By Reuters and published by CNA CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday (Apr 1) on NASA’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States’ boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface this decade before China’s first crewed landing.
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Tourists flock to Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan
THIS MONTH’S Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan is taking place tonight (March 13-14, Moon rise 6.35 p.m.) and promises to be another memorable fun event with lots of tourists having headed there from Lomprayah High Speed Ferries Co., Ltd.’s pier at Koh Samui, Naewna newspaper said. Most of the tourists were young foreigners
Read moreMoon jellyfish invade Jomtien beach
TOURISTS holidaying in Pattaya were warned today (Sep. 28) that hordes of moon jellyfish have invaded Jomtien beach and they should be careful when swimming in the sea during this period, Amarin TV said. Lots of moon jellies have been found in the seawater near this beach as they habitually show up during late
Read moreChandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on moon in ‘victory cry’ of new India
By Nivedita Bhattacharjee – Reuters and published by Yahoo!News Bengaluru – An Indian spacecraft landed on the moon today (Aug. 23) in a mission seen as crucial to lunar exploration and India’s standing as a space power, just days after a similar Russian lander crashed. Previously, only the United States, China and the former
Read moreRussia’s Luna-25 smashes into moon in failure
By Reuters and published by CNA Moscow – Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years failed after its Luna-25 spacecraft spun out of control and smashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme. Russia’s state space corporation, Roskosmos, said it had
Read moreScientists find water inside glass beads on the moon
By AFP and published by CNA Paris – Scientists said Monday (Mar. 27) they have discovered water inside tiny beads of glass scattered across the moon, suggesting that one day it could be extracted and used by the “explorers of tomorrow”. The moon was long believed to be dry, but over the last few
Read moreAt least 50,000 revellers expected to attend tonight’s Full Moon Party
FOREIGN TOURISTS are rushing to catch a ferry from Koh Samui to Koh Phangan to attend the world famous Full Moon Party at the latter’s Haad Rin beach tonight (Feb. 5) with the total number of revellers expected to reach 50,000, Matichon newspaper said. At 11.30 a.m. Lomprayah High Speed Ferries Co. Ltd.’s wharf
Read moreBig rush to attend tonight’s Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan
KOH SAMUI airport was bustling today (July 15) with both Thai and foreign tourists flying in to attend tonight’s Full Moon Party at Koh Phangan with all Bangkok Airways flights landing there filled to capacity, Naewna newspaper said. The tourists were mainly youths or family groups who took the opportunity of the long holiday
Read moreRevival of Full Moon Party attracts thousands of tourists
TOURISTS from many countries are now flocking to Koh Phangan island for the revival of the world famous Full Moon Party on Monday May 16 made possible by the dip in the daily Covid cases with a lot of enquiries having been made for accommodation and car rental online with some planning to cross over
Read moreActor slams minister’s spacecraft to the moon plan
A MINISTER’S projection that within seven years Thailand will be able to send a spacecraft to orbit the moon was heavily criticised today (Dec.15) with one of the detractors being popular singer and actor Pharunyoo “Tack” Rojanawuthitham who pointed out that this would be a very improper use of national budget which should first be
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