by blundun | Aug 22, 2023 | Science
Days after Russia’s failed lunar mission, India is hoping to be the first country to land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole. The Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to land on the lunar south pole on Wednesday. If...
by blundun | Aug 17, 2023 | Science
The scene of the deadly wildfires that devastated the Hawaiian island of Maui was captured in satellite imagery from the International Space Station last weekend. An Aug. 12 image, shared by NASA, shows the community of Lahaina on the coast at the lower left. The...
by blundun | Aug 16, 2023 | Science
For the first time since May 2012, the U.S. will see a “ring of fire” eclipse in October. The next annular eclipse — when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, but when it is at or near its farthest point from Earth – will occur on Saturday, Oct....
by blundun | Aug 15, 2023 | Science
NASA scientists say July was hotter than any other month in the global temperature record. Last month was 0.43 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than any other July in the agency’s record. Additionally, an analysis from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)...
by blundun | Aug 12, 2023 | Science
NASA said its STEREO-A spacecraft is passing between the sun and Earth on Saturday. The visit marks the first Earth flyby of the nearly 17-year-old mission. The twin Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory spacecraft launched on October 25, 2006, from the Cape...
by blundun | Aug 11, 2023 | Science
The Perseid meteor shower peaks late Saturday night, with conditions ideal for skywatchers. NASA says its All Sky Fireball Network is already detecting the first meteors of this year’s shower as the Earth passes through the debris from the comet Swift-Tuttle. ...
