China to send a spacecraft out of the ecliptic to study the Sun’s poles
HELSINKI — China plans to send a space observatory out of the plane of the ecliptic for a mission to study the poles of the sun. The Solar Polar Orbit Observatory is currently scheduled to launch in 2029. The spacecraft will perform a gravity assist maneuver at Jupiter, altering its course to enter a high-inclination […]
NASRDA-CBSS MOON CRESCENT REPORT FOR FEBRUARY, 2025
The NASRDA-Centre for Basic Space Science which is saddled with the responsibility of carrying out scientific observation of the Moon; the nearest celestial object to the Earth, has successfully calculated and predicted that the first astronomical lunar crescent for the month of February, 2025 will appear and may be sighted with unaided eye on FRIDAY, 28th. Explicitly, the […]