Immerse yourself in the remarkable achievements and ongoing missions of Space Exploration within the captivating Space and Astronomy category. Journey beyond Earth as humankind ventures to study and comprehend the vast cosmos. Explore the awe-inspiring missions undertaken by esteemed space agencies like NASA, international space agencies, and pioneering private space companies.
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Voyager 2 launched August 20, 1977. It was followed a couple of weeks later by Voyager 1 on September 5, 1977. This same year Jimmy Carter was sworn in as the 39th president of the US and Radio Shack introduced a new TRS-80 personal computer. To put the computing power in perspective, the TRS-80 had…
With the increased attention put on Mars by Elon Musk and NASA, there is finally some hope that humans may visit the red planet within 10 years. Will we send men or women? Missions to Mars 55 missions have been sent to Mars. Due to the Mars Curse perhaps, only 53% have been successful (6…
Spacejunk The skies above our heads are getting crowded. While there are 2666 active satellites as of April 1 2020, it is estimated there are over 900,000 derelict satellites, rocket bodies and other objects able to be tracked. The US Space Surveillance Network estimates there are over 128 million other pieces under 1 cm like…
Beyond similarities to a Pixar animated film, this image tells a compelling story: environmental sustainability is not contained to just Earth. Debris and man-made wastage can be seen everywhere, including environments such as space.
Scientists from the Royal Astronomical Society announced a discovery that could potentially change our lives completely. They found phosphine gas in the atmosphere of the planet Venus. This news, which does not seem very important at first, is actually not at all. Even if it’s unbelievable, it could be a sign of life.
Every so often you come across someone who claims the Moon landings were faked back in 1969, and it’s all a NASA hoax. Wouldn’t you love to have a great rebuttal? Keep reading, and we’ll cover the Top 8 Ways you can prove we walked on the Moon. 1) The Soviet Union did not dispute…
We tend to think of astronauts, cosmonauts, and ground support engineers as rational, no-nonsense, data-driven professionals. And that’s true to a great extent. However, over the years a number of pre-launch superstitions, traditions, and practices have evolved.
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