HOUSTON – A burning smell coming from a toilet is not something you want to hear on Earth, so when it happened to NASA’s Artemis 2 astronauts on their way to the moon – well, you can bet Mission Control was listening. By the end of Friday (April 3), according to NASA The Work of … Read more
[–> An animated 3-D model of the moon, shown on a black background. [!–>[!–>[!–>[!–>[!–>[!–>[!–>[!–>[–> A 3-D model of the moon with the near side in view. It reads: This is the side of the moon we see from Earth [!–>[!–>[!–>[–> In the first era of moon exploration, NASA and the Soviet Union focused on the … Read more
The ever-present hail of cosmic rays streaming into the Solar System from an outer galaxy may not be what we thought. According to Chang’e 4 on the far side of the Moon, there is a mysterious ‘bag’ of cosmic ray flux between the Earth and the Moon that occurs when the two bodies line up … Read more
ORLANDO, Florida – NASA’s Artemis II mission continues April 2nd wrapped theirs first day in space by testing the cameras they will use to capture spectacular images of the Earth as it slowly descends beneath them, hours before it leaves the Moon’s orbit. “It’s like going back home, you’re trying to take a picture of … Read more
ORLANDO, Florida, April 2: The Orion spacecraft carrying four astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis II mission blasted off Thursday to launch the crew on a lunar trajectory, setting them the furthest humans have ever traveled in space. A successful launch maneuver put the crew on track to enter the moon’s magnetic field on Sunday morning, as … Read more
David Bowie detailed his Ziggy Stardust character and was released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars in 1972 – the last year humans went to the moon. Twilight / Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide description toggle caption Twilight / Getty Images/Hulton Archive The Artemis II rocket launched on Wednesday, carrying … Read more
April’s full “Pink Moon” dazzled stargazers with a bright display of the moon on April 1, just hours before NASA’s Artemis 2 mission launched 4 astronauts on a 10-day journey to the far side of the moon. The April is a full moon Also known as Pink Moon in North America, in reference to the … Read more
Six Timepix chips developed at CERN will measure the radiation environment in the spacecraft that will orbit the Moon during NASA’s Artemis II mission. At 00:35 CEST today, the mission of Artemis II successfully began, marking the first manned trip to the Moon since 1972. During their ten-day journey in the Orion spacecraft, the four … Read more
The story of Apollo 11 continues to inspire people around the world more than fifty years after humans set foot on the Moon. A Florida resident recently shared his vivid memories of witnessing a historic launch from the Kennedy Space Center in 1969, providing a rare account of one of the most important moments in … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – There was a small pot problem on NASA’s Artemis 2 moon probe. Within hours to launch four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis 2 mission orbiting the moon, its crew reported a glitch in what may have been the comfort of the new creature that was most expected of them. The Orion spacecraft: … Read more