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Chinese space craft lifts off to earth with sample from moon
- December 08, 2020
Bit Rebiter and the re-vehicle will wait a narrow time window to travel back to Earth for about three days, 238,000-miles for another week by circling the moon. The probe is targeting a 4,265-foot high volcanic complex called Mons Rumker on the Moon's near side, in a region known as Oceanus Procellarum, which is Latin for Ocean of Storms. (more...)
- December 08, 2020
Bit Rebiter and the re-vehicle will wait a narrow time window to travel back to Earth for about three days, 238,000-miles for another week by circling the moon. The probe is targeting a 4,265-foot high volcanic complex called Mons Rumker on the Moon's near side, in a region known as Oceanus Procellarum, which is Latin for Ocean of Storms. (more...)
SpaceX's Falcon 9 lifts off, en route to International Space Station
- December 08, 2020
The company, which will send a Dragon capsule to ISS for the second time, continues at full speed. It had previously shuttled two NASA astronauts to the ISS on the Demo-2 mission this summer. Used by visiting two cargo ships in U.S. ports, which require the station's robotic arm. In the mission, both supplies and astronauts will be brought to the station, and new experimental setups will be provided. (more...)
- December 08, 2020
The company, which will send a Dragon capsule to ISS for the second time, continues at full speed. It had previously shuttled two NASA astronauts to the ISS on the Demo-2 mission this summer. Used by visiting two cargo ships in U.S. ports, which require the station's robotic arm. In the mission, both supplies and astronauts will be brought to the station, and new experimental setups will be provided. (more...)
Hayabusa2 capsule returns to Japan for analysis of asteroid sample
- December 08, 2020
Ryugu , also known as 1999 JU3, is a primitive carbonaceous asteroid that contains hydrated minerals and organic molecules. It is now heading to a small asteroid called 1998KY26 on a journey slated to take 11 years one way, for possible research into planetary defense, such as finding ways to prevent meteorites from hitting Earth. (more...)
- December 08, 2020
Ryugu , also known as 1999 JU3, is a primitive carbonaceous asteroid that contains hydrated minerals and organic molecules. It is now heading to a small asteroid called 1998KY26 on a journey slated to take 11 years one way, for possible research into planetary defense, such as finding ways to prevent meteorites from hitting Earth. (more...)
Maths and Physical Sciences papers to be rewritten following leaks
- December 08, 2020
The student representative organisation condemned a decision by Minister Angie Motshekga to have two leaked matric papers rewritten. A major factor that contributed to the decision to institute a national rewrite was the fact that the papers were leaked on a public platform, WhatsApp. (more...)
- December 08, 2020
The student representative organisation condemned a decision by Minister Angie Motshekga to have two leaked matric papers rewritten. A major factor that contributed to the decision to institute a national rewrite was the fact that the papers were leaked on a public platform, WhatsApp. (more...)
SpaceX sends new Dragon spacecraft with Christmas treats, mice to ISS
- December 07, 2020
It will be the second SpaceX capsule in orbit at the same time. "It has 20 percent more volume than the previous version", Sarah Walker, SpaceX director of Dragon mission management, said at a press conference Friday. It can also stay at the Space Station for over twice the max duration of the original, and each capsule is made to be reused up to five times. The first-stage booster, that was making its fourth such flight, landed on a platform in the ocean after the launch. (more...)
- December 07, 2020
It will be the second SpaceX capsule in orbit at the same time. "It has 20 percent more volume than the previous version", Sarah Walker, SpaceX director of Dragon mission management, said at a press conference Friday. It can also stay at the Space Station for over twice the max duration of the original, and each capsule is made to be reused up to five times. The first-stage booster, that was making its fourth such flight, landed on a platform in the ocean after the launch. (more...)
Japanese space capsule carrying asteroid samples lands in Australia
- December 06, 2020
Hayabusa-2 will complete a series of orbits around the sun for around six years before approaching the first of its target asteroids - named 2001 CC21 - in July 2026. He said: "The Murchison meteorite opened a window on the origin of organics on Earth because these rocks were found to contain simple amino acids as well as abundant water". (more...)
- December 06, 2020
Hayabusa-2 will complete a series of orbits around the sun for around six years before approaching the first of its target asteroids - named 2001 CC21 - in July 2026. He said: "The Murchison meteorite opened a window on the origin of organics on Earth because these rocks were found to contain simple amino acids as well as abundant water". (more...)
Astronauts harvest radishes grown aboard International Space Station
- December 05, 2020
Radishes were chosen since they are fairly well understood by scientists and achieve maturity in just 27 days. NASA scientist at the Kennedy Space Center, Nicolar Dufur, said, "Radish is a different crop than leafy vegetables that astronauts previously grew on the space station". (more...)
- December 05, 2020
Radishes were chosen since they are fairly well understood by scientists and achieve maturity in just 27 days. NASA scientist at the Kennedy Space Center, Nicolar Dufur, said, "Radish is a different crop than leafy vegetables that astronauts previously grew on the space station". (more...)
Drones captured the moment Arecibo's dish was destroyed
- December 05, 2020
The video of the massive radio telescope shows both the drone footage and the view from a camera in the visitor center that shows the platform falling into the dish just above the jungle floor in Arecibo, Puerto Rico . The collapse of Arecibo didn't come as a surprise. Following the failure of two support cables in both August and November, engineers had concluded that there was no safe way to fix Arecibo and that the platform could fall onto the dish at any moment. (more...)
- December 05, 2020
The video of the massive radio telescope shows both the drone footage and the view from a camera in the visitor center that shows the platform falling into the dish just above the jungle floor in Arecibo, Puerto Rico . The collapse of Arecibo didn't come as a surprise. Following the failure of two support cables in both August and November, engineers had concluded that there was no safe way to fix Arecibo and that the platform could fall onto the dish at any moment. (more...)
Lander lifts off from moon carrying rocks
- December 04, 2020
The Chinese mission aims to bring moon samples back to earth for the first time in 44 years. If the return journey is successful, China will be only the third country to have retrieved samples from the Moon, following the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s. (more...)
- December 04, 2020
The Chinese mission aims to bring moon samples back to earth for the first time in 44 years. If the return journey is successful, China will be only the third country to have retrieved samples from the Moon, following the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and 1970s. (more...)
'Mini-moon' asteroid 2020 SW is 1960s rocket shard
- December 04, 2020
What has turned out to be nothing more than a large piece of space trash from a failed moon mission led astronomers at the U.S. space agency NASA on a wild goose chase for three months as they raced to figure out if the mysterious object posed a danger to Earth . (more...)
- December 04, 2020
What has turned out to be nothing more than a large piece of space trash from a failed moon mission led astronomers at the U.S. space agency NASA on a wild goose chase for three months as they raced to figure out if the mysterious object posed a danger to Earth . (more...)
Biden, UN chief discuss 'strengthened partnership' on Covid-19, climate
- December 04, 2020
United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said secretary-general Guterres will be focusing on the need for all countries and people everywhere to have access to vaccines. The Paris climate accord set a goal of not exceeding 1.5 degrees (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming since pre-industrial times. He added that governments must take swift action on the biodiversity crisis, as the United Nations plans to hold several major conferences next year that will address species extinction, oceans, ... (more...)
- December 04, 2020
United Nations spokesman Stephane Dujarric said secretary-general Guterres will be focusing on the need for all countries and people everywhere to have access to vaccines. The Paris climate accord set a goal of not exceeding 1.5 degrees (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) of warming since pre-industrial times. He added that governments must take swift action on the biodiversity crisis, as the United Nations plans to hold several major conferences next year that will address species extinction, oceans, ... (more...)
Meteor triggers sonic boom & spectacular flash above Lake Ontario
- December 03, 2020
By 5 p.m., the organization had recorded 90 reports of the fireball seen in Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia. "To have something so close to a major city, that's pretty rare", Lunsford said, adding that most meteors just "drop in the water", reported NBC. (more...)
- December 03, 2020
By 5 p.m., the organization had recorded 90 reports of the fireball seen in Maryland, Michigan, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Virginia. "To have something so close to a major city, that's pretty rare", Lunsford said, adding that most meteors just "drop in the water", reported NBC. (more...)
Planets put on celestial show in December skies
- December 03, 2020
The last time the two planets were that close in the night sky was in July 1623, when James I was on the throne of England and Scotland. The last time people noticed this pairing would have been in 1226, during the Middle Ages, roughly 800 years ago. (more...)
- December 03, 2020
The last time the two planets were that close in the night sky was in July 1623, when James I was on the throne of England and Scotland. The last time people noticed this pairing would have been in 1226, during the Middle Ages, roughly 800 years ago. (more...)
Australian telescope maps deep space at record speed
- December 03, 2020
The report claims the scientists at the agency were able to create a new atlas of the universe with nearly three million galaxies in forms of pictures revealing twice the detail of the previous images. The initial results were published today in the journal Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia . Astronomers will be able to statistically analyse large populations of galaxies the same way social scientists use information from a national census. (more...)
- December 03, 2020
The report claims the scientists at the agency were able to create a new atlas of the universe with nearly three million galaxies in forms of pictures revealing twice the detail of the previous images. The initial results were published today in the journal Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia . Astronomers will be able to statistically analyse large populations of galaxies the same way social scientists use information from a national census. (more...)
China successfully lands spacecraft on moon to retrieve lunar rocks
- December 01, 2020
Chang'e 5 is the first sample-return assignment from the moon since 1976. They didn't immediately announce any more details. After touching down on the lunar surface, the lander-ascender combination will begin to engage in tasks such as using a technically advanced drill to retrieve rocks from 2 meters beneath the surface and gathering soil from the surface with a mechanical arm. (more...)
- December 01, 2020
Chang'e 5 is the first sample-return assignment from the moon since 1976. They didn't immediately announce any more details. After touching down on the lunar surface, the lander-ascender combination will begin to engage in tasks such as using a technically advanced drill to retrieve rocks from 2 meters beneath the surface and gathering soil from the surface with a mechanical arm. (more...)
Chinese lander touches down on the moon
- December 01, 2020
State broadcaster CCTV showed on Tuesday animated sequences of the Chang'e-5 spacecraft and the projected scenario for landing on the moon. It has sent back footage of the moment it landed. A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-5 spacecraft, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, Nov. (more...)
- December 01, 2020
State broadcaster CCTV showed on Tuesday animated sequences of the Chang'e-5 spacecraft and the projected scenario for landing on the moon. It has sent back footage of the moment it landed. A Long March-5 rocket, carrying the Chang'e-5 spacecraft, blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the coast of southern island province of Hainan, Nov. (more...)
NASA, SpaceX Make History With Crew Dragon Manned Launch
- December 01, 2020
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have successfully reached orbit aboard a SpaceX spacecraft, the culmination of the better part of a decade of work . Behnken and Hurley will stay at the space station for up to 100 days to complete all test objectives. According to UKMail , there was a 50 percent chance Falcon 9 would not take off due to ominous clouds and lightning risks, but the weather cleared with just 45 minutes left on the clock countdown. (more...)
- December 01, 2020
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley have successfully reached orbit aboard a SpaceX spacecraft, the culmination of the better part of a decade of work . Behnken and Hurley will stay at the space station for up to 100 days to complete all test objectives. According to UKMail , there was a 50 percent chance Falcon 9 would not take off due to ominous clouds and lightning risks, but the weather cleared with just 45 minutes left on the clock countdown. (more...)
Eau De Space: The NASA designed fragrance that smells like space
- November 30, 2020
The team says they're working with independent astronauts to verify that their fragrance is in accordance with this description. The fragrance was developed by Steve Pearce, and according to CNN , he was originally contracted by NASA to recreate the smell in 2008 after he worked on a scent exhibition where he recreated the smell of the inside of the Mir Space Station. (more...)
- November 30, 2020
The team says they're working with independent astronauts to verify that their fragrance is in accordance with this description. The fragrance was developed by Steve Pearce, and according to CNN , he was originally contracted by NASA to recreate the smell in 2008 after he worked on a scent exhibition where he recreated the smell of the inside of the Mir Space Station. (more...)
First astronaut launch from United States soil in nearly a decade
- November 30, 2020
However, the timing might change based on weather conditions. Should everything go as planned today, this will be the first launch of NASA astronauts from US soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. While SpaceX has witnessed great success and is inches away from honouring its pledge, Boeing seems to be running into one problem after another, the unpleasant test flight of the CST-100 Starliner vehicle being the latest. (more...)
- November 30, 2020
However, the timing might change based on weather conditions. Should everything go as planned today, this will be the first launch of NASA astronauts from US soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle program in 2011. While SpaceX has witnessed great success and is inches away from honouring its pledge, Boeing seems to be running into one problem after another, the unpleasant test flight of the CST-100 Starliner vehicle being the latest. (more...)
How to Watch the 'Strawberry Moon' on Friday
- November 30, 2020
According to NASA , the moon will still be full from early Sunday morning, June 7. After the "Strawberry Moon Lunar Eclipse " on June 5, the nature has another treat for the skygazers this month as an Annular Solar Eclipse will be taking place on June 21, which is also the longest day of the year, for nearly 6 hours. (more...)
- November 30, 2020
According to NASA , the moon will still be full from early Sunday morning, June 7. After the "Strawberry Moon Lunar Eclipse " on June 5, the nature has another treat for the skygazers this month as an Annular Solar Eclipse will be taking place on June 21, which is also the longest day of the year, for nearly 6 hours. (more...)
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