Apr 19 2024
Chandrayaan-3, India’s ambitious third moon mission, had successfully entered the lunar orbit on Saturday, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) declared through Twitter. The necessary move was carried out from an ISRO facility based in Bengaluru, according to the city’s […]
In August, the cosmos will treat us to a double feature: two supermoons that will be followed by a rare blue moon. Tuesday saw the appearance of the first supermoon, which was a little bit bigger and brighter than usual. […]
This day in history we feature the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. A NASA robotic spacecraft is launched on this day in 2009. Trivia – Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon […]
This day in history we feature the Apollo 13. The seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program was launched on this day in 1970. Trivia – Apollo 13 The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, […]
This day in history we feature Alexei Leonov. The first person to walk in space, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes on this day in 1965. Trivia – Alexei Leonov Alexei Arkhipovich Leonov was a Soviet and Russian […]
This day in history we feature Triton. The largest moon of the planet Neptune, is discovered by astronomer William Lassell on this day in 1846. Trivia – Triton Triton is the largest natural satellite of the planet Neptune, it is […]
Washington: NASA was all geared up to send its debut Space Launch System (SLS) mission called Artemis I into deep space to perform a long orbit around the Moon before coming back to Earth has decided to postpone the launch. […]
Washington: NASA has identified 13 candidate landing regions near the lunar south pole, as it prepares to send humans back to the Moon under the Artemis programme in 2024. Each region contains multiple potential landing sites for Artemis III, which […]
This day in history we feature Neil Armstrong. An American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon, was born on this day in 1930. Trivia – Neil Armstrong Armstrong was born and raised in Wapakoneta, Ohio. A […]
This day in history we feature Apollo 11. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module Eagle on the surface of the Moon on this day in 1969. Trivia – Apollo 11 Commander Neil Armstrong became the first […]
CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA’s next-generation moon rocket began a highly anticipated, slow-motion journey out of its assembly plant en route to the launch pad in Florida for a final round of tests in the coming weeks that will determine how soon […]
