HELSINKI – An ascent vehicle docked with the Chang’e-6 service module on Thursday, in a crucial step toward bringing the first samples to Earth from the far side of the moon. The rendezvous and docking to the lunar orbit was completed at 2:48 a.m. Eastern (0648 UTC) on June 6, the China National Space Administration … Read more
Using a telescope on a mountain in Arizona, scientists have managed to capture snapshots of Jupiter’s active moon Io – and these images are so detailed they rival images of the world from space. To capture these images, the team used a camera called SHARK-VIS, recently installed on the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) on Mount … Read more
The Large Binocular Telescope (LBT), located on Mount Graham in Arizona and operated by the University of Arizona, is part of the next generation of extremely large telescopes (ELTs). With two 8.4 m (~27.5 ft) primary mirrors, it has a collecting area slightly larger than that of a 30 meter (98.4 ft) telescope. With their … Read more
Using a telescope on a mountain in Arizona, scientists have managed to capture snapshots of Jupiter’s active moon Io – and these images are so detailed they rival images of the world from space. To capture these images, the team used a camera called SHARK-VIS, recently installed on the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) on Mount … Read more
The UArizona-operated Large Binocular Telescope on Mount Graham is the only one of its kind, with two … [+] 27 foot mirrors mounted side by side. A powerful adaptive optics system compensates for the blur caused by atmospheric turbulence, making it one of the most powerful terrestrial observatories in the world. NASA The Large Binocular … Read more
HELSINKI – Material from the far side of the moon has begun its journey to Earth after Chinese spacecraft collected samples and launched them into lunar orbit. The Chang’e-6 mission’s ascent vehicle lifted off from atop the mission lander in the Apollo crater at 7:38 PM on June 3 (2338 UTC), the China National Space … Read more
The Japanese billionaire who commissioned SpaceX for a private mission around the moon on a Starship rocket has abruptly canceled the project, citing lingering uncertainties about when the launch vehicle will be ready to fly. “I signed the contract in 2018, thinking that DearMoon would launch at the end of 2023,” Yusaku Maezawa, the project’s … Read more
Enlarge / A Long March 5 rocket carrying the Chang’e 6 moon probe blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Wenchang, China, on May 3, 2024. Li Zhenzhou/VCG via Getty Images China landed a spacecraft on the moon for the fourth time this weekend, successfully placing its Chang’e 6 lander in the South … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked renowned news agency proofread OK! In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, technical staff work at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) in Beijing, Sunday, June 2, 2024. A Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon on Sunday to collect soil and … Read more
Just hours after NASA was forced to do so cancel the Florida launch from the Boeing Starliner for the second time, a Chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon on Sunday to collect soil and rock samples that could provide insight into the differences between the less explored region and the better-known … Read more