A private school has announced it will close permanently at the end of July, blaming “adverse economic and political factors” for the decline in numbers. In other words: Labour’s VAT plan worked for us. Other private schools were quick to offer panicked parents the chance to pay school fees early; Take that money to the… Read More »
Despite the failure of the United States’ first commercial lunar lander to launch in space, Astrobotic Technology continues to push forward with its next lunar mission and is still on schedule to launch before the end of the year. The hardware build of the Astrobotic Griffin Mission One lander is currently on display at the… Read More »
Illustration of a metallic lander landing on the moon. When NASA attempted to return to the Moon for the first time in 50 years on January 8, more than just $108 million worth of development and equipment was at risk. The agency earned the ire of Native American Navajo people, who proposed halting the launch… Read More »
Astrobotic remains optimistic about the Peregrine lunar lander despite the failure of the probe’s first mission. Peregine was launched on January 8 with the first flight of United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket. While the launch was proceeding smoothly, Peregrine experienced a propellant anomaly that caused a significant propellant leak just a few… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After flying hundreds of thousands of kilometers in space and struggling with a propellant problem that thwarted its plans, the Peregrine lunar lander likely met its violent end. The spacecraft was expected to complete its… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. After flying hundreds of thousands of kilometers in space and struggling with a propellant problem that thwarted its plans, the Peregrine lunar lander likely met its violent end. The spacecraft was expected to complete its… Read More »
The Peregrine spacecraft, launched last week on the first U.S. mission aiming to land on the moon in more than 50 years, is headed for Earth and is expected to make a fiery re-entry after a critical fuel leak disrupted its lunar ambitions. The failed moon landing attempt is a setback for NASA’s Commercial Lunar… Read More »
The Peregrine spacecraft, launched last week on the first U.S. mission aiming to land on the moon in more than 50 years, is headed for Earth and is expected to make a fiery re-entry after a critical fuel leak disrupted its lunar ambitions. The failed moon landing attempt is a setback for NASA’s Commercial Lunar… Read More »
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. Humans landed on the moon during NASA’s Apollo program in the late 1960s and 1970s using computers with much less processing power than today’s smartphones. Still, even fifty years later,… Read More »
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. Humans landed on the moon during NASA’s Apollo program in the late 1960s and 1970s using computers with much less processing power than today’s smartphones. Still, even fifty years later,… Read More »