About that five-star red flag now in position on the far side of the moon — it’s made of basalt, a type of volcanic rock that’s plentiful on the lunar surface (as well as here on Earth). On June 2, China’s Chang’e 6 robotic lander touched down in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) Basin on the …
China’s Chang’e 6 Mission Carried A Stone Flag To The Moon’s Far Side. Read More »
It’s the sunspot region that just does not want to quit! Beastly sunspot AR3697 has made headlines again just before it makes another exit. The sunspot region, formerly known as AR3664, produced the historic geomagnetic storm that led to May’s global auroras. On Saturday (June 8), the sunspot fired off a M9.7-class solar flare, the …
Solar Flare Blasts Out Strongest Radiation Storm Since 2017. Read More »
A dim star in the night sky 3,000 light-years from our solar system could soon become visible to the naked eye for the first time since 1946 — and you can easily find it in the night sky. The “Blaze Star” — officially called T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) — is expected to brighten significantly between now and September …
A ‘New Star’ Could Appear In The Sky Any Night Now. Read More »
The first astronaut mission of Boeing’s Starliner capsule will last a bit longer than we’d thought. Starliner launched on June 5, carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station (ISS) on a shakeout cruise called Crew Flight Test (CFT). Wilmore and Williams arrived at the orbiting lab on June 6 …
Boeing’s 1st Starliner Astronaut Mission Extended Through June 18. Read More »
