China launched its Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday, which will see a Chinese astronaut spend a full year in orbit for the first time, a crucial step in Beijing’s ambition to send humans to the Moon by 2030. The Long March 2-F rocket blasted off in a cloud of flames and smoke on time at 11:08 […]
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Zil Hajj moon sighted, Eidul Azha to fall on May 27
The Zil Hajj moon has been sighted and Eidul Azha will fall on May 27 in Pakistan, Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad announced on Sunday. The announcement was made after a meeting of the committee held at the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) in Karachi, with Maulana Azad in the chair. The meetings […]
Artemis II astronauts safely back on Earth after historic trip around moon
The Artemis II capsule and its four-member crew streaked through Earth’s atmosphere and safely splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Friday after nearly 10 days in space, capping the first voyage by humans to the vicinity of the moon in over half a century. Nasa’s gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, dubbed Integrity, parachuted gently into calm […]
Artemis II astronauts splash down safely in Pacific Ocean
The four astronauts of the Artemis II mission have successfully returned to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Southern California after completing a landmark 10-day journey around the Moon. Read More: Artemis II astronauts blast off toward Moon The crew traveled approximately 685,000 miles during the mission, marking one of the […]
Artemis II — Nasa’s historic Moon mission set for lift-off
More than half-a-century after the groundbreaking Apollo programme’s last crewed flight to the Moon, three men and one woman are preparing for a lunar journey set to turn a new page in American space exploration. The long-delayed Nasa mission dubbed Artemis II is slated to lift-off from Florida and venture to Earth’s natural satellite as […]
Moon not sighted, Eidul Fitr to be marked tomorrow
The Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee said on Thursday that the Shawwal moon had not been sighted and Eidul Fitr would be celebrated on March 21 (tomorrow). Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad made the announcement while addressing a press conference in Islamabad. The press conference followed a meeting of the Central Ruet-i-Hilal Committee, and […]
NASA’s bold mission: Nuclear reactors on the moon by 2030
NASA is ready to send nuclear reactors to the Moon. The goal is to have a working reactor by 2030. NASA boss Sean Duffy said the U.S. is racing China to the Moon. Planting reactors is smarter than just planting flags. Reactors can claim areas with water and resources. Duffy believes this will help secure […]
Why are space agencies racing to the moon’s south pole?
India’s space agency is attempting to land a spacecraft on the moon’s south pole, a mission that could advance India’s space ambitions and expand knowledge of lunar water ice, potentially one of the moon’s most valuable resources. Here’s what’s known about the presence of frozen water on the moon – and why space agencies and private companies see it as […]
NASA’s Orion capsule returns to Earth, capping Artemis I flight around moon
NASA’s Orion capsule barreled through Earth’s atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday after making an uncrewed voyage around the moon, winding up the inaugural mission of the US agency’s new Artemis lunar program 50 years to the day after Apollo’s final moon landing. The gumdrop-shaped Orion capsule, carrying a simulated crew […]
Scientists find new evidence of habitability on Saturn’s moon Enceladus
BEIJING: Saturn’s moon Enceladus has a greater chance of habitability as its ocean may be rich in dissolved phosphorus, an important life element but previously undetected in this planet of the solar system, a new study suggests. Enceladus, the second moon discovered around Saturn, has a thick ice shell in a subglacial ocean, forming a […]