【大紀元2023年12月13日訊】(大紀元記者林紫蓉報導)今年已接近尾聲,本年度人類在航天領域有新的發現,對太空探索也有新的進展。
今年美國宇航局(NASA)通過詹姆斯‧韋伯太空望遠鏡(James Webb Space Telescope)拍攝到一些星系、星雲及宇宙中的其它天文現象,增進了人類對宇宙的了解。
今年在太空探索方面,美國太空探索技術公司(Space X)試射了「星艦」(Starship,或譯星際飛船)火箭,這是史上推力最強大的火箭。歷經兩次(4月20日、11月18日)試射,雖然最終都以自毀爆炸告終,但仍取得了一些進展。
9月15日,一名NASA宇航員和兩名俄羅斯宇航員乘坐俄羅斯「聯盟號」(Soyuz)的宇宙飛船飛往國際空間站(International Space Station,簡稱ISS),這次任務是俄羅斯近一年來首次將宇航員送進軌道前哨站。
9月24日,美國宇航局的機器人航天器OSIRIS-REx從小行星貝努(Bennu)收集了岩石樣本後返回地球,降落在猶他州達格威(Dugway)的沙漠地區。岩石樣本有助於科學家對小行星進行更深入的研究。
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