Voyager 1: The spacecraft is farthest away from Earth
The US Voyager 1 satellite has just reached a record distance of 100 astronomical units (AU) and becomes the space device most emitted by humans from Earth.
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The US Voyager 1 satellite has just reached a record distance of 100 astronomical units (AU) and becomes the space device most emitted by humans from Earth.
In the Moon, there are ice reservoirs that can be melted to supply oxygen and extract hydrogen to fuel rockets? Or is there any other fuel hidden in the rock? To answer,…
According to the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSI) of the US Aerospace Agency (NASA), the Hubble telescope's main camera has been down for more than a week. NASA…
Eventually Discovery will be launched into space on July 1, 2006, despite controversy. There have been many fears of catastrophic accidents happening with these old old…
Yesterday 11am (US time), the 2004 XP14 meteorite has approached very close to the globe. This meteorite is 432.308km from Earth, only slightly above the average distanc…
On July 4, the US Discovery spacecraft was launched to carry a key mission to US space ambitions, although there were still concerns about safety three years after the s…
According to calculations, people who smoke on a pack of cigarettes a day have a much higher risk of ejaculation disorders than those who do not smoke. A recent study ha…
Space shuttle Discovery has just visited the International Space Station after being launched from the ground two days ago. Discovery arrived at Space Station at 1452 GM…
Like a hand in front of the eyes to reduce the glare of the Sun, a giant sunshade with a flower-like shape extends its wings in space to allow direct observation of the…
NASA has just decided to extend Discovery's flight by a day more than the previous 12 days and nights, so that astronauts have the opportunity to step out into space.
The Korean Ministry of Science and Technology is embarking on the first astronaut selection for the country with the intention of becoming the 35th country in the world…
On July 10, two astronauts aboard Discovery, Mike Fossum and Pierrs Sellers completed the second walk out of the air, ending the repair of the shipping compartment, the…
On July 12, the Genesis I inflatable spacecraft (pictured) - considered the foundation of the future space hotel model - was successfully launched from southern Russia.
The astronauts on Discovery shuttle spacecraft had a safe return journey to earth, ending the 13-day flight to the International Space Station.
A new Chinese software program capable of calculating radiation outside the space has protected astronauts from radiation contamination in the mission of bringing people…