Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman’s moon mission was predicted by a fortune cookie nearly a decade ago
[ad_1] Snack to the future? Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman foretold his historic voyage to the moon in 2017 after opening a fortune cookie that predicted he would travel to a “strange place.” An X post showing the spaceman holding the prescient pastry’s prophecy is taking off online. “A visit to a strange place will […]
Artemis II Crew Asks To Name Lunar Crater For Astronaut’s Late Wife
[ad_1] The Artemis II crew honoured NASA commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife, Carroll Wiseman, in an emotional tribute on Monday. Wiseman, one of four astronauts on the Artemis II mission, lost Carroll, a 46-year-old paediatric nurse practitioner, to cancer in 2020. Carroll was survived by Reid and their two daughters, Ellie and Katherine, according to […]
Why Canadian seeds are on their way to the moon with Artemis II – New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of kilometres from Earth, in an aluminum foil envelope, 2,600 Canadian seeds are on a voyage through outer space — along with the Artemis II crew. “Looks a little bit like five aluminum ravioli stuck together, is what I’ve been telling people,” National Tree Seed […]
Stunning first glimpse of Earth sent by Artemis crew
[ad_1] Hello, world (Picture: NASA) This is how planet Earth looks to the Artemis II astronauts. The crew travelling on board the Artemis II rocket have sent through the first images of Earth as it looks from their POV. The surreal snaps were taken by the NASA astronaut and Artemis Commander Reid Wiseman, who is […]
April’s Huge ‘Pink Moon’ Rises This Thursday: The Best Time To See It In The UK
[ad_1] On Thursday, 2 April, the “Pink moon” will rise. Though it’s likely to be full and bright, unfortunately, the moon probably won’t actually look pink during the event. But the fourth full moon of the year, which may appear a kind of peachy orange, is still worth a proper good gawk, if you ask […]
Nasa camera accidentally captures moment comet breaks up in real time
[ad_1] This series of images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the fragmenting comet C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) was taken over the course of three consecutive days – November. 8, 9, and 10 last year (Picture: NASA/Cover Media) NASA astronomers struck it lucky after the Hubble Space Telescope observed a comet in the act of disintegrating […]
‘Blood Moon’: Today’s Lunar Event Won’t Happen Again Until 2028
[ad_1] There will be a total lunar eclipse tonight (3 March) that’ll lead to a “blood moon”. This will see the moon turn a deep red or orange as the Earth interrupts some of the sun’s rays, usually reflected by the satellite. And it’s the last one we’re expected to get until 2028. Why do […]
On 3 March, The ‘Worm Moon’ Will Turn Blood Red
[ad_1] !function(n){if(!window.cnx){window.cnx={},window.cnx.cmd=[];var t=n.createElement(‘iframe’);t.display=’none’,t.onload=function(){var n=t.contentWindow.document,c=n.createElement(‘script’);c.src=”//cd.connatix.com/connatix.player.js”,c.setAttribute(‘async’,’1′),c.setAttribute(‘type’,’text/javascript’),n.body.appendChild(c)},n.head.appendChild(t)}}(document);(new Image()).src=”https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb”;cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({“playerId”:”8b034f64-513c-4987-b16f-42d6008f7feb”,”mediaId”:”8ada6b79-325c-4aef-9b1d-9f05b4b23378″}).render(“69a1bef8e4b022e3a55846dc”);}); On 3 March 2026, the “worm moon” – a name given to the full moon in March – will rise. And due to an event called a total lunar eclipse, this year, it’s set to look deep red from some parts of the Earth. What is a total lunar eclipse? This can […]
We could use a ‘solar slingshot’ to catch 3I/ATLAS, scientists say
[ad_1] Would make for quite a good amusement park ride (Picture: Getty/Metro) Scientists are considering a rather novel way to get a better look at 3I/ATLAS – a solar slingshot. In the months since the interstellar trespasser was spotted, scientists clashed over whether it was a giant snowball (a comet) or… a UFO. One reason […]