Sunday, April 30, 2023

Lunar Explosion Bears Investigating

This blog would like a spacecraft to photograph the area where the lunar explosion occurred.We could possibly ascertain what kind of space rock hit the Moon.Was it a meteor or even a small asteroid?Exactly how large is the crater it left?The incident also indicates that there are some rare hazards associated with human exploration of a moon which has no atmosphere for celestial objects to burn up in. On the other hand,human explorers are far more at risk because of the lunar surface receiving radiation bombardment from cosmic rays,solar storms and and even gamma rays.It could be so intense,they could immediately fall ill with radiation sickness,a recent German study suggests.

Space rock slams into moon! Explosion seen from Japan

Wednesday, April 26, 2023

NASA’s Voyager Will Do More Science With New Power Strategy

NASA’s Voyager Will Do More Science With New Power Strategy: The plan will keep Voyager 2’s science instruments turned on a few years longer than previously anticipated, enabling yet more revelations from interstellar space.

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Next-Gen Suit for NASA’s Work for Space Station Missions Debuts

Next-Gen Suit for NASA’s Work for Space Station Missions Debuts: A next-generation spacesuit – in effect an astronaut’s personal spaceship – will advance NASA’s spacewalking capabilities in low Earth orbit and at the International Space Station. Collins Aerospace is a subsidiary of Raytheon Technologies Corp (RTX).

Monday, April 17, 2023

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World:01,The Journey Begins...

Who Invented the Telecom Satellite?

It was the science fiction author and futurist Sir Arthur C. Clarke CBE (1917-2008).He correctly perceived that geostationary satellites would make ideal telecom relays.He made this discovery while serving as a Royal Air Force officer in World War II.Clarke wrote a number of highly regarded scifi novels,including Childhood's End;2001:A Space Odyssey;and Rendevous With Rama.He had a first class degree in mathematics and physics from King's College in London.Clarke spent the last three decades of his life in Sri Lanka,where he had gone to scuba dive.He also hosted the TV series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World.

JUICE launch on Ariane 5 rocket from French Guiana,South America - 14 April 2023 - planetary science

The 12-year ESA mission will explore Jupiter's icy moons Europa,Ganymede,Io and the inner moons.It will not land on them. Airbus SE (XPAR:AIR)

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Massive flare on Proxima Centauri could spell bad news for any alien life - Astronomy magazine - astrobiology

Massive flare on Proxima Centauri could spell bad news for any alien: Astronomers just measured the largest flare ever from Proxima Centauri, humanity's closest neighboring star. These flares could be bad news for life trying to develop on a planet orbiting the star.

Saturday, April 1, 2023

Meet John Shoffner, Ax-2 Pilot - Axiom Space

Each private mission to the ISS that NASA approves must be commanded by someone with NASA Astronaut experience.So Ax-2 is commanded by former NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson.The crew undergoes training at NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Meet Peggy Whitson, Ax-2 Commander - Axiom Space

The Ax-2 Mission is the second private mission to the ISS.It will blast off from NASA Kennedy Space Center in May 2023 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the crew flying in a Crew Dragon spacecraft.It will be a ten day mission consisting of research projects.The four person crew will also include two Saudi Arabian Mission Specialists.