China Opposes NASA Official’s Remark Calling Its Space Mission as a Military Program

China Opposes NASA Official’s Remark Calling Its Space Mission as a Military Program

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China on Monday opposed remarks made by an official of NASA on its space program after the administrator of US space agency Bill Nelson said that Beijing’s space program is a “military” space program. Addressing a press briefing, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that it is not the…

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spots Rocket Impact Site on Moon, Says Research

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Spots Rocket Impact Site on Moon, Says Research

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Astronomers last year discovered the body of a rocket headed for a lunar collision. The impact occurred on March 4, and the resulting crater was later discovered by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Surprisingly, the crater actually consists of two craters, an eastern crater (18 meters in diameter, about 19.5 yards),…

NASA Orders to Halt the Sale of Moon Dust Collected During the 1969 Apollo 11 Mission

NASA Orders to Halt the Sale of Moon Dust Collected During the 1969 Apollo 11 Mission

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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has asked Boston-based RR Auction to halt the sale of moon dust collected during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission that had subsequently been fed to cockroaches during an experiment to determine if the lunar rock contained any sort of pathogen that posed a…

Five Planets Align in Rare Occurrence, Earth’s Moon to Join the Formation This Week

Five Planets Align in Rare Occurrence, Earth’s Moon to Join the Formation This Week

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Stargazers may want to glue their eyes to the night sky this week as a stellar formation of celestial bodies is set to take place. In a rare occurrence, five planets will appear aligned in order in the predawn sky along with the moon. The planets namely Mercury, Venus, Mars,…

Five Planets to Line Up in Sky This Month in Rare Conjunction, Will Be Visible With Naked Eyes: How to Watch

Five Planets to Line Up in Sky This Month in Rare Conjunction, Will Be Visible With Naked Eyes: How to Watch

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There’s a treat lined up for skywatchers this June as they will be able to watch five planets, visible with naked eyes, arranged in their natural order from the Sun – from left to right as you scan the horizon. These five planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn….

Lunar Soil Can Produce Oxygen, Fuel For Long-Term Human Bases On Moon, Say Scientists

Lunar Soil Can Produce Oxygen, Fuel For Long-Term Human Bases On Moon, Say Scientists

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While scientists all over the world are exploring the Moon to find ways to maintain a sustainable human presence, researchers from China have claimed that the lunar soil has the potential to generate oxygen and fuel. They say the soil on the Moon contains active compounds that can convert carbon…