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Archive for December 6th, 2023

Watch the explosive new trailer for astronaut action film ‘ISS’ (video)

December 6th, 2023 by

A preview and new trailer for the new action thriller “I.S.S.” that imagines what happens aboard the International Space Station when war breaks out on Earth below.

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China launches remote-sensing satellite for Egypt (video)

December 6th, 2023 by

China launched a remote-sensing satellite for Egypt late on Sunday (Dec. 3) as space cooperation between the two countries deepens.

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Japan targeting Jan. 19 for nation’s 1st-ever moon landing

December 6th, 2023 by

Japan’s robotic SLIM spacecraft will make the nation’s first-ever moon landing on Jan. 19, if all goes according to plan.

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Canadian astronaut assignments reflect growth of Canada’s ‘Space Force’

December 6th, 2023 by

Two Canadian Space Agency astronauts from the military will fly to the moon and the ISS by 2025. The commander of 3 Canadian Space Division says their assignments symbolize fast-growing activity in Canada’s military space domain.

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China could use a foldable helicopter to collect samples on Mars

December 6th, 2023 by

A new journal article outlines the design for a quadcopter that could assist China’s mission to collect samples from Mars.

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Gigantic ‘hole’ in the sun wider than 60 Earths is spewing superfast solar wind right at us

December 6th, 2023 by

A monstrous dark patch, known as a coronal hole, recently appeared near the sun’s equator. The temporary gap enables unusually fast solar wind to race toward Earth.

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James Webb Space Telescope pierces through dust to find an ancient ghostly galaxy

December 6th, 2023 by

A ghostlike dusty galaxy from the early universe might represent a whole population of hidden galaxies.

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‘Space Rescue Service’ needed for coming space tourism era, report argues

December 6th, 2023 by

People are launching to space in ever-greater numbers, with few backups in case of trouble. A ‘Space Rescue Service’ might fill in the gap, a new report argues.

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