On Wednesday, it will hurtle between the orbits of Earth and Mars at a relative speed of 128,500mph (207,000km/h); its nucleus is about a mile (1.6km) across, its tail is millions of kilometres. Source link
Read More »Asteroid size of delivery truck to come very close to Earth
The space rock will whip past Earth Friday morning Hong Kong time in one of the closest such encounters ever recorded. Nasa insists it will be a near miss with no chance of hitting Earth. Source link
Read More »Tiny Djibouti to get spaceport under deal with Hong Kong firm, Chinese investor
Project in tiny nation of just over 1 million is evidence of the democratisation of space globally, Nigerian space scientist says. Source link
Read More »Virgin Orbit set for historic satellite launch from Britain on Monday
From left, deputy CEO of UK Space Agency Ian Annett, CEO of Virgin Orbit Dan Hart, and head of Spaceport Cornwall Melissa Thorpe at Newquay Airport, in Cornwall, UK on Sunday. Photo: Reuters Source link
Read More »Chinese scientists scramble to wake Mars rover, plan to send probe: sources
China still waiting for signal from Zhurong, which was supposed to power on after sleeping through red planet’s sandstorm season. Source link
Read More »Over the moon: South Korea’s first lunar orbiter sends back photos
Danuri was launched in August and entered lunar orbit in December; its photographs and videos will be used to choose potential moon landing sites. Source link
Read More »Europe’s access to space in jeopardy after Vega-C rocket failure
Flights of the new European Vega-C rocket have been suspended pending an investigation into a launch failure, leaving Europe with few avenues into space. Source link
Read More »First space launch from Britain as Richard Branson secures license
The billionaire aviation disrupter will launch satellites into space from Cornwall in the southwest of England for the first time; previously they have needed to be sent to foreign spaceports. Source link
Read More »Planet spirals towards collision with sun – is this how we’ll end?
Researchers hope doomed Kepler-1658b will help them understand how worlds die; ‘death-by-star … could be Earth’s ultimate adios’. Source link
Read More »The sky’s no limit: US military launches space force in South Korea
‘48 miles north exists existential threat we must be prepared to deter, defend against, and if required defeat’ said unit’s boss in Seoul, an hour’s drive from North Korea. Source link
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