The next NASA Mars rover will honor healthcare workers on the front lines of the C-19 coronavirus chaos around the world. With next month’s launch, the space agency revealed a commemorative plate attached to the rover, named Perseverance. The rover team calls it the C-19 Perseverance plate. The black and white aluminum plate, 3-by-5 ins shows planet […]
$TSLA $BA SpaceX delivered 2 astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk’s company. With test pilots Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken poised to take over manual control if necessary, the SpaceX Dragon capsule pulled up to […]
NASA has budgeted for the Mars Sample Return mission to take flight in Y 2021 In total, the space agency Tuesday requested $25.2-B to send astronauts to the Moon by Y 2024. About 50% of the funds, $12.3-B would be spent on NASA’s Artemis program, while $3.37-B would go toward the Human Landing System. An additional $2.7-B […]
Research teams have identified areas where the Mars 2020 might discover signs of ancient life when it lands on the planet in February 2021, scientists believe. The rover will touch down in Jezero Crater, where a lake existed 3.5 billion years ago, and research teams say the rover might find signs of ancient life in […]
Friday, President Trump gave NASA his “great vision” about an eventual journey to land on Mars, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said, explaining that the plan would call for using the Moon as a gateway before heading on for a trip to the Red planet. “The President has been very clear, he wants to put an […]
Blood Moon: Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century At nearly 2 hours long, this lunar eclipse will be the longest of the Century. North America is the only continent on Earth where it was not visible. The best views will be in Africa and Asia, but people in Europe, South America and Australia will get partial views. The […]
Scientists have discovered what they believe is a lake hidden below a mile of ice at the south pole of Mars. The water was detected by radar and is situated below the southern polar ice cap of the red planet. The discovery was unveiled in a study conducted by the Italian Space Agency. The evidence […]
1st Emirati Astronaut to be in Space in ‘few years’ – Sheikh Mohammed Sheikh Mohammed launched the UAE National Space Programme The UAE will send the 1st Emirati astronaut to space within the “next few years”, the country’s Vice President and Prime Minister and Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said. The announcement […]