The Tianwen-1 mission successfully entered Mars orbit on Wednesday, February 10. In order to receive as much data as possible, the Chinese authorities had a huge antenna built, especially for the occasion. The Tianwen-1 mission, which includes an orbiter and a rover, entered Mars orbit on Wednesday

NASA has selected SpaceX to deliver two fundamental elements of its future lunar station. This gateway will aim to support human missions in deep space. A mini-station around the Moon A quick reminder:NASA aims to return humans to the Moon as part of its Artemis program . In this sense, the America

The Perseverance rover prepares for its imminent landing on Mars. In the meantime, NASA engineers can still enjoy the company of its twin brother, named Optimism. But concretely, what will this machine be used for? On July 30, NASAs Mars 2020 mission was launched to release the Perseverance rover o

Mars welcomes three new missions - developed by three countries - in this month of February 2021. Why such a crowd? We explain everything to you. The planet Mars is having its two busiest weeks in 47 years. First, the UAEs Hope probe successfully entered Mars orbit on February 9th. . The objective

A team of astronomers has just confirmed the existence of the most distant known object in the Solar System. It measures about 400 kilometers in diameter and could complete one revolution of the Sun in more than 800 years. In February 2019 a team of astronomers led by Scott Sheppard, from the Carne

NASAs Mars 2020 mission will be an opportunity for the American agency to test Ingenuity. If all goes as planned, it will be the first craft to fly over an alien world. On February 18, NASAs long-awaited Mars 2020 mission is due to land. Its objective:to release the Perseverance rover on the surfac

Propelled into space almost three years ago, Elon Musks Tesla and his model Starman are about to complete a second orbit of the Sun. Nevertheless, its a safe bet that there is not much left of this now legendary payload. Recall, in February 2018, Elon Musk used his Tesla Roadster, piloted by a driv

An algorithm sifting through the latest set of data from DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) led to the discovery of 1,210 new gravitational lenses. This work thus doubles the number of these known phenomena. Thanks to Einsteins general theory of relativity, we know that a massive object (s

New measurements suggest Tabbys Star has a complicated relationship with another star. These interactions could explain these irregular drops in luminosity. Located 1,470 light-years from Earth in the constellation Cygnus, KIC 8462852 (or Tabbys Star) is an intriguing star. Discovered in 2015, it w

SpaceX once again distinguished itself this Sunday with an ambitious carpooling mission, hoisting no less than 143 small satellites into orbit. This is a new record for a single rocket. The booster then returned to land successfully at sea. The year is off to a strong start at SpaceX. After launchi

One of the three major platforms that supported some Apollo mission and US space shuttle launches is being demolished. The reasons:NASA has no buyers, and it lacks parking spaces. Between 1963 and 1965, Ingalls Iron Works built three mobile platforms to transport and support the launch of NASAs Sat

Presented this Tuesday, January 26, the first private crew of the International Space Station (ISS) consists of three men. All paid $55 million for their ticket. The trip, organized by Axiom Space, will take place aboard a SpaceX capsule. To date, only a dozen individuals have ever had the chance t

A team of astronomers announces the discovery of a new sextuple star system (composed of six gravitationally bound stars) regularly eclipsing each other from Earths point of view. A black hole tearing apart a star, an exploding comet… the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has spotted its

Hygiene is paramount aboard the International Space Station (ISS). And yet, one part remains permanently dirty. This is neither a sign of laxity nor a coincidence. It is actually an experiment on behalf of the National Center for Space Studies (CNES). An area of ​​the ISS is not undergoing any clea

An ongoing investigation into the collapse of the legendary Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico suggests that a flaw in the establishment of the one of the structures auxiliary cables may have contributed to its failure. Collapse of Arecibo:a reminder of the facts The science platform of the Arecibo

The red dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 incorporates the largest number of Earth-sized planets ever discovered outside our Solar System. According to a study recent All of these exoplanets would have remarkably similar densities, providing new clues about their composition. The discovery of the TRAPPIST-1 s

For several years, Jeff Bezos company Blue Origin (Amazon) has been planning to take tourists into space, just over 100 km above above the Earths surface. These flights, which must take place aboard the New Shepard launcher, will allow customers to enjoy an exceptional view of our planet. However, t

The Perseverance rovers long journey to the planet is almost over. The vehicle, launched on July 30, is expected to land inside Jezero Crater on February 18, as scheduled, NASA has just announced. Perseverance is the centerpiece of the US Mars 2020 mission ($2.7 billion). Its main objective will be

A study suggests that the possible phosphine discovered in the atmosphere of Venus was probably just ordinary sulfur dioxide. So the greatest scientific discovery in all of history will have to wait. In mid-September, a team announced that it had detected phosphine in the upper atmosphere of Venus.

China is looking to take full advantage of its new launch capability from its maritime platforms with at least three such missions scheduled for 2021. China, which today presents itself as a first-rate space power, currently has four launch bases spread over its immense territory, including that of