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NDTV
20-05-2025
- Science
- NDTV
Voyager Station: All You Need To Know About The Upcoming First-Ever Space Hotel
Space travel might be mostly limited to astronauts now, but the status quo is soon to change. Imagine this: You open your hotel door only to witness cosmic vistas stretching endlessly and planets glimmering in the distance. Constellations light up the sky and everywhere your eyes wander, there is a breathtaking swirl of galaxies. Space-lover or not, you wouldn't be able to get over the feeling of standing at the edge of infinity. Sounds too good to be true? Well, not anymore. Billionaires Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson are on a mission to create the world's first outer space luxury hotel, Voyager Station. With plans to blur the boundary between our atmosphere and outer space, common people can spend their time soaking in the beauty of the galaxies. The initiative launched by the Sacramento start-up Orbital Assembly Corporation (AOC) has announced that the hotel will be open to visitors from 2027, as per a report by the Astronomy Magazine. Voyager Station, a first-of-its-kind orbital accommodation, is designed as a giant rotating wheel. Restaurant, Bar, Gym, And More In Space Reports have revealed that the hotel would accommodate about 280 guests and 112 crew members. But hold up! There's no need to compromise on your expectations regarding the facilities. Voyager Station will be equipped with several amenities, including a restaurant, a bar, a gym, a concert hall and even a cinema complex. Can you believe it? One of the most exciting features of Voyager's Station will be its ability to generate artificial gravity. How, you might wonder? Well, by its rotating architecture, which will simulate gravity using centrifugal force. German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun takes the credit for inspiring the world-class design. The station will have a Moon-like gravity initially, which is about one-sixth of the Earth's. Future versions, however, might have stronger gravity, like on Mars or even close to Earth's. After setting off from Earth, guests will arrive at a zero-gravity docking hub. After that, elevator shafts will transport them to a chain of 'habitation modules' positioned around the circular station's circumference. The pricing of the interstellar hotel is yet to be announced.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Moon to make closest jump over Jupiter for the year in night sky
A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the night sky. The crescent moon will appear "wafer thin" through the night of April 29 as it draws near to the large planet and will make its closest visual approach to Jupiter for the year as it passes over the planet the night of April 30, according to Both celestial bodies will linger in the constellation Taurus Wednesday night, according to Astronomy Magazine. Both outlets suggest that the moon may be illuminated by Earthshine, where the sunlight reflected off of the Earth reaches the moon. The celestial interlude was preceded last week by a more whimsical astral phenomenon as the moon, Venus and Saturn put a smile on the night sky. For between 30 to 40 minutes before sunrise on Friday, April 25, the slender waning crescent moon appeared to left of a bright planet Venus and a much fainter Saturn to create a happy face, according to astronomy news outlet EarthSky. Earthlings were unable to see the other major planetary phenomenon of the previous week as the closest new supermoon of the year occurred on Sunday, April 27. The moon was nearly 17,000 miles closer to Earth than average − according to EarthSky − but it was not visible on Earth. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jupiter and moon to make closest pass of year in night sky
USA Today
30-04-2025
- Science
- USA Today
Moon to make closest jump over Jupiter for the year in night sky
Moon to make closest jump over Jupiter for the year in night sky Show Caption Hide Caption Top astronomy events for May 2025 This May brings us a meteor shower visible around the world and a planetary alignment with our moon. A celestial leap is set to take place over two nights as the moon and Jupiter will appear to dance near to each other in the night sky. The crescent moon will appear "wafer thin" through the night of April 29 as it draws near to the large planet and will make its closest visual approach to Jupiter for the year as it passes over the planet the night of April 30, according to Both celestial bodies will linger in the constellation Taurus Wednesday night, according to Astronomy Magazine. Both outlets suggest that the moon may be illuminated by Earthshine, where the sunlight reflected off of the Earth reaches the moon. Last week saw multiple space phenomenon The celestial interlude was preceded last week by a more whimsical astral phenomenon as the moon, Venus and Saturn put a smile on the night sky. For between 30 to 40 minutes before sunrise on Friday, April 25, the slender waning crescent moon appeared to left of a bright planet Venus and a much fainter Saturn to create a happy face, according to astronomy news outlet EarthSky. Earthlings were unable to see the other major planetary phenomenon of the previous week as the closest new supermoon of the year occurred on Sunday, April 27. The moon was nearly 17,000 miles closer to Earth than average − according to EarthSky − but it was not visible on Earth.
