South Africa

Big bangs and sky stones — SA’s meteorite hunters on exactly what that flash in the sky was

By Estelle Ellis

Maverick Life

NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries

By Joel S. Levine

Maverick Life

The longstanding mystery of Mars’ moons – and the mission that could solve it

By Ben Rider-Stokes

Newsdeck

Nasa rover reveals new evidence on organic molecules on Mars

By Reuters

Maverick Life

The sensational Martian canals — life on the Red Planet as perceived by Percival Lowell

By Don Pinnock

Business Maverick

Act now on rolling blackouts or prices will soar, consumer goods big guns warn Ramaphosa

By Neesa Moodley

Magazine

The seeding of Earth — an experiment that went horribly wrong

By Corrie Verbaan

Magazine

A ‘doorway’ on Mars? How we see things in space that aren’t there

By David Rothery

Magazine

Asteroids, the Moon and Mars: space missions to look forward to in 2022

By Monica Grady

Magazine

Perseverance’s first major successes on Mars – an update from mission scientists

By Melissa Rice and Briony Horgan

Magazine

Love and rockets: We need to figure out how to have sex in space for human survival and well-being

By The Conversation

South Africa

Africa may still be in the starting blocks but the continent can’t stay out of the space race

By Peter Fabricius