by rmil2k | Jan 18, 2024 | News
[ad_1] The private Peregrine moon lander’s long journey is about to come to an end, back on its home planet.Peregrine will likely slam into Earth’s atmosphere over the southern Pacific Ocean today (Jan. 18) around 4 p.m. EST (2100 GMT), according to its...
by rmil2k | Jan 18, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Clementine observes the Moon, solar corona, and Venus in 1994. In this picture the Moon is seen illuminated solely by light reflected from the Earth — Earthshine! The bright glow on the lunar horizon is caused by light from the solar corona; the sun is just...
by rmil2k | Jan 17, 2024 | News
[ad_1] In Dante Alighieri’s epic poem The Divine Comedy, the famous words “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here” adorn the gates of hell. Interestingly enough, Dante’s vision of hell is an apt description of what conditions are like on Venus. With an average...
by rmil2k | Jan 17, 2024 | News
[ad_1] Refresh 2024-01-17T13:08:18.542Z SpaceX ready to launch private Ax-3 astronaut mission todayCloseup of the Ax-3 Dragon capsule on the pad ahead of its planned Jan. 17, 2024 liftoff. (Image credit: SpaceX)SpaceX is poised for its next crewed liftoff.The company...
by rmil2k | Jan 17, 2024 | News
[ad_1] The gravitational force is by far the weakest of the four forces of nature. It’s simple to defy gravity: just lift something in the air. But the annoying thing about gravity is that it’s both persistent and has an infinite range, which takes a surprising amount...
