NASA, the world’s leading space agency, is at a critical juncture. While the ambitious Artemis program is galvanizing public excitement with its vision of returning humans to the Moon and eventually Mars, as of mid-2025 a contentious debate is raging behind the scenes: is the pursuit of human space exploration coming at the expense of

For over half a century the Moon has silently called to us, a “pearlescent orb” in the night sky, a testament to humanity’s past achievements, and a beacon for future endeavours. Now, after decades, NASA and its international partners, including ESA/Europe, Canada and Japan are poised to answer that call once more with the Artemis

Will Tim Peake fly into space again after stepping down from the European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut corps? Although he announced a move to a purely ambassadorial STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Maths) role for ESA and the UK Space Agency in January 2023, might Tim one day fly again privately into space as a