THE CONVERSATION Signs of life? Why astronomers are excited about carbon dioxide and methane in the atmosphere of an alien world 4 min 1 By Brad E Tucker
CLIMATE CRISIS Nasa warns of multiple devastating impacts beyond 2°C of global warming, which may be breached in the 2040s 5 min 6 By Ethan van Diemen
THE CONVERSATION Looking back toward cosmic dawn − astronomers confirm the faintest galaxy ever seen 4 min 1 By Guido Roberts-Borsani
EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE First contact with aliens - lessons learnt from history on Earth tell cautionary tales 5 min 1 By David Delgado Shorter, Kim TallBear and William Lempert
THE DAY IN PICTURES Rare smoke rings sighted above Mount Etna, and more from around the world 6 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
CHOKING PLANET Smoke from Canada’s wildfire spreading around the globe, heightening concern over air quality, human health 5 min 0 By An Wentzel
THE CONVERSATION Alone in a dark cave - what can we learn from extreme survival experiments? 4 min 0 By Rowena Christiansen
SCORCHING FORECAST Nasa reports early signs of El Niño formation that could herald drought in SA 3 min 6 By Ed Stoddard
THE CONVERSATION Meet the next four people headed to the Moon – how the diverse crew of Artemis II shows NASA’s plan for the future of space exploration 5 min 0 By Wendy Whitman Cobb
THE DAY IN PICTURES In images: Penitents take part in processions during the Holy Week in Spain 6 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
THE DAY IN PICTURES In images: Elon Musk's SpaceX launches spacecraft to International Space Station 7 min 0 By Maverick Life Editors
SOLAR WATCH Weather reports for space? A team in Hermanus says information may protect Earth from future impacts 3 min 1 By Elsabé Brits
DEEP SPACE NETWORK Matjiesfontein in the Karoo to host new US-South African lunar exploration partnership 2 min 1 By Elsabé Brits
THE CONVERSATION Who is Artemis? NASA’s latest mission to the Moon is named after an ancient lunar goddess turned feminist icon 3 min 0 By Marie-Claire Beaulieu
SPACE ROCK AND ROLL Mission accomplished after Nasa’s Dart craft rams asteroid and alters its trajectory 2 min 0 By Bloomberg
Artemis I all systems go Nasa's mega-moon rocket ready for liftoff on eve of debut Artemis mission 2 min 0 By Reuters
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Boeing, Nasa target early 2023 for first Starliner mission carrying astronauts 2 min 0 By Reuters
