Europe’s new rocket, the Ariane-6, has successfully completed its maiden flight. The launch took place at 16:00 local time (19:00 GMT) from a launchpad in French Guiana, aiming to place a group of satellites into orbit. Ground crews in Kourou cheered as the rocket, developed at a cost of €4bn, ascended smoothly into the sky. After [...]
If we have to pick one thing to remember from astronomy classes, it’s that the Moon is the Earth’s satellite. At least, the only natural one. Since the launch of Sputnik in 1957, almost 20,000 artificial satellites have been sent into space. According to the United Nations, which provides a database to check the status [...]
