by Warp Institute | Dec 19, 2020 | 🛰 Space
NASA signed two new agreements related to its lunar Artemis-program this week as NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine met online first with Marcos Pontes, Brazilian Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation (and former astronaut), and later with Lisa Campbell,...
by Warp Institute | Dec 17, 2020 | 🛰 Space
Ever since the dawn of the space era, the U.S. has been a leading country in space activities. Its priorities and goals have been an inspiration for space enthusiasts and space activities worldwide, perhaps most famously when president John F. Kennedy announced the...
by Warp Institute | Dec 16, 2020 | 🛰 Space
Lunar sample-return missions return from the history books as China’s Chang’e-5 mission brings new material of lunar soil to Earth for the first time since the 1970’s. The previous mission to have done the same was the Soviet mission Luna 24 in 1976. The new sample...
by Warp Institute | Dec 16, 2020 | 🛰 Space
The Japanese did it again! The JAXA spacecraft Hayabusa2 successfully brought home a sample from the near-Earth asteroid 162173 Ryugu. As the sample return capsule was opened this week, it revealed plenty of dark dust and some gases inside. JAXA scientists are now...
by Warp Institute | Dec 13, 2020 | 🛰 Space
On December 21 2020, you’ll be able to catch this gorgeous cosmic phenomenon called the “Christmas star” or “Star of Bethlehem” (named after it’s closeness to Christmas). The “Christmas star” is the first celestial happening of its kind to occur in 800 years. Meaning...
