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Marta studied Political Science and Media & Journalism at the Catholic University of Portugal (UCP) and has developed her journalistic career working for the Portuguese newspapers Diário de Notícias, Correio da Manhā and media outlets in Brussels. She is a reporter for Travel Tomorrow, and is also engaged in delivering communications services and EU policy research for different consultancies in Brussels. A former Blue Book trainee of the European Commission, Marta has a keen interest in EU and global affairs, and experience in reporting and interpreting information. Whenever she can, Marta loves traveling, exploring nature and learning about regenerative agriculture. She is also quite enthusiastic about space ventures and the cosmos.

12 September 2023

Sedna’s long orbit may hint to Earh-like planet in our solar system, astronomers say

Sedna, a celestial object located in the outer reach of our solar system, has remained a fascinating and mysterious object in the distant reaches of our […]
8 September 2023

4.6 billion years old meteorite sheds light on cosmos origins

A meteorite found in Algeria’s Erg Chech region of the Sahara Desert, in May 2020, is shedding light on the origins of the universe. Scientifically named […]
5 September 2023

French company unveils interior of luxury space capsule

Zephalto recently unveiled its new landmark space travel offering — Céleste — a ‘Luxury Space Capsule’ that is aimed at sending small groups of guests 25km […]
1 September 2023

Virgin Galactic’s third space tourism mission to launch on September 8

Virgin Galactic has officially announced the date for its upcoming space tourism mission, Galactic 03, scheduled for September 8. This venture marks the third commercial spaceflight […]
30 August 2023

Astronauts’ health can be restored with bone marrow fat, new study says

Space travel has been found to deplete astronauts’ red blood cells but a new study of 14 astronauts suggests that their bodies can eventually replenish them […]
24 August 2023

India becomes first country to successfully land on lunar South Pole

On 23 August, India’s Chandrayaan-3 unmanned mission landed on the Moon’s South Pole, becoming the first country to successfully touch down in that region of Earth’s […]
21 August 2023

Russia’s Luna 25 crashes into moon and ‘ceases to exist’

On Friday 18 August, I was scheduled to write a piece about Russia’s first space mission to the moon for nearly 50 years, for publication on […]
14 August 2023

Virgin Galactic’s first space tourism mission successfully flies three tourists to space

Virgin Galactic’s first commercial space flight has been completed, with three passengers. 1. Who? Two of the three passengers were related to each other: mother and […]
7 August 2023

NASA partners with Axiom Space again for fourth private mission to International Space Station

NASA is partnering with Axiom Space again for the fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), after previously launching three other private missions. […]
2 August 2023

1000 people could live on Venus colony by 2050, says Oceangate co-founder

In the wake of the Titan tragedy, the co-founder of Oceangate – the now infamous company behind the uncertified submersible that imploded in June 2023 on […]
1 August 2023

China accelerates plans for crewed landing on the Moon by 2030

China is charging ahead with its plans to consolidate its position as one of the major global players in space. The Asian giant plans to land […]
31 July 2023

NASA is considering SpaceX’s Starship as a possible space station

NASA and SpaceX are in talks to assess the possibility of converting a Starship launch vehicle into a space station as the International Space Station (ISS) […]
25 July 2023

Americans more worried about incoming asteroids than landing on the Moon

Most Americans are worried about the threat of incoming asteroids and believe NASA should prioritize those concerns over going to the Moon or Mars, according to […]
19 July 2023

Virgin Galactic announces date and crew for its first space tourism flight

On July 13th, Virgin Galactic announced that its second commercial spaceflight will have a flight window starting on August 10th. The company also indicated that this […]
17 July 2023

India succeeds at launching mission to become fourth nation on the Moon

On Friday July 14th, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) launched its mission to explore the Moon’s south pole, Chandrayaan-3, a probe that is expected to […]
10 July 2023

Blue Origin wants ‘to acquire and scale up’ its operations in a bid to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Jeff Bezos’ private space company, Blue Origin, is planning to expand operations and scale up, in a bid to compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The firm, […]