Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus lander touched down on the moon Thursday after a historic, nail-biting descent following a last-minute navigation sensor malfunction, becoming the first U.S.-built spacecraft to stick a moon landing in more than 50 years and the first ever by a private company. After delaying the final descent by one orbit to press an experimental NASA navigation … Read more
Scientists proposed a novel idea on Wednesday that could solve two of the world’s mysteries at once — one that passes over our heads every night, and one that sits far below our feet. The first mystery has puzzled everyone from scientists to inquisitive children for millennia: where did the moon come from? The leading … Read more
A rare solar eclipse — known as a “ring of fire”— crossed a swath of the United States on Saturday. Eclipse-watchers have been preparing for the dazzling event for weeks, since this is the last annular solar eclipse that will be visible from American skies until June 21, 2039, according to NASA. An annular solar eclipse happens … Read more
A concept lunar base. (Image Credit: ESA). Subscribe to Notifications Subscribe to Notifications So far, the missions to the lunar surface have been focused on scientific research. After the discovery of water around the south pole of the Moon by ISRO’s Chandrayaan programme, there is now a concentrated international push for missions to the lunar … Read more
Artemis II moon mission crew members Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, Jeremy Hansen and Christina Koch pose for photographs after taking part in a news conference with NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 18. | REUTERS One of the many testing chambers at NASA’s Marshall … Read more
Millions of people in the Americas will be in a position to witness an astronomical treat on Oct. 14 with a solar eclipse in which – weather permitting – the moon will be seen passing in front of the sun. The eclipse is due to be visible along a path covering parts of the United … Read more
After the success of India’s Moon and Sun missions, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is now preparing for the country’s first (and world’s second) dedicated polarimetry mission to study various dynamics of bright astronomical X-ray sources in extreme conditions, providing vital information on the nature and behaviour of celestial objects. This mission is expected … Read more
India has the capability of travelling to the Moon, Mars and Venus, but the sector needs more investment, the Indian Space Research Oganisation chief S Somanath said on Sunday, days after Chandrayaan-3’s lander made a successful soft landing near the lunar south pole on August 23. ISRO Chairman S. Somanath with others show victory sign … Read more
New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Friday gave a health update on Pragyan rover. The Pragyan rover traversed a distance of around 8 metres and rover’s planned movements were verified, ISRO said. Updated Aug 25, 2023 | 06:45 PM IST Pragyan rover rolling out of Vikram lander. (Photo: X/ISRO) Photo : Twitter … Read more