Scientists said an object four billion miles from Earth would be given a Native American name: Arrokoth. Its previous, informal name, Ultima Thule, had links to the Third Reich.
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NASA Renames Object After Uproar Over Old Name’s Nazi Connotations
Scientists said an object four billion miles from Earth would be given a Native American name: Arrokoth. Its previous, informal name, Ultima Thule, had links to the Third Reich.
Sigmund Jähn, First German in Space and a Hero Back Home, Dies at 82
He spent almost eight days aboard a space station in 1978 and was hailed by East Germans as a symbol of socialist achievement.
India Says It Has Located Chandrayaan-2 Lander on Moon’s Surface
The chief of the Indian space agency told reporters that the spacecraft’s condition was unclear, but that he expected it had experienced a “hard landing.”
India Loses Contact With Chandrayaan-2 Moon Lander During Its Descent
The country will likely have to wait for a future mission to join the elite club of nations that have landed on the moon.
India Looks Hopefully to the Moon Ahead of Chandrayaan-2 Landing
On Saturday, India could become the fourth country ever to land on the lunar surface.
Five Women Who Made the Moon Landing Possible
That “giant leap for mankind” happened thanks to plenty of women.
1969: Soviet Spacecraft Reaches Moon, but Crash Landing Is Suspected
The uncrewed Luna 15 was launched three days before Apollo 11. But an abrupt end to its work raised suspicions it had crashed.
India Launches Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission on Second Try
Last week, scientists abruptly called off the historic launch right before liftoff. A second attempt on Monday was a success.
France Nudges Europe Into Space Race, Where It Lags Behind
Fifty years after the Apollo 11 mission, a new French plan for a space command must overcome the reluctance of its European allies to weaponize space.