India has successfully launched its second-ever mission to the Moon, and hopes with it to join a handful of countries that have landed on the lunar surface. Folks across Qld, NT and northern NSW got treated to an amazing light show about 7:30pm local time. The light...
India set to launch their Second Moon Mission Monday morning AEST (21:21 UTC 14/7/19) Chandrayaan-2 is India’s second lunar exploration mission after Chandrayaan-1. The craft was developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO),and the mission is...
Earth reaches aphelion, which is the further point in its orbit around the Sun. At this time the centres of these two bodies are 152,104,285 km apart. Twice a year the Earth reaches and extreme point in its orbit. The closest point is known as Perihelion and occurs...
