April 5, 2019

Rivers Raged on Mars Late Into its History

Rivers Raged on Mars Late Into its History

A new study has found that significant quantities of water was still flowing down Martian rivers much later than expected.

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*Rivers raged on Mars late into its history

A new study has found that significant quantities of water was still flowing down Martian rivers much later than expected.

*Girls night out scrubbed

NASA’s plans for what was to be the first ever all female space walk as a way of marking International women’s day didn’t go to plan after a wardrobe malfunction --- of sorts.

*Indian missile blows up satellite

New Delhi had deliberated fired an ASAT missile at a disused Indian satellite -destroying both spacecraft and leaving a cloud of shrapnel and debris orbiting the Earth some 300 kilometres above the ground.

*April Skywatch

The second major meteor shower of the year – the Lyrids – provides their celestial splendour..

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