Category: Space
UK Space Agency on the hunt for young entrepreneur space ideas
Image: Press Association Young people are being asked to come up with bright ideas on how data collected from space can be used to benefit the UK’s economy, health or the environment. Those aged between 11 and 22 are being offered expert advice and a share of a £50,000 fund…
Chinese rover powers up devices in pioneering mission to ‘dark side’ of the moon
A Chinese spacecraft and rover have powered up their observation equipment after making a first-ever landing on the far side of the moon, the Chinese National Space Administration said. The Jade Rabbit 2 rover has succeeded in establishing a digital transmission link with a relay satellite that sends data back to the Beijing control centre,…
NASA releases first high-resolution images of snowman-shaped Ultima Thule
The first high-resolution images of a 21-mile tall snowman-shaped object that lies one billion miles beyond Pluto have been released by NASA. The photographs of Ultima Thule, captured by the spacecraft, were revealed at a press conference on Wednesday. The dark object is formed of two spheres which have combined to form one celestial…
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft hurtles towards tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
A tiny, icy world a billion miles beyond Pluto is getting a New Year’s Day visitor. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is set to fly past a mysterious object nicknamed Ultima Thule. It will become the most distant world ever explored by humankind. .@NASANewHorizons is making its final approach to #UltimaThule, an icy object located ~1…
2018 Space Exploration highlights – Space X test flight, NASA InSight Mars landing
Mankind’s curiosity to see what lies beyond planet Earth progressed further in 2018, with a number of successful missions and test flights that could see ordinary folk blast off on rockets within a few years. However, the year in which NASA turned 60 and the International Space Station (ISS) celebrated its 20th anniversary didn’t go…
Winter Wonderland! Giant ice-filled crater on Mars photographed by ESA
An 82 kilometre-wide crater on Mars that is topped with snow has been photographed by the ESA’s (European Space Agency) Mars Express. The stunning untrodden snow scene comes as the mission prepares to celebrate 15-years since it entered the Red Planet’s orbit on Christmas Day. Korolev, as the crater is known, is thought to be…
First private Israeli lunar mission will launch in February
Image: Press Association An Israeli company says it has pushed back the launch of what it hopes will be the first private lunar mission. Officials from SpaceIL and the state-owned Israel Aerospace Industries told reporters that the landing craft, dubbed Beresheet – or Genesis, will travel in February to Florida,…
Stunning timelapse footage shows Geminid meteor shower lighting up sky
Geminid Meteor Shower Time-lapseI was only able to capture about an hour and a half. The long streaks are airplanes. The short “blips” are the actual meteors. pic.twitter.com/HQ6RhbMkPq — JEKeyes (@jekeyes) December 14, 2018 Remarkable timelapse footage shows the Geminid meteor shower shimmering in the sky. The video, shot by Jason Keyes, shows the…
Virgin Galactic rocket plane could reach ‘space altitudes’ during next test
An artist’s impression of the Virgin SpaceShipTwo (Virgin Galactic/PA) Virgin Galactic said its space tourism rocket plane could reach “space altitudes” for the first time as early as Thursday. The company said its SpaceShipTwo, VSS Unity, has entered the next stage of testing which will “expand the envelope for altitude,…
SpaceX Christmas delivery arrives at International Space Station
The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft approaches the robotic arm (Nasa TV/AP) A SpaceX delivery full of Christmas goodies has arrived at the International Space Station – after a slight delay caused by a communication drop-out. The Dragon capsule pulled up at the orbiting lab three days after launching from Cape…
