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Main reflector installed for 40-meter radio telescope in Shigatse Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 10, 2024 The main reflector for the 40-meter-aperture radio telescope's antenna system was successfully installed on Monday in Shigatse, located in the Xizang autonomous region of Southwest China, according to CCTV News. This telescope is a collaborative project between the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory (SHAO) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the 39th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation. It aims to provide essential technical support for China's future lunar an ... read more |
The astronaut wears Prada as Axiom unveils new spacesuit Rome (AFP) Oct 16, 2024 Astronauts walking on the moon as part of NASA's first human mission to the lunar South Pole will be wearing Prada, as part of a new venture unveiled on Wednesday. ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 A recent study using automatic wildlife cameras across three continents has shed light on how the moon's phases affect the behaviour of tropical forest mammals. Half of the species studied altered t ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 17, 2024 Astroport Space Technologies, Inc., a leader in space exploration technologies, and Orbit Fab, Inc., a specialist in in-space refueling, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating ... more London, UK (SPX) Oct 16, 2024 Teleoperated robots for gathering lunar dust are now closer to reality, thanks to new research from the University of Bristol. Researchers successfully completed a sample collection task using ... more |
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Available on Amazon Books Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 30, 2024 A significant study published in 'Engineering' has revealed new insights into the behavior of lunar regolith particles when exposed to an external electric field. This discovery has potential implic ... more |
Europe en route for Moon with new simulator, says astronaut Pesquet Paris (AFP) Sept 27, 2024 Europe has embarked on the mission to put humans back on the Moon with a new lunar simulator launched in Germany, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet told AFP. ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 A team of Chinese scientists has conducted a detailed study of the first lunar samples retrieved from the Moon's farside by the Chang'e-6 mission. ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 In May 2024, Earth experienced a spectacular geomagnetic storm that produced brilliant auroras visible across the planet. These light displays result from coronal mass ejections, which are explosion ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 As NASA advances toward establishing a long-term presence on the Moon through the Artemis campaign, the ability to move cargo from landers to the lunar surface autonomously has become a critical nee ... more |
Sentinel-2C satellite captures detailed lunar image during calibration Paris, France (SPX) Sep 27, 2024 On 20 September, the Copernicus Sentinel-2C satellite captured a remarkable image of the Moon by executing a sideways roll. While Sentinel-2C is primarily intended for observing Earth, this particul ... more Available on Amazon Books |
Crew completes simulated Mars Mission at JSC Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 A volunteer crew recently "returned" from a simulated 45-day mission to Mars at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston. The crew completed their stay in a small habitat, contributing to resear ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 26, 2024 The European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) inaugurated LUNA, a state-of-the-art lunar analogue facility, on September 25, 2024, in Cologne, Germany. The facility, located ... more Berlin, Germany (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 Humankind is gearing up for its return to the Moon. Set for September 2025, NASA's Artemis II will be the first crewed test flight in the Artemis program, paving the way for the Artemis III lunar la ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 25, 2024 Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for an accelerated push in China's space sector, urging aerospace workers to build on their recent achievements and continue advancing the nation's space ambi ... more |
Walking on the Moon in Cologne: Europe's lunar life simulator Cologne, Germany (AFP) Sept 25, 2024 A large, ordinary-looking warehouse in the German city of Cologne is the closest you can get to walking on the Moon - without leaving Earth. ... more Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 20, 2024 New NASA research reveals a process to generate extremely accurate eclipse maps, which plot the predicted path of the Moon's shadow as it crosses the face of Earth. Traditionally, eclipse calculatio ... more Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 20, 2024 Sierra Space, a prominent player in commercial space ventures and defense technologies, has announced the successful testing of its Carbothermal Oxygen Production Reactor. This proprietary system, t ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 22, 2024 China's space station has achieved early successes in space medicine that are expected to play a key role in upcoming manned lunar landings and other deep space missions, as highlighted at the Secon ... more |
Skycorp's ARMAS sensor to gather radiation data from Lunar South Pole Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 SpaceBilt Inc. has announced that its ARMAS (Automated Radiation Measurement for Aerospace Safety) sensor will be included in Lonestar Data Holding's Freedom Payload during Intuitive Machines' upcom ... more Sydney, Australia (SPX) Sep 19, 2024 The Einstein Probe X-ray astronomical satellite recently captured and transmitted detailed X-ray images of the moon back to Earth on Tuesday, coinciding with the Mid-Autumn Festival. This achi ... more Washington DC (UPI) Sep 17, 2024 A Super Harvest Moon with a partial lunar eclipse will light up September's night skies Tuesday in a rare celestial trifecta as summer begins to wind down. ... more Houston TX (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 The Apollo 11 mission in July 1969 completed the goal set by President John F. Kennedy in 1961 to land a man on the Moon and return him safely to the Earth before the end of the decade. At the time, ... more |
Available on Amazon Books Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 17, 2024 A recent analysis of lunar maps has revealed multiple sources of water and hydroxyl in the sunlit regions of the Moon's surface, including water-rich rocks uncovered by meteor impacts across various ... more |
Lunar Trailblazer completes environmental testing Los Angeles CA (SPX) Sep 12, 2024 NASA's Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft has successfully finished the rigorous series of environmental tests designed to ensure it can withstand the challenges of launch and space. With these tests comp ... more Melbourne, Australia (SPX) Sep 16, 2024 Two astronauts have carried out the first-ever commercial spacewalk, using new less-bulky spacesuits designed by SpaceX. Tech billionaire Jared Isaacman (who also funded the mission) and Space ... more Hanoi (AFP) Sept 13, 2024 Vietnamese farmer Do Hong Yen estimates she lost tens of thousands of dollars when her valuable peach blossom crop was swamped by muddy waters in Hanoi's worst flooding in two decades. ... more Washington DC (UPI) Sep 12, 2024 NASA said Thursday its Space Communication and Navigation program is taking the lead on an effort to establish a Coordinated Lunar Time standard as humans prepare to return to the moon. ... more |
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