NASA launched an unprecedented mission this Saturday (16) to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, two large clumps of space rock that scientists believe are remnants of material that formed outer planets in the Solar System. The space probe, nicknamed Lucy and packed inside a special cargo pod, according to news reported by Brazil agency, took off … Read more
The Lucy mission left this Saturday from Cape Canaveral, Florida, towards the asteroids of Troy in the orbit of Jupiter, a 12-year journey to better understand the formation of the Solar System, announced NASA. The Lucy mission, launched by the Atlas V rocket at 5:34 am local time, 9:34 am Lisbon, will observe eight asteroids … Read more
MIAMI, Florida – The United States authorities approved this Tuesday a Disney test cruise departing from Florida, whose governor, Ron DeSantis, has sued the federal government to allow the “immediate” reactivation of that economic sector. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) granted Disney Cruise Line a permit to take a simulated cruise … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, KOMPAS.com – NASA stated that the Earth will be safe from the dangers of asteroids that threaten humans for the next century. The space agency also announced this week that the latest telescope observations have ruled out the possibility of Apophis hitting Earth in 2068. Apophis is a space rock as large as … Read more
This Tuesday SpaceX will launch the GPS III satellite, starting at 3:55 p.m., whose name is Katherine Johnson, in honor of an African-American mathematician from NASA. SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 rocket on Tuesday that will contain the GPS III satellite. Is called Katherine Johnson, in honor of a prominent African-American mathematician from NASA. … Read more
Updated May 27, 2020, 10:44 pm Historic SpaceX mission moved to the ISS 15 minutes before launch: The bad weather in Cape Canaveral (Florida) destroyed the manned space flight test by Elon Musk’s space and telecommunications company SpaceX. You can find more current news here Due to bad weather conditions, the manned space flight test … Read more
In 1610, Galileo pointed an optical instrument to the sky for the first time. A gesture that would change our vision of the world. Since then, telescopes have continued to improve. Until finally, a telescope is put into orbit: the Hubble space telescope. It was 30 years ago. Back to chaotic beginnings. – It is … Read more
The SpaceX’s “Dragon” spacecraft successfully returned to Earth on Tuesday, after completing its last resupply mission to the International Space Station. This came as reported by the American private space company and the American Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The vehicle left the station at 0906 am (1306 GMT). SpaceX posted a tweet at around … Read more
panorama SpaceX Elon Musk’s rocket crashes into the sea when it breaks down – – Status: 9:07 p.m. | Reading time: 3 minutes – – – – – – – This SpaceX rocket was the first to fail landing Source: AFP / HANDOUT – – Elon Musk has launched 300 satellites weighing 260 kg each … Read more
The mission, which is estimated to be almost 1.5 billion euros in total and in which several German research institutes are involved, is intended to provide many new insights into the star, which is around 150 million kilometers away. The joint project between the US space agency NASA and its European counterpart ESA has ten … Read more