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
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]
SpaceX successfully completed a rocket test on Wednesday, bringing the company one step closer to Mars tourism or even colonization. “Mars is looking closer”, twitted Elon Musk in response to one fan. The flight called hop test was completed in … Continue reading SpaceX rocket test: “Mars is looking closer” [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]
Virgin Galactic unveiled on Tuesday the cabin of SpaceShipTwo (SS2), company`s spaceplane designed for space tourism. The lucky passengers, which can afford the suborbital flight, will enjoy a spectacular view of our planet from multiple windows. “Ultimately, the interior of … Continue reading Virgin Galactic reveals SpaceShipTwo`s cabin [video]
China has succesfuly launched its own Mars mission into space – Tianwen-1, which means “questions to the heaven”. Hundreds of people watched the rocket taking off on Wednesday, from Hainan Island, at the south coast of China. Tianwen-1 will search … Continue reading China successfully launches mission 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
C/2020 F3 NEOWISE is the official name of the comet found by astronomers on March 27. They were using a giant space telescope bearing the same … Continue reading Check the sky for Comet NEOWISE, it won`t be back for 7,000 years
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