22 April 2020
Happy Earth Day 2020!
...and climate . The brainchild of US Senator Gaylord Nelson, Earth Day was first launched in 1970, when around 20 million ... Climate Action is therefore very apt. Although, plans for Earth day 2020 have been upended by the coronavirus crisis, people are...
06 September 2019
India's Chandrayaan-2 lander due to touchdown tonight
... and, ike the Vikram lander is designed to last one lunar day (14 Earth days). The overhead orbiter, Chandrayaan-2, however is expected to spend a .... Vikram already separated from its mothership four days ago and has since performed two manoeuvres to...
01 December 2020
China's Chang'e 5 probe successfully lands on the Moon
... will take place over the course of one lunar day – the equivalent to around 14 Earth days. Chang'e-5 is the world's first moon-sample mission... is complete, the lunar samples will be returned to Earth via the ascender, which will take off and dock ...
11 October 2019
Spacebit unveils its design of the UK's first Moon rover
... is available there for all humanity to explore," said Tanasyuk. The rover is designed to last just one lunar day (10 Earth days) as it is unlikely the small spider-bot would be able to withstand the perishing night conditions on the lunar surface...
November 2020
Walking on the Moon
...USSR’s Lunokhod 1, on 17 November 1970. Although designed for a lifetime of three lunar days (about three Earth months), it operated for eleven lunar days (321 Earth days) and covered a distance of 10.54 km. Lunokhod 2, a second rover from the former...
25 November 2020
Solar astronomers "listening" to the Sun can now predict future sunspots
.... “We can use this technique to identify what is happening on the side of the Sun that faces away from Earth days before we can catch a glimpse from here.” Helioseismology is similar in principle to the way sound waves travelling through...
