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[ad_1] Europe's new Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket is set to launch for the first time on July 9 after a series of delays. The European Space Agency's (ESA) Ariane 6 rocket, developed by ArianeGroup, will lift off from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The date of the...
[ad_1] Back to Article List Anders took the iconic image, “Earthrise,” during the Apollo 8 mission NASA Astronaut William A. Anders Credit: NASA William “Bill” Anders, former Apollo 8 astronaut, died in a plane crash on Friday, June 7, 2024. Anders was piloting a...
[ad_1] I’ve seen some pretty incredible things using my eyes.. First off of course, is the stunning sight of a dark star filled sky, then there is the incredible sight of the Andromeda Galaxy 2.5 million light years away. Planets too can of course be seen as they...
[ad_1] SENER is testing the docking capabilities of the SIROM system by launching the MANTIS floating platform into an equally free-floating REACSA at ESA's Orbital Robotics Laboratory. This free-floating tests simulate the dynamics of rigid body contact and present...
[ad_1] The dearMoon crew has shared their disappointment on social media following the mission's abrupt cancellation. Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa canceled his planned flight around the moon on June 1 due to delays with SpaceX's Starship megarocket, which has...
[ad_1] Friday, June 7Although the next major meteor shower — the Southern Delta Aquariids — doesn’t hit until next month, our skies are never completely meteor-free. Sporadic meteors are those that appear randomly and aren’t associated with any particular comet or...
[ad_1] Through the Artemis Program, NASA will send astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since 1972. While the challenges remain the same, the equipment has evolved, including the rocket, spacecraft, human landing system (HLS), and space suits. In...
[ad_1] Science & Exploration 06/06/2024 597 views 10 likes Our galaxy has collided with many others in its lifetime. ESA’s Gaia space telescope now reveals that the most recent of these crashes took place billions of years later than we thought. The Milky Way has...
[ad_1] Shortly after shepherding the first Boeing Starliner to a space port, NASA astronaut Bob Hines got a special assignment.Hines was one of the astronauts working in the International Space Station for the historic first berthing of an uncrewed Boeing Starliner...
[ad_1] Back to Article List Observations with the telescope are planned to resume in mid-June, albeit at a slower pace. The Hubble Space Telescope above Earth, as taken in 2009 after its servicing mission. Credit: NASA After repeated interruptions due to a faltering...