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Feb 10, 2022 · Look to the eastern horizon about an hour before dawn on Saturday and you’ll see a very bright—though only 1%-illuminated—planet Venus appear to be about 6º from the red planet Mars. Saturday,...
- Jan. 6 - SpaceX Kicked Off 2022 with Starlink Launch
- Jan. 24 - James Webb Locked Into Place
- Feb. 18 - Perseverance Rover's Anniversary of Landing on Mars
- April 8 - AXIOM-1 Launched First All-Private Crew to Iss
- April 27 - SpaceX's Crew-4 Blasts Off
- May - First of Six Missions to Complete Tiangong Space Station
- May 19 - Boeing Starliner Docks on Second Flight Attempt
- May 15-16 - Total Lunar Eclipse
- June 28 - Rocket Lab Launched NASA's Capstone Mission
- July Tbd - Russia Launches Luna-25
SpaceX claimed the first space mission of 2022. The company sent 49 Starlink satellites into Earth's orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, bringing its grand satellite total to just under 2,000. Starlink is SpaceX's endeavor to bring low-cost wireless internet connectivity to remote locations by placing thousands of satellites into orbit. The innovative ...
This marks a massive milestone for the field-altering James Webb Space Telescope. Just after 11 a.m. PT/2 p.m. ET on Jan 24., Webb reached the second Lagrange point, a gravitational balance point well past the moon's orbit around Earth and on the side of our planet not facing the sun. Steadied by the combined gravity of the sun and Earth, it's sett...
Happy landing on Mars day, Perseverance! One year ago today, NASA's youngest Mars rover landed on the red planet. It's been sending back awesome photos and exploring unique-looking rocks– and will continue to do so in 2022.
The Axiom-1 mission sent the first private crew to the International Space Station on April 8. The team consists of former NASA astronaut and Axiom Vice President Michael López-Alegría as commander; American entrepreneur and nonprofit activist investor Larry Connor as pilot; Canadian investor and philanthropist Mark Pathy; and Israeli impact invest...
We're living in an awesome time for space exploration -- one in which not one but twoprivate crews will have lived onboard the International Space Station. On April 27, SpaceX's all-private Crew-4 mission left for a trip among the stars aboard the agency's Crew Dragon capsule. The four astronauts took residence on the ISS, and Jessica Watkins, a mi...
Since last year, Chinese astronauts have been traveling to and from the country's new space station, Tiangong. By the end of this year, China hopes to complete the spacey abode, with six missions outlined during an April 17 press conference. May kicked off the mission sequence, beginning with a resupply endeavor, which was then followed by the seco...
For a few years, Boeing has been trying to move forward with its new reusable Starliner spacecraft, designed to take astronauts to and from the International Space Station. In December 2019, the company attempted to launch the Starliner to the ISS, but issues with the vehicle's software prevented it from completing the journey. Boeing has since bee...
Fellow eclipse fans, here's what it looked like when the moon moved into Earth's shadow in the middle of May. You can rewatch the whole thing overlaid with NASA commentary on the science behind what you're seeing on CNET Highlights, linked above.
NASA wants to return to the moon. And the very first step of that dream is complete, as the agency's Capstone missionlaunched on June 28. The liftoff sent a satellite about the size of a microwave oven toward lunar orbit, and when it gets there, NASA will watch and record the elliptical trajectory it takes around the moon. The hope is that navigati...
The US isn't the only country zeroing in on the moon. Russia's Roscosmos has plans to launch its Luna-25 lunar rover in July. The rover will study the moon's South Poleto understand the composition of the region's surface and study plasma and dust in the lunar exosphere.
Feb 21, 2022 · Stellarium. Sunday, February 27, 2022: A waning crescent Moon aligns with Mars, Mercury and Venus. Get up an hour before sunrise today and you’ll see something wonderful—a 14%-lit waning crescent...
The program's stated long-term goal is to establish a permanent base on the Moon to facilitate human missions to Mars. Two principal elements of the Artemis program are derived from the now-cancelled Constellation program: the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System (SLS) (as a reincarnation of Ares V).
Feb 19, 2021 · Despite that seemingly hefty price tag, Perseverance remains the 7th most expensive spacecraft in the history of NASA's planetary exploration program and the third most expensive Mars mission.
Venus and Mars will share the same right ascension, with Venus passing 6°34' to the north of Mars. From Virginia Beach , the pair will be difficult to observe as they will appear no higher than 13° above the horizon.
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Jul 13, 2021 · Since this timing coincides with the young moon’s return to the night sky, the conjunction of Venus and Mars will appear alongside a slim crescent moon that is only 10% illuminated. Most...
