However, everything in space is mostly made up of water, ice and embedded dust particles. Thankfully for us, 2010 FR will pass at a close distance of more than 7.5 million kilometres from Earth, but the giant space rock has still piqued the interest of astronomers. [Full Article...]
First Light, manufactured largely in New Zealand, was sent to orbit on Rocket Lab's fourteenth mission of its rocket Electron from its launch site on the Mahia Peninsula on August 31. Rocket Lab is testing its systems in preparation for future planned missions in low Earth orbit, as well as to the Moon and Venus. We ought to expect a lot more Photon missions sooner rather than later as the organ... [Full Article...]
Today, on September 3, SpaceX is expected to launch a Falcon 9 vehicle with a batch of 60 mini-satellites to replenish the orbital group of the global Starlink Internet coverage network, the company's website reports . Each satellite weighs about 260 kilograms and features a compact, flat-panel design that minimizes volume, allowing for a dense launch stack to take full advantage of the launch ... [Full Article...]
Astronaut Bob Behnken exited the capsule first around 8 minutes later, followed by mission commander Doug Hurley shortly thereafter. They have since returned to shore and departed by air for Houston. The United States has had to rely on Russian Federation for rides to space since the last Space Shuttle flew in 2011. The US has paid the two companies a total of about $7 billion for their "space t... [Full Article...]
The states which have approached the Supreme Court include Maharashtra , Rajasthan, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, and Jharkhand. The six ministers from Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Jharkhand have sought postponement of JEE-NEET exams scheduled for next month. [Full Article...]
While the air on the moon is negligible and there is no water in the liquid state. Earth's magnetic field - which is officially called a magnetotail - trails behind the planet as it speeds through space, orbiting our Sun. As more haematite exists on the lunar nearside, there's a chance that it may be related to Earth. It is also possible that more oxygen was transferred to the Moon when it w... [Full Article...]
Only if Catholics are willing to work with the people "in a spirit of fraternity among all the religious traditions that exists in Lebanon" will they be able to offer a fruitful contribution to the country and the Arab world, he said. Help your faithful and your people to rise up and be protagonists of a new rebirth". The Holy Father urged the nation's Church leaders to work for harmony, the com... [Full Article...]
Up to this point, astronomers had observed black holes - super-dense regions of space with gravity so strong light can not escape them - in only two general sizes. "We investigated all the known scenarios that would have created this black hole, but we have not yet given a definitive explanation", he concludes. [Full Article...]