four new launch contracts, plans on moving into satellite building sector
NSIL is in the process of identifying an Indian industry partner to undertake end-to-end production of the PSLV.

ISRO completes the development of radar for its joint Earth observation satellite with NASA
The mission is targeted to launch in early 2022 from ISRO's Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.

Hits and misses: Will all the risks SpaceX is taking to test its Starship rocket pay off?
Starship can carry some 100 tons of material into space, with SpaceX calling it "the world's most powerful launch vehicle ever developed.

Space hurricane in 2014 'rained electrons' from a plasma cyclone in the upper atmosphere: Study
The team modelling the conditions of the space hurricane to pinpoint the cause of the 'plasma ruckus'.

Billionaire invites applicants to fill eight free seats on SpaceX flight around the Moon
Criteria for applicants: be ready to 'push the envelope' creatively, and help other crew members do the same.

Asteroid Apophis the chosen target of a planetary defense exercise during its 6 March flyby
Apophis has been calculated as being on a possible 'collision course' with Earth several times in the past.

Rare glimpse of Venus in a new light captured by WISPR camera on NASA's Parker probe
Experts are still looking into the cause and origin of the streaks in the ethereal photograph, taken from 12,380 kilometres away.