NEW DELHI: Space X on Wednesday launched 23 internet satellites into space from Kennedy Space Center, marking its 47th orbital mission. The Falcon 9‘s first stage returned to Earth around 8.5 minutes later, landing on the droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas”, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.According to the SpaceX mission description, this was the third … Read more
NASA’s newest climate satellite rocketed into orbit Thursday to survey the world’s oceans and atmosphere in never-before-seen detail. SpaceX launched the Pace satellite on its $948-million US mission before dawn from Cape Canaveral, Fla., with the Falcon rocket heading south over the Atlantic Ocean to achieve a rare polar orbit. The satellite will spend at … Read more
A robotic lander built by a private company suffered a technical problem on its way to the moon on Monday, threatening to upend the first U.S. soft lunar landing in over 50 years. The issue with the lander’s propulsion system followed a successful launch of a new Vulcan rocket debuted by a joint venture of … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a historic event, the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan Centaur rocket, carrying NASA‘s Peregrine 1 lunar lander, successfully lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This momentous launch, which occurred at 2:18 a.m. EST, marks a significant milestone in US space exploration, potentially leading to the first American moon landing in fifty years.The … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA‘s latest observation reveals the largest solar flare in years, disrupting radio communication on Earth temporarily.On Thursday, the sun emitted a massive flare and a substantial radio burst, causing a two-hour radio interference in various parts of the US and sunlit regions globally. According to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL: The year’s best meteor shower, the Geminids, peaks this week. Skygazers may see as many as one or even two a minute streaking across dark skies. The meteors will reach their frenzy on Thursday. But Wednesday night should provide a cosmic spectacle as well. The moon is waning so that will make for … Read more
