Beautiful space photos of Earth were just released by a US-based business that is aiming to become the first commercial company to land a spacecraft on the Moon. Intuitive Machines said on X that the images were captured by their lunar lander subsequent to its separation from the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. In the images,…
A step closer to its historic moonshot, a private lunar lander has made progress. Today, January 31, the robotic Nova-C spacecraft got prepared for liftoff by being enclosed inside the payload fairing of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. In a call with reporters this afternoon, Trent Martin, vice president for space systems at the Houston-based…
Saturn’s elegant rings have been a sight to behold for more than 400 years, enthralling stargazers with their cosmic splendor. But time is of the essence, and these famous rings might appear to disappear from Earthly perspective by 2025. This celestial phenomena is an optical illusion produced by the play of angles and alignment rather…
Amazon launched two satellites on Friday in an attempt to compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink firm to provide internet access from space. At 2:06 local time (6:06 GMT), Cape Canaveral in Florida launched the satellites into space. Two satellites were launched by the United Launch Alliance (ULA) business organization, a partnership between Boeing and Lockheed…
Another important discovery made with the help of the James Webb Space Telescope is the presence of carbon dioxide in a specific area of Europa’s frozen surface. For life as we know it, carbon is a necessary component. This suggests that the most recent Webb find might represent a significant development in the quest for…
The magnificent spiral galaxy M51, often known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, has been photographed by the James Webb Space Telescope. The image exhibits complex and displays the galaxy’s well-developed spiral arms. The Whirlpool Galaxy, which is around 27 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Canes Venatici, is well-known for its turbulent interaction with NGC…
Four years ago this week, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the world’s most powerful operational rocket, launched from Florida and tore into space, carrying nothing but Elon Musk’s personal Tesla roadster. The cherry red sports car — driven by a spacesuit-clad mannequin nicknamed “Starman” — is still orbiting the sun, taking a lonely, oblong orbital route that…