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Ancient Greece
How Ancient Greeks Set Humanity on the Path to Space Exploration
While civilized society was just learning to use the wheel on earth, ancient Greeks were aiming at celestial space and the stars.
Science
US Plans to Bring GPS to the Moon
The US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is working on a collaborative government project to bring GPS mapping to the Moon, said the agency's director at the GEOINT Symposium 2023.
The NGA plans to create a lunar reference framework that future...
Science
Scientists Discover 62 New Moons Around Saturn
In a remarkable twist of celestial events, Jupiter's short-lived supremacy as the planet with the highest number of moons in our solar system has been abruptly ended. Recent scientific findings have unequivocally revealed the presence of an astounding 62...
Science
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship Explodes After Launch
On Thursday Elon Musk's SpaceX launched the inaugural test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever created and the vehicle that could one day return astronauts to the moon or — perhaps — propel the first trip to...
Space
Elon Musk’s Massive Starship Ready for Liftoff
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is on the cusp of its first attempt to launch its Starship spacecraft, the tallest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built, into orbit around Earth.
CEO Musk tweeted a short video Thursday alongside the message “Starship...
Science
Water Discovered Inside Beads of Glass on Moon
Scientists have discovered that tiny glass beads scattered across the moon's surface contain a massive amount of water that can be extracted and used.
This discovery could be a major breakthrough for space agencies that plan to build bases on...
Space
Rolls-Royce to Build Nuclear Reactor for Future Moon Base
The UK Space Agency will give £2.9 million (US$3.5 million) to Rolls-Royce to fund the building of a nuclear reactor.
Under the contract, Rolls-Royce is expected to develop a demonstrator modular nuclear reactor that could be deployed on the Moon by...
Space
NASA’s Nuclear Thermal Rocket Engine Could Send Humans to Mars
Nasa has announced that it plans to conduct tests of nuclear-powered rockets that might transport astronauts to Mars at incredible speeds.
Together with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) of the United States government, the agency stated on Tuesday...
Celebrities
Buzz Aldrin, Second Man to Walk on the Moon, Marries at Age 93
Buzz Aldrin, the legendary astronaut of Apollo 11 fame, married his longtime girlfriend Dr. Anca Faur at the age of ninety-three. Aldrin is renowned for being the second man to step foot on the moon in 1969.
Faur, aged sixty-three,...
Environment
Closest Supermoon in Nearly a Millennium This Weekend
January 21st will mark the first new moon of the year and the occurrence of a "supermoon." This phenomenon occurs when the moon is at its closest point to the Earth.
The supermoon will be the closest the moon has...