Space exploration: DART spacecraft hits asteroid in first defence test • FRANCE 24 English

NASA’s DART spacecraft successfully slammed into a distant asteroid at hypersonic speed on September 27 in the world’s first test of a planetary defense system, designed to prevent a potential…

WATCH: NASA DART’s Impact with Asteroid Dimorphos – LIVE

Tune in at 3:00pm PT / 6:00pm ET on Monday, Sept. 26 when NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) attempt the first-ever test of planetary defense. The DART spacecraft will…

WATCH: NASA’s DART Crash Into Asteroid (Draco Camera Live Feed)

Tune in at 2:30pm PT / 5:30pm ET on Monday, Sept. 26 when NASA’s DART crashes into asteroid Dimorphos. NASA engineers have equipped DART with a single camera called DRACO.…

15 Most Extravagant Celebrity Homes

With their huge fortunes, and the need to be able to relax and take a step back from the public eye… it’s perhaps no surprise that famous celebrities often live…

15 Incredible Machines you Wouldn’t Believe Existed

There are some truly awesome machines out there in the world, and as time moves forward, they seem to only get better and better. From the smartphone to self-driving cars,…

NASA Astronaut Frank Rubio’s First Launch to the Space Station

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio, a member of NASA’s 2017 astronaut candidate class, is set to begin his first mission to space this Wednesday, Sept. 21. Rubio will lift off from…

15 Secret Service Tactics that are Insane

When you’re one of the most important people in the world, the last thing you can leave the house without is protection. And in this case, that house is the…

SpaceX Starship move to Next Phase of Testing | Next 6 Falcon Heavy launches in 12 months

SpaceX Starship move to Next Phase of Testing | Next 6 Falcon Heavy launches in 12 months Hello Friends, welcome back to our channel and today we will start with…

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Area (News Briefing)

NASA will host a briefing to provide highlights from the first year-and-a-half of the Perseverance rover’s exploration of Mars. The rover landed in Mars’ Jezero Crater in February 2021 and…

Kenya’s President William Ruto sworn in after divisive vote • FRANCE 24 English

William Ruto has been sworn in as Kenya’s president. He narrowly won the Aug. 9 election in East Africa’s most stable democracy over longtime opposition figure Raila Odinga. The Supreme Court…

Ukrainian forces reach Russian border as offensive sweeps through Kharkiv

Ukrainian forces reached parts of the Russian border in their lightning offensive that has led to the firing of a top Russian general. It came as the Kremlin on Monday…

Changing of the Guard inside Buckingham Palace: King Charles III ‘takes up his royal duties’

We take a look ahead as King Charles assumes the throne. FRANCE 24 is joined by Denis MacShane, former British Minister for European Affairs. France 24’s Annette Young begins by…

Coming up: NASA launches Artemis 1 moon mission in Florida

Nasa chief Bill Nelson said he is ‘very confident’ that the launch of the groundbreaking Artemis 1 moon rocket will go ahead successfully on Saturday afternoon after the first attempt…

Nasa ‘hopes to launch’ Artemis rocket to Moon within week – BBC News

Nasa chiefs have said they hope to launch its new Moon rocket, the Space Launch System, later this week. The Artemis 1 mission blast off was postponed at first after…

In full: NASA’s Artemis 1 moon mission launch postponed

Credit: NASA The Artemis test-flight to the Moon was back on track after a suspected hydrogen leak was fixed and fuel tanks were filling as planned, but at the last…