If you look to the sky between December 28 and January 12th, you will have a chance to see the Quadrantid Meteor Shower. The shower will bring a total of about 110 meteors per hour. The shower will also peak on the night on January 3rd. That might be the best night to watch. To […]
On December 28, A SpaceX Falcon Heavy Rocket will launch the USSF-52 mission for the united space force. It will carry the X-37B test vehicle and complete a wide range of tests which include radiation effects on materials provided by NASA. The launch window opens at 7 PM ET, and ends at 11 PM ET. […]
Operated by the Chinese commercial aerospace company called OreinSpace, the Gravity-1 rocket will launch from the East China Sea at the Defu-15002 barge. It's thier most powerful launch vehicle, with 5,880 Kn OF thrust forge. This mission will carry 17 satellites to space, all provided by different companies. The Gravity-1 Maiden flight will happen on […]
On January 27th, Mercury will closer the sun, while Mars will be moving away from it. This means the two of them will be close together. To see this, you will have to wait about 30 minutes before sunrise to them, which is about 7:18 AM EST. Give yourself extra time to get out there […]
On this date, NASA plans to launch the PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, Ocean Ecosystem) Satellite. To learn more about PACE, see our article here. We don't know an estimated time. We will update this when we hear more.
On February 23, 2024, a suite of NASA payloads will be sent to the lunar surface. This will be part of the Commercial Payload Services (CLPS) , by the Astrobotic Technology of Pittsburgh.
This year, we can expect the Lyrids Meteor Shower to happen between April 14 and April 30th. The best night to watch these will be on the night of April 21st. You can expect to see about 18 meteors per hour. The Lyrids come from debris from comet Thatcher, which takes 415 years to orbit […]
While the eta Aquariids meteor shower runs between April 1st and May 2nd, the best night to watch it is on May 5. It's a decent meteor shower, with up to 50 meteors per hour. It's one of the meteor showers that comes from Halley's Comet, alongside the Orionid meteor shower. As always, here's some […]