It was a photo of Earth which put human existence into perspective. The 1968 ‘Earthrise’ image, which was taken by astronauts from NASA’s Apollo 8 mission, showed our planet as it looked from 240,000 miles away – a blue and white ball rising above the grey landscape of the moon and surrounded by pitch black. … Read more
The world received the first up-close look of a spacecraft landing on Mars in a video beamed back to NASA by its ‘most sophisticated’ rover, Perseverance, which touched down Thursday. The video begins with the violent release of the sonic parachute from the rover, along with ejection of the heat shield and shows the moment the … Read more
The world received the first up-close look of a spacecraft landing on Mars in a video beamed back to NASA by its ‘most sophisticated’ rover, Perseverance, which touched down Thursday. The video begins with the violent release of the sonic parachute from the rover, along with ejection of the heat shield and shows the moment the … Read more
A United Airlines flight bound for Hawaii was forced to make an emergency landing shortly after taking off from Denver after suffering major damage to one of its engines and dropping huge pieces of debris over a neighborhood in Colorado. Flight UA328, which was carrying 231 passengers and 10 crew members, suffered serious engine failure … Read more
NASA’s Perseverance rover is set to reach Mars in less than a week, but before it touches down on the Martian surface it will endure a harrowing ‘seven minutes of terror.’ Radio signals sent from NASA and vice versa travel take 10 minutes for either party to make contact, so after the ground team tells … Read more
RAF C-17 Globemaster III transport plane makes emergency landing at Birmingham Airport after ‘smoke entered the cabin’ The C-17 Globemaster III transport jet left RAF Brize Norton this morning The aircraft made a precautionary landing at Birmingham airport around noon The massive transport jet landed safely and was parked near the terminal By Darren Boyle … Read more
Revealed: 16-year-old ‘Kenyan’ stowaway’s 4,800-mile journey hidden inside landing gear that took him from Nairobi to Holland via Turkey and UK – as he SURVIVES despite sub-zero temperatures at 38,000ft Teenager landed at Maastricht Airport, Holland, on freight plane from Stansted Jet left Kenya and stopped off in Turkey before arriving on Thursday afternoon Dutch … Read more
Scientists snap incredibly detailed image of the moon by shooting a powerful radar signal at the lunar surface – and you can even spot the Apollo 15 landing site Incredible image released by the US’s National Radio Astronomy Observatory It’s a result of a successful test of a highly complex new radio telescope system Apollo 15 landed … Read more
Ski you later! Daredevil loses both skis in mid-air as he does a stunt jump – but at least he has a soft landing Both of Oscar Mandin’s skis flew off his feet as he attempted to do a stunt jump The bindings on his skis came loose while he performed a 720-degree corkscrew Thankfully … Read more
Ski you later! Daredevil loses both skis in mid-air as he does a stunt jump – but at least he had a soft landing Both of Oscar Mandin’s skis flew off his feet as he attempted to do a stunt jump The bindings on his skis came loose while he performed a 720-degree corkscrew Thankfully … Read more