Nasa’s Artemis 2 astronauts are set to make history Monday, April 6, as they fly around the moon, becoming the first humans in more than 50 years to see it up close.The four-member crew- commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen- are scheduled to begin their seven-hour moon…
PC: Canadian Space Agency The Artemis II mission has achieved an historic milestone that heralds a new epoch, and a mark of tradition and accomplishment for Canada as well. A significant milestone along this great journey, as the Orion spacecraft transitions into its trans-lunar trajectory, Commander Reid Wiseman, with his fellow veteran crew members, honoured…
Artemis II mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, left, of the Canadian Space Agency, pilot Victor Glover, second from left, commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Christina Koch, right. (Image credits: AP) The four astronauts aboard Nasa’s Artemis II mission entered the moon’s gravitational sphere of influence early Monday morning, moving toward a key milestone in the…
Quote of the day by Max Planck (Image source: Wikipedia) Science has helped people understand the world in ways once impossible. Scientific discoveries have changed our lives in many ways, from understanding how planets move to discovering what atoms are made of. But even with all of these improvements, there are still a lot of…
For much of their time in space, astronauts are connected to the Earth via an invisible network of communications: voices, information, and continuous assurances from Mission Control. However, for NASA’s Artemis II mission, there is a defining point at which all such connections disappear. The astronauts inside the Orion capsule were silent for approximately 40…
Getting to Uranus had always been a fascination for many scientists. However, because of its immense distance from Earth, any mission there was always seen as one that took decades to complete. However, the advent of Starship, the next-generation rocket that SpaceX is currently working on, might put an end to this age-old story. According…
Artemis II astronauts are set to break the record for travelling the farthest distance from Earth to the Moon on a crewed mission, surpassing what Apollo 13 achieved by more than 4,100 miles (6,600 kilometers).During their journey, the four-member crew will spend about six hours flying around the Moon on Monday, capturing clear views of…
After years of extensive biological research, scientists identified at least 11 species new to science occupying the ruggedly divided limestone formations of the Battambang and Stung Treng regions in Cambodia. The researchers describe these remote, isolated outcroppings of limestone as ‘evolutionary laboratories,’ where organisms have evolved for millions of years independently of each other. Among…
ISRO’s MITRA mission is a new project initiated by the Indian Space Research Organisation to investigate the behaviour, performance, and dynamics of the crew in an environment that simulates space flight. The MITRA mission will be carried out in Leh, Ladakh, and the participants are put in environments where the presence of thin air, cold,…
Artemis II has entered deep space, marking a new phase in the return of human missions beyond Earth. The mission, led by NASA, has produced new images of Earth captured from beyond low Earth orbit. These photographs were taken from the Orion spacecraft as it travels towards the Moon. The visuals show Earth at a…