Who Was Mother Shipton? The Yorkshire Prophetess
She was born in a cave, lived on the edges of respectable society and allegedly predicted the modern world five centuries before it arrived. But how much of Mother Shipton is real and how much is Victorian invention?
When Will Humans Land on Mars? The Honest Answer
NASA says the 2030s. SpaceX has said the 2020s for fifteen years. The honest answer to when humans will land on Mars requires getting past the press releases and into the engineering, where the story gets complicated.
What Artemis II Proved: The Full Mission Assessment
The heat shield held, the crew splashed down safely and Artemis III is on track for 2027. The data tells a messier story: a redesigned reentry trajectory, a valve needing fixing and an optimistic 2028 landing date.
Artemis II Splashdown: How the Moon Crew Came Home
The heat shield held, the parachutes deployed, and four astronauts are home. Mission Control called it a perfect bullseye. What went unsaid is that several engineers had formally objected to flying that hardware.
Who Was Hypatia of Alexandria? Life, Death and Legacy
Hypatia drove her own chariot, lectured to packed rooms and advised the most powerful man in Alexandria. She was killed for it in 415 AD. Sixteen centuries later, everyone claims her and almost nobody reads her.
Artemis II Crew: Life After Returning From the Moon
The Artemis II crew were home within a day of splashdown. What microgravity, radiation and the overview effect do to the human mind takes considerably longer to resolve. This is about the psychology of coming back.
Asteroid 2024 YR4: What the Moon Near-Miss Revealed
For a few weeks earlier this year, asteroid 2024 YR4 had a calculated probability of striking the Moon in 2032. Scientists ruled it out in March. What the episode revealed about our planetary defences is less reassuring.
NASA Moon Base: When Will Humans Live on the Moon?
NASA plans to build a permanent Moon base at the lunar south pole by 2032, chosen for its water ice deposits. Discover the Artemis missions, the technology involved and when humans could finally live on the Moon.
15,000 City-Killer Asteroids Are Still Missing, NASA Says
In February, NASA's acting planetary defence officer told a scientific conference that 15,000 city-killer asteroids remain undetected. We have no spacecraft ready to deflect any of them. It keeps her up at night.
Artemis II Eclipse: The Solar Eclipse Not Seen on Earth
On 6th April, four astronauts watched a solar eclipse that nobody on Earth could see. It lasted nearly an hour. The sun vanished behind the moon and the corona blazed into view. Some moments belong entirely to the sky.
Artemis II: The First Crewed Moon Flight Since Apollo 17
Four astronauts flew around the moon in April 2026. The first humans beyond Earth orbit since 1972, and the first to break the distance record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. Here is what actually happened out there.
Who Was Nostradamus? His Life and Predictions
He was born Michel de Nostredame, a physician, an astrologer and possibly the most misquoted man in history. Before the prophecy industry got hold of him, Nostradamus was something considerably more interesting.