On July 12, 2023, a private Chinese company called LandSpace Launch of Methane-Fuelled Rocket, the Zhuque-2. The rocket was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, and it successfully delivered a test payload into sun-synchronous orbit. The Zhuque-2 is a two-stage rocket that is 49.5 meters long...
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is all set to launch its third lunar mission, Chandrayaan 3, on Friday, July 14, 2023. The mission will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, at 2:35 pm IST. Chandrayaan 3 is a follow-up to the Chandrayaan 2...
The spiral galaxy is called UGC 11860 and it is located about 184 million light-years away in the constellation Pegasus. It has two main spiral arms that are laced with bright blue star clusters. The galaxy also has a central bulge of older stars. Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3)...
NASA's Asteroid Watch dashboard has identified five asteroids that will make relatively close approaches to Earth in the coming days. Largest Asteroid of 2023 HO6. Which is estimated to be about 880 feet wide. It will make its closest approach to Earth on July 5. Passing by at a distance...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch for its record-breaking 16th time on Sunday morning (July 9th) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The rocket will carry a batch of 53 Starlink satellites into orbit. The launch is scheduled to take place at 4:36 a.m. EDT...
Valkyrie is a humanoid robot that stands about 6 feet tall and weighs about 300 pounds. It has a torso, two arms, two legs, and a head. The robot's arms and legs are equipped with sensors that allow it to feel its surroundings. The robot's head has a camera and...
The Chandrayaan-3 mission is a high-lifting rocket developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is a three-stage vehicle that is capable of lifting a payload of up to 40 tons into low Earth orbit. The rocket is powered by a combination of solid and liquid fuel engines. The...
On June 22, 2023, NASA's Parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the Sun yet, coming within 5.3 million miles (8.5 million kilometers) of the solar surface. The spacecraft was able to safely emerge from the close flyby and was operating normally following its 16th orbit of the star....
Chinese launch firm Space Pioneer has secured C-round funding for its Tianlong-3 medium-lift Reusable Rocket launch vehicle. The company announced the funding round on July 5, 2023. The amount of funding was not disclosed, but Space Pioneer said it would use the money to develop the Tianlong-3 rocket and to...
NASA and SpaceX are planning to launch the seventh crew mission to the International Space Station (ISS) in August 2023. The mission, called Crew-7, will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Crew-7 crew will consist of:...
