space

Comet and eclipse might coincide, but the former is already visible

Published on: April 3, 2024
13:22

Washington, Apr 3 (Prensa Latina) The comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, whose shape is reminiscent of the Millennium Falcon from the Star Wars saga, is passing close to Earth these days and will be visible in the night sky of the northern hemisphere on Wednesday, a NASA statement said.

Mars had water in its craters longer than estimated

Published on: March 26, 2024
00:30

London, Mar 26 (Prensa Latina) The Gale crater on Mars hosted abundant water long after the Hesperian period, which lasted between 3,700 and three billion years when they believe that most of the liquid was lost, it was reported.

Russia’s Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft docks into ISS

Published on: March 25, 2024
12:36

Moscow, Mar 25 (Prensa Latina) The Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft with the first Belarusian cosmonaut, Marina Vasilevskaya, Russia’s Oleg Novitski and Tracy Dyson, from the United States, docked at the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday, the space flight control center reported.

Aleida Guevara welcomes Israel’s suspension from space fair in Chile

Published on: March 6, 2024
12:59

Santiago, Chile, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) Aleida Guevara, ambassador of the Global Campaign for the Right of Return to Palestine, on Wednesday welcomed the Chilean Government's decision to prevent Israel's participation in the upcoming Aerospace, Defense, and Security Fair.

NASA releases images of a stadium-sized asteroid

Published on: February 28, 2024
00:15

Washington, Feb 28 (Prensa Latina) NASA released the first detailed images of asteroid 2008 OS7, which has the size of a stadium and has managed to come within 2.9 million kilometers from Earth, it was reported.

India confirms sending a cosmonaut to the Moon in 2040

Published on: December 7, 2023
09:55

New Delhi, Dec 7 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, confirmed the efforts made by the space science of that country to achieve, among other objectives, the sending of a cosmonaut to the Moon in 2040.

Russia launches Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying military satellite

Published on: November 26, 2023
07:52

Moscow, Nov 26 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Aerospace Forces have launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying a military satellite from the Plesetsk spaceport, the Defense Ministry said in a statement.

India prepares new missions to study the Sun and Venus

Published on: August 24, 2023
00:15

New Delhi, Aug 24 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that India will soon launch the Aditya L-1 mission for an in-depth study of the Sun and to explore the planet Venus.

Russia launches its first lunar mission

Published on: August 11, 2023
07:45

Moscow, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The Soyuz-2.1b rocket carrying Russia’s first mission to the Moon in 40 years took off from the Vostochny cosmodrome, the RosCosmos Space Corporation reported on Friday.

Russia to launch new lunar probe on August 11

Published on: August 4, 2023
00:15

Moscow, Aug 4 (Prensa Latina) The launch of Russia’s lunar probe Luna-25, the first in 47 years, is scheduled for August 11 from the Vostochni cosmodrome, in the east of the country, the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos reported.

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