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History could be made this week, as astronaut Rayyanah Barnawi seeks to become the first Saudi woman and first Arab woman to reach orbit. We’ve also

Meet the Solar System’s five official dwarf planets, celebrate two major launches, and find out why planets sometimes seem to go backwards across the sky.

The 1,700 square-foot (160 square-meter) facility, dubbed Mars Dune Alpha, is located at the US space agencys massive research base in Houston, Texas.

Only rarely do we see or hear about skilled tradespeople receiving the accolades they so rightfully deserve within the space community.

LOFTID, an inflatable aeroshell, launched from a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket in California on Thursday at 04:49am ET (09:49 GMT).

The technology is set to launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on Wednesday (November 9) from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, alongside a JPSS-2 polar-orbiting weather satellite.

The Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) test is scheduled for November 1 and will see a huge heat shield launched into low Earth orbit.

Researchers from Washington State University (WSU) have found a way to 3D-print tools and rocket parts using Martian regolith mixed with a titanium alloy.

Scientists from the European Space Agency (ESA) have created the first water map of Mars, based on data from its Mars Express Observatory and NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

Iowa State University researchers found alfalfa grows well in a volcanic soil that mimics Martian regolith, and could be turned into fertiliser to help grow turnips, radishes and lettuce.