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Archive for February 13th, 2024

Watch China launch Smart Dragon-3 rocket from the sea (video)

February 13th, 2024 by

China just aced its 10th sea launch, using a specially converted floating barge and a solid rocket called Smart Dragon-3.

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See new trailer for NatGeo’s ‘The Space Race’ documentary saluting Black astronauts (video)

February 13th, 2024 by

A new trailer for National Geographic’s celebration of Black astronauts in ‘The Space Race.’

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Orbital resonance ā€” the striking gravitational dance done by planets with aligning orbits

February 13th, 2024 by

Iā€™m an astronomer who studies and writes about cosmology. Researchers have discovered over 5,600 exoplanets in the past 30 years, and their extraordinary diversity continues to surprise astronomers.

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Canadian astronaut reveals Indigenous art patch for Artemis 2 moon mission

February 13th, 2024 by

The first Canadian who will fly to the moon, Jeremy Hansen, now has a patch to represent his own mission, as well as the knowledge passed on by his country’s original explorers.

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Solar eclipse on Mars! Perseverance rover sees Martian moon Phobos cross the sun in epic video

February 13th, 2024 by

The NASA Perseverance rover recently turned its gaze to the sky to spot a solar eclipse. The asteroid-sized Phobos passed in front of the sun on Feb. 8, from the perspective of Mars.

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