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NASA TV Coverage Set for Next Space Station Resupply Mission with SpaceX
on 24 November 2020 at 21:34
NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 11:39 a.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 5, for the launch of its 21st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. […]
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China Launches Ambitious Sample-Return Mission to the Moon
by David Dickinson on 23 November 2020 at 21:40
The aim of China’s Chang’e 5 mission is to return samples of lunar soil to Earth by the end of 2020. The post China Launches Ambitious Sample-Return Mission to the Moon appeared first on Sky & Telescope. […]
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Meet Capella, the Goat Star
by Daniel Johnson on 23 November 2020 at 13:44
Capella is the sixth-brightest star in the sky — and it’s more than one star! The main two stars in the system are near-twins, bright yellow giants. The post Meet Capella, the Goat Star appeared first on Sky & Telescope. […]
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Multi-Million Pound Funding Package Pledged for UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, Scotland
by Carolian Astronomy Society on 22 November 2020 at 14:40
A commitment to invest over £80m in a UK Space Centre of Excellence in Ayrshire, was made by both UK and Scottish Governments, in partnership with South Ayrshire Council, as part of the Ayrshire (Feed generated with FetchRSS) […]
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NASA, US and European Partners Launch Mission to Monitor Global Ocean
on 21 November 2020 at 17:55
A joint U.S.-European satellite built to monitor global sea levels lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Saturday at 9:17 a.m. PST (12:17 p.m. EST). […]