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Sunday, October 12, 2014

Sputnik: A 57 years since the launch of the Space Age

Before humanity received with shock the news of the launch of the first artifact into space in 1957, had not been more than 12 years of having completed the Second World War. The war military conflict that caused severe disruption in political relations and social configuration of the world.
Although the fighting ceased on the ground after the victory of the Allies over the Axis in 1945, 

Thursday, October 2, 2014

India will join the Earth observation missions

Toronto signed an agreement on cooperation between NASA and the Indian Space Agency for join the Earth observation missions.

Last month, the MAVEN spacecraft and the Indian spacecraft MOM arrived safely to the Red Planet with a difference of only a few days. In honor of that event, the Indian space probe for the first time in the history of mankind has reached Mars; 

Total eclipse of the moon will be visible on October 8

National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand (NARIT) calls not to miss the last of this year a total lunar eclipse that will occur on 8 October. Following a similar phenomenon, according to forecasts, will be seen only 4 April 2015.

Partial eclipse will last from 15:15 to 20:33 hours and from 17:25 to complete 18:24 local time.