Tag: Space

Russia To Discuss Space Cooperation With Musk
Currently, about 150 U.S. corporations continue to operate in Russia, most of them having done so for over 25 years. On Tuesday, Kiril Dmitriev, the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), announced that his country plans to soon discuss space cooperation between Russia and the United States with SpaceX founder Elon Musk. RELATED: […]
March 18, 2025

NASA Launches Two Space Missions on Single Rocket
SPHEREx and PUNCH were launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. On Tuesday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX launched two new missions on a single rocket to collect data from galaxies and the sun. RELATED: SpaceX Launches Two Lunar Landers to Moon on One Rocket The […]
March 12, 2025

Chang’e-6’s Samples Suggest the Moon Once Had a Magma Ocean
The Chang’e-6 mission accomplished humanity’s first-ever sampling from the far side of the moon. A new study of the lunar samples collected by China’s Chang’e-6 mission has verified the hypothesis that the moon was entirely covered by a molten “magma ocean” in the early stages after its birth, providing critical evidence for understanding the moon’s […]
February 28, 2025

NASA’s Parker Space Probe Approaches the Sun
It will be able to take unprecedented measurements that have the potential to transform our understanding of the Sun. On Tuesday, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the 685-kilogram Parker Solar Probe will position itself approximately six million kilometers (3.7 million miles) from the Sun’s surface. RELATED: SpaceX Completes Starship’s 6th Test […]
December 25, 2024

Scientists Discover a Galaxy That Challenges Current Knowledge About the Cosmos
The early galaxy REBELS-25 has a structure that is as orderly as modern galaxies. On Monday, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) confirmed that a team of researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA), discovered a galaxy that challenges existing knowledge about the formation of these systems. RELATED: US Astronauts Complete First Commercial Spacewalk The […]
October 7, 2024

Astronomers Glimpse a Bloated and Asymmetrical Exoplanet
The exoplanet WASP-107b has very low density and relatively low gravity, resulting in a more inflated atmosphere. An international team of astronomers, using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, has glimpsed an especially inflated and asymmetric exoplanet, revealing a significant difference between the two edges of its atmosphere. RELATED: China’s Tianwen-3 Mission To Bring Back Samples […]
September 24, 2024

China’s Tianwen-3 Mission To Bring Back Samples From Mars
The primary scientific goal of the Chinese mission will be searching for signs of life. China plans to carry out the Tianwen-3 mission through two launches around 2028, aiming to bring back samples from Mars, a Chinese space expert said on Thursday. RELATED: New Research Suggests Presence of Concealed Ocean Beneath Surface of Mars Liu […]
September 5, 2024

Russia Launches Cargo Spaceship Progress MS-28 Into Orbit
The Progress MS-28 is expected to reach the International Space Station in approximately two days. On Thursday, state space corporation Roscosmos informed that Russia successfully launched the Progress MS-28 cargo spacecraft into orbit via the Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket. RELATED: Russian Cargo Spacecraft Progress MS-26 Completes Mission The launch took place at 06:20 Moscow time from […]
August 15, 2024

New Research Suggests Presence of Concealed Ocean Beneath Surface of Mars
This water, estimated to be located approximately 7 to 12 miles below the crust, is hidden within cracks in underground rocks. On Monday, the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight Lander) released a new study showing that an underground reservoir of water may reside beneath the surface of Mars. RELATED: Russian Cargo […]
August 13, 2024

Russian Cargo Spacecraft Progress MS-26 Completes Mission
It was launched via a Soyuz-2.1a rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Feb. 15, 2024 On Tuesday, Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos said that the cargo spacecraft Progress MS-26 undocked from the International Space Station (ISS), deorbited and sunk in the Pacific Ocean. RELATED: NASA Astronauts Stranded in Space Could Be Rescued in 2025 “Today, […]