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Luna 2: touched by humans, touches the moon
14+ hour, 23+ min ago (561+ words) After another failed launch in June 1959, the Soviets had their second Cosmic Rocket (later renamed Luna 2) ready in September the same year. If the scientists and researchers of the time were just getting on top of the technology that helped…...
Sputnikfest brings a day of sci-fi and space to Manitowoc
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (25+ words) Yahoo Science fiction, space, and plenty of out-of-this-world costumes took over Manitowoc Saturday for Sputnikfest....
On this day in space! Sept. 13, 2007: Japan launches Kaguya spacecraft to the moon to map the lunar surface in HD
22+ hour, 24+ min ago (371+ words) Kaguya, named after a moon princess, captured the first-ever HD video and images of the moon. On Sept. 13, 2007, Japan launched the Kaguya spacecraft on a mission to the moon. Formally known as SELENE, which is short for SELenological and ENgineering…...
On 6 February 1971, Alan Shepard attached a modified six-iron head to a lunar sample-tool handle and hit two golf balls one-handed because his pressurised suit was too stiff for a normal swing. He joked that the second went “miles and miles and miles”; enhanced Apollo photographs analysed in 2021 placed the balls only about 24 and 40 yards away.
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (723+ words) Alan Shepard’s improvised lunar six iron produced two modest shots, then enhanced Apollo imagery finally measured how far the balls travelled....
John Glenn: Forever dedicated to a dream beyond himself
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (94+ words) The Andover Townsman âÂÂIf there is one thing IâÂÂve learned in my years on this planet, itâÂÂs that the happiest and most fulfilled people IâÂÂve known are those who devoted themselves to…...
A Cosmic Journey
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (474+ words) The exploratory music of Richmond native Lonnie Liston Smith is being celebrated with two concerts this week. Hometown music legend Lonnie Liston Smith, a keyboardist who has performed with all-time jazz greats such as Pharoah Sanders and Miles Davis, is…...
Starlink's Signal Leakage Is Threatening Radio Astronomy's Most Critical Frequencies
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (263+ words) Curtin University study finds SpaceX hardware leakage up to 10,000 times stronger than the cosmic signals SKA-Low must detect The numbers tell the story bluntly: “Comparable to the brightest natural radio sources in the sky.” — Steven Tingay, Curtin University, on Starlink’s…...
From moon’s far side, a satellite to look for the first radio signal
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (974+ words) Published - September 09, 2026 09:00 am IST - KOCHI Cosmologists are literally over the moon at the prospect of listening to the universe telling its story like never before. At the heart of this excitement is a small satellite named CosmoCube, which scientists from…...
Satellites get a new type of armour
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (322+ words) | Hindustan Times Hindustan Times HURTLING AROUND Earth at roughly seven kilometres a second, even tiny pieces of debris pack quite a punch Such manmade junk poses a far greater threat to satellites circling in low orbits than natural space rocks…...
Earthrise Monument Honors Black Space Pioneers Who Helped Shape America’s Space Program
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (1677+ words) SAN ANTONIO OBSERVER — A new monument named EarthRise in Nassau Bay, Texas, now recognizes Black pioneers and other underrepresented figures who contributed to America’s space program. Dedicated on August 16, the public art installation is located on the grounds of St....