Space
'Dare mighty things': hidden message found on Nasa Mars rover parachute
Social media users say message is encoded in red-and-white pattern on parachute
Martin Belam
23, Feb, 2021 @11:45 AM
Starwatch: find a dark site to find Cassiopeia, the seated queen
The constellation is a constant feature of the night sky from mid-latitude northern countries
Stuart Clark
22, Feb, 2021 @6:00 AM
The Observer view on triumph on Mars and tragedy in Texas | Observer editorial
As with space travel, co-operation is crucial in solving the country’s infrastructure problems
Observer editorial
21, Feb, 2021 @6:15 AM
'An exciting time': European Space Agency takes diversity to space
Helen Sharman, the UK’s first astronaut, praises the agency as it begins a search for 26 recruits
Zahaan Bharmal
20, Feb, 2021 @12:00 PM
Nasa scientists hail Perseverance rover's arrival on Mars with stunning images
Car-sized vehicle designed to seek signs of life is pronounced ‘healthy’ after dramatic descent to surface of the red planet
Natalie Grover and Tom McCarthy
19, Feb, 2021 @8:27 PM
Nasa scientists release new images of Perseverance rover on Mars at news briefing – as it happened
Team of experts answer questions about mission following safe landing on the red planet on Thursday – follow the briefing live
Tom McCarthy and Natalie Grover
19, Feb, 2021 @7:41 PM
Spacewatch: Hope spacecraft sends back pictures of Mars volcanoes
Hope mission is to study Martian atmosphere to help understand how water has been lost
Stuart Clark
19, Feb, 2021 @6:00 AM
Nicaragua leaders face backlash after forming space agency amid human rights crisis
The ministry will be under the control of the country’s army, which has no space program, and will ‘promote the development of space activities’
Staff and agencies in Managua
19, Feb, 2021 @12:12 AM
Nasa Perseverance rover to land on Mars in search of life
Spacecraft will descend on red planet carrying helicopter and instruments to look for biosignatures
Natalie Grover Science correspondent
18, Feb, 2021 @1:58 PM
Starwatch: Mars and Aldebaran flank the waxing half moon
The red planet, although faded since last year’s magnificence, will still appear as bright as the eye of Taurus
Stuart Clark
15, Feb, 2021 @6:00 AM
Erdoğan unveils 10-year Turkish space programme
President says he is aiming for ‘top league in space race’ as rival UAE basks in Mars success
Bethan McKernan in Istanbul
10, Feb, 2021 @4:14 PM
Astronomers' hopes raised by glimpse of possible new planet
Bright speck in space near Alpha Centauri A may be evidence of asteroids or dust – or a technical glitch
Ian Sample Science editor
10, Feb, 2021 @10:00 AM
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