Japan’s SLIM mission successfully reaches moon’s surface, despite landing challenges and solar battery issues

Japan’s SLIM mission successfully reaches moon’s surface, despite landing challenges and solar battery issues

The Japanese Space Agency announced on Thursday that its first lunar mission had succeeded after its vehicle reached the surface of the moon, in a successful demonstration of its precise landing system. Announcement Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when the advanced SLIM vehicle landed on the moon’s surface early … Read more

Eärendel: Observing the Most Distant Star in the Universe Using the James Webb Telescope

Eärendel: Observing the Most Distant Star in the Universe Using the James Webb Telescope

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Astronomers used the “James Webb” space telescope to observe “Earendel”, the most distant star ever discovered. Eärendel is so far away that the starlight detected by Webb’s telescope was emitted in the first billion years of the universe’s life. The universe is estimated to be about 13.8 billion years … Read more

Saturn’s Iconic Rings Expected to Disappear Within Hundreds of Millions of Years, New Research Suggests

The researchers estimate that Saturn’s rings, which are made mostly of crushed ice, will last only a few hundred million years at most. (Picture: Wikipedia) Future stargazers may no longer be able to see through a telescope Saturn’s most iconic signature rings, which are mostly made up of crushed ice, according to new research. NASA’s … Read more

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Inspects Country’s First Military Spy Satellite and Approves “Future Action Plan”

Analysts believe that there is a significant technical link between the development of ICBMs and space launch capabilities. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected his country’s first military spy satellite, and gave the green light to launch his “future action plan,” the official North Korean news agency KCNA reported Wednesday. The agency said that … Read more

UAE President affirms country’s commitment to enhance space contributions in cooperation with partners

Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) – The President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, affirmed, on Friday, that his country will continue, in cooperation with its partners, to enhance its scientific contributions in the field of space. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed said, via Twitter: “A historic week for the UAE space sector, during which … Read more

“Space exploration, look at the movie ‘Star Trek’…colonial approach should be abandoned” : Donga Science

Scientists point out one after another at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science A SpaceX capsule with four astronauts docked at the International Space Station on the 3rd. Provided by Yonhap News/AP There is a prospect that the global space industry will grow to about 1 trillion dollars (about … Read more

[표지로 읽는 과학] A Brave New World Shown by James Webb: Dong-A Science

The international academic journal ‘Nature’ featured the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST, James Webb) on the cover this week. James Webb, which was developed by the United States, Europe and Canada over 20 years at a cost of more than 10 billion dollars (approximately 13.55 trillion won), has made headlines around the world with amazing … Read more

NASA announces flight to the Moon starting August 29 – 7/20/2022 – Science

A Artemis 1the first unmanned mission of the American return to Luashould take off from August 29, announced this Wednesday (20) the agency space two United States (Nasa). Thus, the spacecraft will make the first of a series of flights with which the USA intend to return to the Moon with a human crew, establish … Read more