A glorious full Moon lit up the skies last night with celestial observers able to capture spectacular photos of March’s full Moon, known as the Worm Moon. March’s full Moon is a harbinger of warmer weather and therefore the appearance of worms, hence its name. In New York City, photographer Gary Hershorn captured it rising … Read more
As it used the last of its power reserves, the Intuitive Machines Odysseus Moon lander captured one final photo before shutting down. The Odysseus lander, sent to the moon by space exploration company Intuitive Machines on February 22, was the first lunar landing by the United States in over 50 years — the last was … Read more
By MARCIA DUNN (AP Aerospace Writer) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact. Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built and … Read more
By MARCIA DUNN (AP Aerospace Writer) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back as flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact. Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built and … Read more
By MARCIA DUNN (AP Aerospace Writer) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private lunar lander circled the moon while aiming for a touchdown Thursday that would put the U.S. back on the surface for the first time since NASA’s famed Apollo moonwalkers. Intuitive Machines was striving to become the first private business to successfully pull … Read more
Credit: Intuitive Machines via the company’s X (Twitter) page. The Odysseus moon lander, developed by Houston-based company Intuitive Machines, has sent incredible photos back to Earth. The private space exploration behind the lander has selected four to share with the world. “Out of all the images collected, Intuitive Machines chose to show humanity’s place in … Read more
JAXA created this render showing how SLIM landed on the Moon a bit askew. Last week, Japan became the fifth country to land a spacecraft on the Moon successfully. However, the historic accomplishment had its challenges. The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed upside-down on the lunar surface, preventing … Read more
The sky is nature’s canvas, and every year, an array of astronomical phenomena paints the heavens with otherworldly sights guaranteed to fill us with awe. From new moons to lunar and solar eclipses, meteor showers and NASA missions, here’s a selection of can’t-miss celestial events for 2024. New Moons: New moons mean darker skies, making … Read more
BENGALURU: Chandrayaan-3 entered the last lap of its historic journey to Moon early Sunday with lander Vikram completing its second and final “deboost” manoeuvre, slowing down the spacecraft and taking position in a pre-landing orbit of 25x134km for a controlled touchdown at 6.04pm on August 23. “The module will now undergo internal checks and await … Read more
The full Moon rising Wednesday evening over the Bay Area is being called a Super Blue Moon. Why super? Any time a full Moon coincides with the Moon’s closest approach to Earth in its 27-day orbit, that Moon is referred to as a perigean or Super Moon. The Moon at its perigee, or closest point … Read more