Although it didn’t make a perfect landing, the lunar module SLIM survived for two lunar nights, equivalent to 28 terrestrial days.
Category: Exploration
Ion engine: how does it work?
The ion engine, used for decades, is the most efficient way to boost a spacecraft for space exploration.
The launch of Einstein mission
China launched the Einstein probe to study X-ray emissions from neutron stars, black holes, and other phenomena.
The first Euclid images
The European Space Agency (ESA) released the first images obtained by Euclid space telescope, which investigates the dark universe.
The launch of SLIM and XRISM
The Japanese Space Agency (JAXA) launched the moon lander SLIM and X-ray space telescope XRISM to the Moon.
The landing of Chandrayaan-3
The Chadrayaan-3 mission landed with success on the Moon’s south pole. Making India the fourth country to land on Earth’s natural satellite.
The launch of Luna-25 mission
47 years after the launch of Luna-24 by Soviet Union, was launched the Luna-25 or Luna-Glob probe, to collect samples on Moon’s south pole.
Euclid, the dark universe telescope
The European Space Agency (ESA) launched the Euclid, a space telescope to study dark matter and dark energy.
Astronomers observed a star devouring a planet
For the first time, telescopes observe a planeta 10 times heavier than Jupiter being swalloed by a star at 12,000 light-years of distance.
The beginning of JUICE mission
JUICE is a long mission of European Space Agency (ESA), to explore Jupiter and it’s three biggest moons: Ganymede, Calisto and Europa.