Earth has many objects in orbit but definitely only one Moon – despite what some people think: Wherever you view it from on Earth, it's the same Moon. Fernando Astasio Avila / Shutterstock Big Brother has always chosen its contestants for entertainment value rather than for intellectual debate. This was recently highlighted in a discussion …
Virgin Orbit bankruptcy: why the UK’s spaceport industry may still have a bright future: Virgin Orbit filed for bankruptcy in April 2023. T. Schneider/Shutterstock The UK’s space sector has shown a remarkable dynamism in the past few years. According to the latest official figures, the sector’s revenue grew about 5.1% in 2021, outpacing the global …
Asteroid sharing Earth’s orbit discovered – could it help future space missions?: Where 2020 XL5 would appear in the dawn sky if we could see it with the naked eye from Chile. NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva, CC BY-NC-SA Research has shown that the Earth trails an asteroid barely a kilometre across in its orbit about the …
Kidnapping of Roman Protasevich will force pariah Belarus more firmly into Russia’s orbit: The taking of journalist Roman Protasevich from a commercial airline flight has further estranged Belarus from an outraged west and will force the country deeper under the influence of an increasingly powerful Russian Federation. Protasevich and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega were detained …
Mars missions from China and UAE are set to go into orbit – here’s what they could discover: How times have changed since the Apollo era. Within the space of a few days, two space missions from China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), respectively, are set to reach Mars. The UAE’s Hope mission will …
Virgin Orbit launched a rocket from a plane – here’s how: Lift off. Virgin Orbit/Greg Robinson, CC BY-SA Earlier this month, ten cubesats – small, cheap satellites weighing about a kilogram each – were sent into orbit around Earth. With almost 1,500 of these small satellites launched so far, adding another ten might seem trivial. …
Thousands more satellites will soon orbit Earth – we need better rules to prevent space crashes: Congestion in the sky. Shutterstock/OSORIOartist In recent years, satellites have become smaller, cheaper, and easier to make with commercial off the shelf parts. Some even weigh as little as one gram. This means more people can afford to send …
From Space Force to Artemis: what Joe Biden presidency may mean in orbit and beyond: Mars 2020 Perseverance space mission launches from Kennedy Space Center. CRISTOBAL HERRERA-ULASHKEVICH/EPA-EE Donald Trump set bold goals for space exploration during his time in office – from crewed missions to the Moon and Mars to a Space Force. By contrast, …
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South Africa in the news: Award-winning singer prayed through Braamfontein Orbit mayhem: “I didn’t want people to run, because that would have been more dangerous,” explained the recipient of the silver Order of Ikhamanga for her work in the arts – one of South Africa’s highest national awards. “Even my daughter was on her knees, …
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A ‘Lark‘ tune selected by www.Free-Mail.co.za: William Orbit – Lark from Pieces In a Modern Style, Vol. 2 Price: USD 0.99 Details about William Orbit | Preview Lark | More South African iTunes Music.
A ‘Lark‘ tune selected by www.Free-Mail.co.za: William Orbit – Lark from Pieces In a Modern Style, Vol. 2 Price: USD 0.99 Details about William Orbit | Preview Lark | More South African iTunes Music.