Astronomers at NASA have made a crucial breakthrough for space communications by sending a signal from a staggering distance of 290 million miles. The feat — sending a laser signal to the Psyche spacecraft, named after the Greek goddess of the soul and launched on a SpaceX rocket last year — broke the agency’s previous … Read more
For more than three years, NASA’s Perseverance rover has roamed the Martian landscape, collecting bits and pieces of rock to be examined by scientists here on Earth. The space agency had come up with an elaborate plan to fly these samples from the Red Planet to Earth using a fleet of robots, but it later … Read more
IRISH STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month, with two separate meteor showers visible in the sky. And the first meteor shower, called the Draconids, will be visible in Irish skies tonight. 1 A meteor shower will hit the Irish skies TONIGHT and will last for a few daysCredit: Getty Images – Getty The … Read more
Update — October 5, 2024 at 9:10 a.m. Eastern Time The Sun continues to be more active than usual. According to the US Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), “solar activity was at moderate levels.” A massive solar flare erupted from the sun Thursday morning, sending waves of charged particles toward Earth. Experts at the National … Read more
The Genesis of SpaceX SpaceX, officially known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., was founded in 2002 by Elon Musk. Driven by a vision to make space travel more affordable and accessible, Musk envisioned a future where humans could become a multiplanetary species. His ambitious goal was to drastically reduce the costs associated with space travel … Read more