Now playing Next Space Japan's space agency reveals first astronaut recruits in 14 years The two trainees are expected to be certified as astronauts with JAXA, Japan’s space agency, as early as November. 01/02/2024
Now playing Next Space NASA's 'little helicopter that could' takes last flight on Mars The helicopter sustained damage to its rotor blades on January 18 and is no longer capable of flying long-term, the US space agency said. 26/01/2024
Now playing Next Space Japan's precision moon lander hits target but appears upside-down Japan is the fifth country in history to reach the moon. 25/01/2024
Now playing Next Space SpaceX flight successfully docks at International Space Station On board are European astronauts from Italy and Sweden as well as Turkey’s first ever citizen in space. 20/01/2024
Now playing Next Space Europe's access to space guaranteed after Ariane crisis, says ESA boss Speaking in Davos, the head of the European Space Agency (ESA) was optimistic that Europe had emerged from an ongoing crisis after years of rocket delays. 17/01/2024
Now playing Next Space US lunar lander to burn up in Earth's atmosphere after failed mission The Peregrine 1 lunar lander, which was launched last week, will burn up in Earth's atmosphere on Thursday after a failed moonshot. 16/01/2024
Now playing Next Space 'Ultra-large' ring of galaxies challenges understanding of universe The latest discovery of an ultra-large structure called the "Big Ring" adds to "mounting evidence" that challenges what we know about the universe. 12/01/2024
Now playing Next Mobility 2 years on, this is what James Webb has taught us about the universe On January 8, 2022, the James Webb Telescope unfurled its mirror for the first time. Two years on, it has shown us things in the universe we've never seen before. 08/01/2024
Now playing Next Space US launches its first mission to the Moon in over 50 years The Peregrine 1 mission will be the first-ever to be made by a private company and the first lunar launch in more than five decades by Americans. 08/01/2024
Now playing Next Tech News Can wild animals be monitored from space? Scientists are attempting to track 1,000 cattle and buffalo from space using GPS, AI and satellites 01/01/2024
Now playing Next Space Meow from Mars: NASA streams cat video from 30 million km away Taters the orange tabby stars in the 15-second movie beamed to Earth using a laser transceiver in a test for future human space travel. 19/12/2023
Now playing Next Space ESA’s Cheops mission uncovers rare star system 100 light-years away A European space mission found an orbitally resonant system, which tells astronomers about the formation and evolution of the planetary system. 29/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Clues to the origin of the Earth: Asteroid sample comes to UK museum Is the key to life on Earth contained within a teaspoon of black asteroid dust that's arrived in London? Scientists at the Natural History Museum hope they can unlock the answer. 29/11/2023
Now playing Next Space Suspected meteorite strike in France after car found with hole in roof The fire department in Strasbourg, France, said it suspected "the fall of a stellar body" as the culprit. 21/11/2023
Now playing Next Tech News Sand clouds and water vapour detected in exoplanet's atmosphere Astronomers studied the atmosphere of an exoplanet using the James Webb Space Telescope. 16/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news A first folio of Shakespeare's plays is displayed 400 years on The collected works were printed and published by two fellow actors and friends of William Shakespeare in 1623. 08/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Culture Re-View: How Laika become the most famous dog outside of Earth 3 November 1957: Laika becomes the first dog in orbit 03/11/2023
Now playing Next Space Chinese astronauts return to Earth after Tiangong space station stay Three astronauts spent six months on China’s permanently crewed space station. 31/10/2023
Now playing Next Space ESA is returning to the asteroid nudged off its orbit last year A new ESA mission is heading back to the asteroid nudged off course when it crashed a spacecraft onto its surface last year. 31/10/2023
Now playing Next Space Scientists train astronauts to solve health emergencies in space From ultrasound technology to pioneering surgical techniques in microgravity, radiology could play a major role in space medicine. 19/10/2023