The extraordinary features of a rapidly moving celestial object are scintillating astronomers’ interest. Upon initial discovery, A11pl3Z was given a name but recently NASA has confirmed it as 3I/ATLAS, the third interstellar object out of four comets or asteroids discovered. Unlike the comets or asteroids which are bound to the sun’s asteroid belt and viewable ...
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) took the first pictures of Japan’s doomed Resilience moon lander. The pictures show a grim scene: broken pieces of the lander spread out across the moon’s surface. The spacecraft, made by the Tokyo-based company ispace, was supposed to make a historic soft landing on June 5, but it didn’t and ...
The European Space Agency (ESA) is gaining momentum in the world of space exploration, presenting a formidable challenge to NASA’s long-standing dominance. With its innovative approaches and groundbreaking missions, ESA is carving out its niche in the vast expanse of space. This fascinating journey is not just about exploring new frontiers but also about establishing ...
On the surface, NASA’s new satellite imagery appears to drop a bombshell: Antarctica, the icy giant that contains 90% of the globe’s fresh water, has been accumulating ice since 2021. This appears to run counter to the incessant drumbeat of global warming but scientists caution that this is far from a reversal of climate change. ...
Alana Theron, BSc in Biodiversity and Ecology
Alana Theron, BSc in Biodiversity and Ecology
