Sci-tech
Canadian to orbit moon in 2023
Canada announced a landmark agreement with the United States on Wednesday that will for the very first time see a Canadian astronaut orbit the moon for a manned 2023 mission as part of NASA's renewed efforts to return to the moon. That device will be able to reach many parts of the Gateway's exterior, giving astronauts an easy way to make repairs. It will serve as a new science laboratory in s... [Full Article...]
Chinese wildlife photographers win global honors
This year, the competition received 49,000 entries from photographers from all over the world. The population of the animal is threatened by hunters, poachers and loggers, which has also affected their prey mostly deer and wild boar. Sergey knew the chances of getting the tiger on his lens was not an easy task. It took Gorshkov more than 11 months to capture the image using hidden cameras in Rus... [Full Article...]
Raja Chari commander for mission to International Space Station
He was born in Milwaukee, but considers Cedar Falls, Iowa, his hometown. The SpaceX Crew-3 mission will be launched to the ISS likely in September 2021 for a six-month stay in outer space. Williams has spent 322 days in space on two missions and ranks second on the all-time USA endurance list for females. Their mission will slightly overlap with Crew-2, which is expected to launch in spring 20... [Full Article...]
Once in a lifetime 'Christmas star' happening this month
What's more unusual is to spy a pairing up of the two slowest moving naked eye outer planets, Jupiter and Saturn . But that year, the conjunction was too close to the sun to view it. How can we see it? Saturn is the sixth planet out, the farthest planet we can easily see with the naked eye and makes an orbit of the Sun every 30 years of so. [Full Article...]
Does Meghan Markle Think The World Revolves Around Her?
Prince Harry , 36, is committed to advancing conservation efforts around the world - something close to the hearts of dad Prince Charles and brother Prince William as well. Harry's appearance came shortly after Meghan announced the family had suffered pregnancy loss. According to The Sun , The Crown - which is confirmed for two more seasons - could be extended to cover the adult lives of Pr... [Full Article...]
Japan delights in asteroid soil samples
This month it dropped off a capsule containing the samples, which created a fireball as it entered the Earth's atmosphere, and landed in the Australian desert before being transported to Japan. An initial inspection at a quick check facility in Australia detected unidentified gases from the capsule, a sign they are related to solar wind or samples from Ryugu. [Full Article...]
China's Chang'e-5 orbiter-returner enters Moon-Earth transfer orbit
The orbiter-returner combination entered the moon-Earth transfer orbit on Sunday. The other country to bring back moon rocks is the US, which collected several lunar samples during the Apollo program before it ended in 1972. China's space program has a series of ambitious missions underway, including a probe en route to Mars. The Chang'e 5 lunar mission is China's first-ever sample return miss... [Full Article...]
NASA assigns astronauts for third SpaceX commercial crew mission
The United States and its partners might be using the Artemis space program as a shield to cover military projects on the Moon, Sergey Saveliev, the deputy director general for worldwide cooperation at Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, said on Monday. [Full Article...]