WHAT WILL HAPPEN TOMORROW?
Tomorrow afternoon all the spotlight will be on the Boca Chica spaceport in Texas, from which SpaceX’s StarShip rocket will…
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Jules Verne’s Prophetic Vision: How ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ Predates the Apollo Missions and Escape Velocity Science
In 1865, renowned French author Jules Verne envisioned a lunar journey in his novel, “From the Earth to the Moon.”…
Gagarin, the Destiny of a Hero
Jurij Alexeievich Gagarin was born in Klushino, Smolensk region, on March 9, 1934. He had two brothers and one sister…
Exploring Jupiter’s Icy Moons: The Ambitious Juice Mission
The European Space Agency (ESA) is gearing up for an ambitious mission, known as JUpiter ICy moons Explorer (Juice), to…
The Fastest Object Launched Into Space: The Astonishing Manhole Cover Story
In 1957, amid efforts to study nuclear weapons, an unexpected event occurred: a manhole cover was launched into the atmosphere…
NASA wants to clean the space
NASA is exploring the potential use of lasers, both on the ground and in space, to reduce the amount of…
NASA unveils new spacesuit for Artemis mission astronauts
Fashion-wise, the bulky, white space suits worn by Neil Armstrong and the other Apollo astronauts half a century ago are…
World’s first 3D printed rocket set for inaugural flight
The world’s first 3D printed rocket is scheduled to blast off from Florida on Saturday on the maiden flight of…
NASA gets Voyager 1 talking again and discovers a new mystery
NASA’s VOYAGER 1 spacecraft is on a perilous and unknown voyage into deep space. It and its sister probe, Voyager…
Speed of sound: what is and how it is measured
We just watched the sequel to the movie “Top Gun” with Tom Cruise. It is a film that explores the…