People often think Venus is our closest planet. However, according to a new study on average distances over time Mercury actually comes closer. Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley have developed a computer simulation of planets’ movements over 10,000 years and found that Mercury tends to orbit closer than any other planet to Earth…
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s accomplishment was witnessed by more than 530 million people worldwide and left an indelible mark on our hearts, inspiring further space exploration, strengthening American pride and showing that anything is possible. At 4:17 PM, Armstrong radioed Mission Control in Houston with the news: “Tranquility Base here; Eagle has just landed.”…
Today, SpaceX will launch 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit using its Falcon 9 rocket and then land the booster stage on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean. SpaceX faces an important test with this mission, designed to demonstrate that Starship and its Super Heavy first stage can withstand atmospheric re-entry before safely splashing…
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft was successfully placed into interplanetary transfer orbit using SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. This marks humanity’s inaugural test of planetary defense to see whether intentionally colliding into an asteroid can alter its path. Falcon 9 successfully launched Badr 8, an Arabsat communications satellite based in Saudi Arabia from Cape…
Skys that change color from deep blue near the horizon to white near it are often due to dust or suspended water particles in the air, or indicate higher humidity. As sunlight travels through our atmosphere, it interacts with air molecules which scatter its light like billiard balls – blue and violet wavelengths being scattered…
Mercury governs communication, and approximately three to four times every year it appears to move backwards – this phenomenon is known as Mercury Retrograde periods. Mercury Retrograde spans nine weeks and runs between Sagittarius and Capricorn, creating an alternating back-and-forth motion, offering the opportunity to review goals and dreams, according to McCord. Now is an…
Venus, our nearest solar neighbor, lies closest to Earth in terms of distance. Its orbit is nearly circular, keeping Venus close by always. Mercury follows Mars in the planetary lineup. But Jupiter stands out, reaching its closest approach in 59 years this evening and appearing larger than usual at rare planetary opposition as it rises…
Atlas V rocket will launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral with the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 payload belonging to National Reconnaissance Office. Psyche will visit an asteroid with unusually high metal content to gain new insights into Earth’s core formation and solar system development, and advance ocean health research. Starlink Starlink is a satellite constellation…
