Tag: Space

Biden Extends US Support for International Space Station Through 2030

The administration of President Joe Biden has committed to extending the International Space Station (ISS) operations through 2030, NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said on Friday. Nelson said that the Biden administration had committed to working with international partners, including Russia, to continue research being conducted in the orbiting laboratory through the rest of this decade….


What’s Up? The Cosmic Space Missions Expected in 2022

“2021 turned out to be a big newsy year in space, no doubt about it, but 2022 is going to continue that momentum and maybe even amp it up a little bit,” says AP’s Cape Cansveral correspondent Marcia Dunn. “There’s lots going on with more people on the verge of launching into space, both for…


The Heavens Declare (Episode 11): Our Wonderful Moon Part2

This episode of The Heavens Declare explores the wonderful moon God created on the Fourth Day of Creation. Experts share about the origin and purpose of the moon, space flight, craters, maria, the magnetic field, and evidence for the moon being a few thousand years old. We continue to explore the incredible science and history…


Iran Claims It Launched Rocket Into Space Amid Talks to Revive 2015 Nuclear Deal

The Iranian regime announced it has launched a rocket into space carrying three research devices, the country’s state television reported on Thursday. Ahmad Hosseini, an Iranian defense ministry spokesman, said the satellite-bearing rocket named Simorgh, or “Phoenix,” had launched the three cargoes at an altitude of 292 miles (470 km) and at a speed of 7,350…


Japan Aims to Put a Person on the Moon by Late 2020s

TOKYO—Japan revised the schedule of its space exploration plans on Tuesday, aiming to put a Japanese person on the moon by the latter half of the 2020s. “Not only is space a frontier that gives people hopes and dreams but it also provides a crucial foundation to our economic society with respect to our economic…


25 Years Ago the Cassini Spacecraft Set Off on a Journey to Saturn in October 1997

Launched a quarter of a century ago on 15 October 1997, the Cassini spacecraft spent 13 years exploring Saturn. The only spacecraft to ever orbit Saturn, Cassini showed scientists the planet, its rings, and moons up close in all their splendour. In all, Cassini collected more than 453,000 images and travelled 4.9 billion miles. Cassini…


NASA Spacecraft to Test Asteroid Defense Concept

It’s the stuff of Hollywood movies, but the threat to Earth by hazardous asteroids is rooted in fact, not fiction. “We look at the moon, we look at the Earth, we see that it’s full of craters. More on the Moon than on the Earth, which is, of course, telling us that impacts of small…


NASA’s Revolutionary Space Telescope Launched From French Guiana

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world a glimpse of the universe as it existed when the first galaxies formed, was launched by rocket early Saturday from South America’s northeastern coast, opening a new era of astronomy. The revolutionary $9 billion infrared telescope, hailed by NASA as the premiere space-science observatory of…


NASA Launches Revolutionary Space Telescope to Give Glimpse of Early Universe

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built to give the world a glimpse of the universe as it existed when the first galaxies formed, was launched by rocket early Saturday from South America’s northeastern coast, opening a new era of astronomy. The revolutionary $9 billion infrared telescope, described by NASA as the premiere space-science observatory of…


The Heavens Declare (Episode 10): Our Wonderful Moon Part1

This episode of The Heavens Declare explores the wonderful moon God created on the Fourth Day of Creation. Experts share about the origin and purpose of the moon, space flight, craters, maria, the magnetic field, and evidence for the moon being a few thousand years old. Explore the incredible science and history of our moon…