To design the legs of the
lunar lander for a successful landing, it is necessary to analyze all landing scenarios ahead of the mission to guarantee that the lander can survive the impact.
And it was also the last chance to see a partial
lunar eclipse until November 2021.
A
lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow.
People stand to watch a partial
lunar eclipse through a telescope at the Al Thuraya Astronomy Center in Dubai Image Credit: AP Partial
Lunar eclipse witnessed from Downtown area.
During a
lunar eclipse, the earth casts a shadow on the moon.
The partial
lunar eclipse will begin at around 20:00 BST and will peak at about 22:30 BST, so make sure you're looking to the skies then.
People in Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America and Antarctica will also witness the year's
lunar eclipse.
This is going to be the last
lunar eclipse of year 2019 and the next
lunar eclipse will occur on 10 Jan 2020, followed by three more in the same year, experts said.
NASA has announced it has selected three commercial moon landing service providers for the
lunar payload services for the Artemis program that will deliver science and technology payloads, the company said.
Beginning next year, each
Lunar New Year holiday period will last at least seven days, with one within the next decade even lasting 10 days, Premier Su Tseng-chang said Friday (April 26).