The night sky in the month of June will be a beautiful sight for astronomers, as well as ordinary citizens. The red planet Mars, and the blue star Regulus in the position closest this month will appear as a double star that shines brightly in the western sky.
China’s first man that explores outer space reveals, China astronauts eating of dog meat to maintain their strength during the orbit around the earth.
Yang Liwei, 44-year-old military pilot who commanded the mission of Shenzhou Five years in 2003, reveal the menu of a spaceship crew of China in his autobiography entitled The Nine Levels Between Heaven and Earth.
“Many of my friends wanted to know what we eat (in space) and think that the astronauts must have some expensive meals, such as shark’s fin or oysters,” he wrote, as quoted by the Telegraph, Thursday (05/13/2010).
Comet Halley was last seen passing near the earth 24 years ago. The Comet passes through our inner solar system every 76 years. Comet Halley is called a comet because it’s made of dust and water ice, and when it passes close to the Sun it produces a brilliant tail of dust and ions. Orbital speed depends on how far an object is from the Sun; the closer it is, the faster it moves.
