China on Friday launched a lunar probe to land on the far side of the moon and return with samples that could provide insights into differences between the less-explored region and the better-known near side. It is the latest advance in China’s increasingly sophisticated space exploration program, which is now competing with the U.S., still … Read more
Nasa‘s Hubble Space Telescope, in collaboration with the European Space Agency (ESA), has initiated a novel mission targeting small asteroids within the main belt. This effort seeks to deepen our understanding of these celestial objects, which are considered crucial to unraveling the mysteries of the early solar system. Managed by Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight Center … Read more
NEW DELHI: Nasa has launched an intriguing citizen science project that invites individuals to partake in a comprehensive census of our solar neighborhood. This initiative seeks to leverage the collective power of volunteers to gather and analyze astronomical data, contributing to our understanding of the celestial bodies that reside near us in space.By participating in … Read more
People watch a live stream of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft’s landing on the moon, inside an auditorium of Gujarat Science City in Ahmedabad, India, August 23, 2023. (Reuters) India’s space ambitions revealed in BJP’s election manifesto, targeting moon landing by 2035 and an Indian Space Station in LEO by 2040 The Indian Space Station is currently in … Read more
Adhara Perez Sanchez, born and raised in Tlahau, Mexico City, has been pursuing a master’s degree at the age of just 11 so that she can be an astronaut for NASA one day. Her talents have seen her hold a higher IQ than both Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Due to her speech regressing, Sanchez … Read more
NEW DELHI: Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, known for his leadership in pivotal space missions, passed away at the age of 93 on Monday. He breathed his last in a hospital close to his residence in Space Coast, Florida, as confirmed by Max Ary, the director of the Stafford Air & Space Museum in Oklahoma.Stafford’s legacy … Read more
BEIJING: China’s Long March 12, capable of sending bigger satellites with more functionalities into the Earth’s orbit, is expected to make its debut flight in 2024, in a year of record launch missions for the country, state media reported on Monday (Feb 26). Propelled by six liquid oxygen-kerosene-fueled engines, the Long March 12 will be … Read more
A private lander touched down on the moon Thursday but managed just a weak signal back, as flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact with the first U.S. spacecraft to reach the lunar surface in more than 50 years. Tension mounted in the company’s command centre in Houston, as controllers awaited a signal from the spacecraft … Read more
The UK took a leap of faith to address the problem of space debris and sustainability in space exploration with a new funding announcement last week. The UK government has announced an upgrade in space funding which would help the UK Space Agency to increase the lifespan of British-built satellites, tackling the space debris issue … Read more
Children gathered at First Nations University of Canada in Regina Thursday watched in awe as astronaut Jeremy Hansen unveiled the patch, designed by an Indigenous artist, that he will wear as the first Canadian to fly to the moon. Hansen, who is from London, Ont., is one of four crew members set to travel around the moon during … Read more
