The Christmas morning of 2021 marks a new chapter in our cosmic history as the day when James Webb Telescope took off from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on a fresh spatial quest. Webb is replacing his famous ancestor – … Continue reading Webb telescope arrives in space with a historic mission
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is the first spacecraft to taste the Sun. It happened last week, and now we can properly enjoy the trespassing of this new cosmic frontier: NASA just made public a 13-second time-lapse containing stunning first-ever photos … Continue reading The first-ever view inside the Sun comes from Parker Solar Probe
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made history on Monday morning after completing an experimental flight on Mars. Ingenuity is “the first aircraft in history to make a powered, controlled flight on another planet”, announced NASA. It`s considered a major achievement also because … Continue reading NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter makes historic first flight on Mars
Curiosity and perseverance always took humanity to exciting destinations. Not so long ago we “conquered” the Moon, and now we’re getting pretty close to walk on Mars. The latest step was made on Thursday, by NASA’s Perseverance rover, which arrived … Continue reading Perseverance is “healthy”, announces NASA. The rover beamed new color images from Mars
The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches peak on Tuesday, August 11, when it`s supposed to offer the best meteor show of the year, according to NASA. Sky watchers will be able to see dozens of bright meteors per hour on … Continue reading Perseid meteor shower: How to watch the cosmic spectacle [video]
Two NASA astronauts successfully returned to Earth today, in a dramatic “old-school” splashdown. Their capsule was parachuted into the Gulf of Mexico, ending the commercial test flight from Elon Musk`s SpaceX company. This type of landing called splashdown was last … Continue reading Dramatic splashdown for the NASA / SpaceX astronauts [video]
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley are returning to Earth on Sunday aboard Crew Dragon, the new capsule from Elon Musk`s SpaceX project. The two astronauts are supposed to splash in Pensacola Florida at around 20:48 CET / 2:48 … Continue reading NASA and SpaceX bring down astronauts by splashdown landing [live video]
Perseverance, the new rover from NASA, is now on the way to Mars, aboard an Atlas V rocket. NASA took advantage of the rare opportunity for a successful launch, considering Earth and Mars align only once every 26 months. It … Continue reading Perseverance rover, on the way to Mars
NASA is getting ready to launch the Mars 2020 Mission next week, from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The Atlas V-541 rocket, together with its Perseverance Rover, will have the first opportunity to take off … Continue reading NASA is getting ready to launch the Perseverance Rover to Mars
Comet NEOWISE reached peak brightness on July 23, when it was at the closest point to Earth during it`s journey. C/2020 F3 NEOWISE is the official name of the comet found by astronomers on March 27. It will still be … Continue reading Comet NEOWISE: How and where to see it
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