Muhammed Faris, who was the first cosmonaut from Syria and second Arab to fly into space, has died at the age of 72. Faris’ death on Friday (April 19) was reported by Syrian media. According to the reports, he died as a result of a long illness in Türkiye, where had been living as a …
Cosmonaut Muhammed Faris, First Syrian In space, Dies At 72. Read More »
The Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS) is one of the first three potential payloads NASA selected for the Artemis 3 mission, which will land humans on the moon in 2026 for the first time in more than 50 years. The compact, autonomous seismometer is designed to withstand the long, cold lunar night and operate during …
NASA’s Artemis 3 Astronauts Will Put A Moonquake Detector On Lunar Surface. Read More »
The full moon of April, called the Pink Moon, will occur in the eastern U.S. during the evening hours of April 23, at 7:49 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (2349 UT). Later that night, Mars and Saturn will rise in the predawn hours. Full moons occur when the moon is exactly on the opposite side of …
April Full Moon 2024: The Pink Moon Joins Mars and Saturn In The Night Sky. Read More »
A space-junk removal satellite launched for Japanese company Astroscale has completed rendezvous maneuvers with its target and is commencing a proximity operations phase in which it will approach the other spacecraft. The Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J) satellite launched on a Rocket Lab Electron rocket on Feb. 18. It aims to get up close …
Private Space-Junk Probe To Conduct Up-close Inspection Of Spent Rocket Stage. Read More »
Japan is on track to beam solar power from space to Earth next year, two years after a similar feat was achieved by U.S. engineers. The development marks an important step toward a possible space-based solar power station that could help wean the world off fossil fuels amid the intensifying battle against climate change. Speaking …
Japanese Satellite Will Beam Solar Power To Earth In 2025. Read More »
Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also dubbed the ‘Devil Comet’ has thrilled skywatchers in recent months with its impressive night sky display and sudden flare-ups in brightness. But as it approaches perihelion — its closest distance to the sun — on April 21, will it survive the encounter or be subjected to a fiery fate? Well, there’s good …
‘Devil Comet’ 12P/Pons-Brooks is heading for the sun. Read More »
SpaceX launched its 40th mission of the year this evening (April 18). A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of the company’s Starlink internet satellites lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida today at 6:40 p.m. EDT (2240 GMT). The Falcon 9’s first stage came back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch …
SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites On Company’s 40th Mission of 2024. Read More »
China is all set to send its next crew to its Tiangong space station. The Shenzhou 18 spacecraft currently sits atop a Long March 2F rocket, on its pad at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The rocket was transferred 0.93 miles (1.5 kilometers) by rail from the vertical integration building to the pad on April 17, …
China Rolls Out Rocket For Next Astronaut Mission To Tiangong Space Station. Read More »
The Russian space agency Roscosmos conducted a successful orbital test launch of its new Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket, helping to open a new chapter of spaceflight for the nation. The Angara A5 lifted off April 11 on its fourth orbital test launch, and its first from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia’s far east. The 179-foot-tall …
Russia Launches New Angara A5 Heavy-Lift Rocket On 4th Orbital Test Mission. Read More »
A “devil comet” is about to rear its icy green head over Earth — but you’ll have to look soon to spot it. On April 21, the 10.5-mile-wide (17 kilometers) Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the “devil comet” or “Mother of Dragons comet,” will reach its closest point to the sun — known as perihelion …
Will’Devil Comet’ 12P/Pons-Brooks Survive Its Close Encounter With The Sun? Read More »
