Astronauts have identified some unusual smells in space; This is not surprising, considering the chemistry here is very different from that on Earth. So what does space smell like and what are the cosmic sources of these smells? Space is an airless vacuum, so technically you can’t smell anything in space; If you tried you’d… Read More »
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket launched at 2:18 a.m. EST on Monday on its maiden flight from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photo: Joe Marino/UPI January 8 (UPI) — The Peregrin lunar lander, the first U.S. mission with a final destination on the Moon in five decades, suffered a… Read More »
Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander launched toward the moon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, January 8.astrobotic A US spacecraft carrying human remains was launched on Monday with the aim of landing on the moon. Peregrine may be the first U.S. mission to land in more than 50 years. If successful, this could… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A new, taller rocket has taken flight, carrying what could be the first commercial lunar lander and the first lunar landing mission launched from the United States since 1972. The Vulcan Centaur rocket, a never-before-flown… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A new, taller rocket has taken flight, carrying what could be the first commercial lunar lander and the first lunar landing mission launched from the United States since 1972. The Vulcan Centaur rocket, a never-before-flown… Read More »
For the first time in more than 50 years, an American lunar lander will launch from Cape Canaveral early Monday; It’s loaded with 20 experiments and international payloads, including a small robotic probe called Peregrine, six NASA instruments and a sensor worth $108. million. Other payloads include university experiments, a collection of Mexican and U.S.… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When a rocket makes its first attempt at liftoff on Monday, it will carry nothing but the first lunar lander launched from the United States since NASA’s last Apollo mission in 1972. The risks are… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When a rocket makes its first attempt at liftoff on Monday, it will carry nothing but the first lunar lander launched from the United States since NASA’s last Apollo mission in 1972. The risks are… Read More »
A prototype of a Mars Sample Return rover at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 2020. (Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times) Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 100 contractors last week and will scale back some of the initial effort to bring parts from Mars to Earth, following a cost-cutting order from NASA that lawmakers called… Read More »
United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new, long-awaited rocket is preparing to take off for the first time. So will the vehicle be able to prove itself in a competitive launch market? Vulcan Centaur Planned to launch from Florida Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Early Monday morning (January 8). On board will be the special Peregrine lunar… Read More »