by rpuser | Mar 22, 2026 | Space
A cosmic explosion with an energy level equivalent to the output of a billion of suns went unnoticed by astronomers — until they caught the “echo” of this so-called gamma-ray burst, that is. Considering all of our advances in astronomy and the fact that we...
by rpuser | Mar 22, 2026 | Space
Today (March 20) at 10:46 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (7:46 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time) the vernal or spring equinox occurs. At that moment, the sun comes to one of two places where its rays shine directly down on the equator. It will then shine equally on both halves...
by rpuser | Mar 22, 2026 | Space
Five years after the Artemis Accords were established, key rules for operating on the moon remain unresolved, including how to respond to emergencies and how to define “safety zones” around lunar activities. As NASA gears up to launch its Artemis 2 mission...
by rpuser | Mar 22, 2026 | Space
The Artemis 2 rocket that will send astronauts around the moon is back on the pad, and it could launch in less than two weeks. NASA rolled Artemis 2’s towering Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to Launch Complex-39B (LC-39B) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center...
by rpuser | Mar 22, 2026 | Space
**NASA’s Artemis II mission is revving up for launch, with the massive moon rocket scheduled for a return to the launch pad today. Meanwhile, the four-person crew is beginning their essential quarantine period as the countdown to an April 1 liftoff...
