Tag: Moons
This time, scientists have their eye on “Mini Moons”: They can help us become an interplanetary species!
Minimoons are celestial bodies that orbit a planet or natural satellite and are notable for their small size. They usually consist of asteroids or comets and their diameters do not…
Two countries are fighting to make the Moon’s water drinkable, the race is on
Future lunar missions will need to be able to use water from the Moon for their food and activities. Two countries have taken on a great challenge: to make the…
They were previously unknown in the solar system! New moons detected around Neptune and Uranus
Previously unknown moons in the solar system were discovered by telescopes in Hawaii and Chile. Accordingly, astronomers have revealed that in addition to the 2 satellites orbiting Neptune, there is…
It was the first spacecraft sent by Russia to the Moon since 1976… Luna-25 crashed into the Moon’s surface!
In a written statement from Roscosmos, it was stated that communication with Luna-25 was cut off yesterday. “Slammed into the surface of the moon and shattered” In the analysis, it…
Mission Juice: what will the probe explore on the icy moons of Jupiter?
MISSION JUICE. The Juice probe, which is leaving to study the icy moons of Jupiter, took off on Friday April 14 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket. It is now embarking…
New space probe to search for life on Jupiter’s moons
The Juice project, short for “Jupiter icy moons explorer”, is described as the largest European space research project to date. The cost is equivalent to SEK 18 billion, according to…
In search of extraterrestrial life, the Juice mission sets out to explore the moons of Jupiter
This Thursday, April 13, 2023, the ESA’s Juice probe will take off from Guyana aboard the Ariane 5 rocket in the direction of Jupiter and its mysterious icy moons with…
Jupiter: 12 new moons for the gas giant planet!
JUPITER. With a total of 92 known moons, Jupiter passes Saturn again. In this race for satellites, twelve additional objects are added to the long list of Jovian moons. Summary…
How many moons could Earth have at most?
The Earth’s sky is lit by a single natural satellite, the Moon. This has been the case for 4.5 billion years and this should, a priori, not change. But let’s…
A multitude of potentially habitable moons
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