As we bid farewell to 2020, while it has been a difficult year for so many, one positive has been the steps forward we have made in space exploration.
Here is my top ten..
1/ @SpaceX launched astronauts to space for the first time on May 30.
@AstroBehnken and @Astro_Wheels became the first two astronauts to ride aboard Crew Dragon.
It was also the first time that @NASA astronauts had launched from US soil since July 2011.
@AstroBehnken @Astro_Wheels @NASA 2/ NASA’s Perseverance rover was launched to Mars.
Due to land on the Red Planet on Feb 18 2021, the mission – hunting for past signs of life- will last a year and also has the first helicopter to ever be flown on the planet!
@AstroBehnken @Astro_Wheels @NASA 3/ Phosphine gas was claimed to be detected on the planet of Venus.
This could be exciting as it could mean simple life might exist on the planet.
But there is still a lot of debate around this
@AstroBehnken @Astro_Wheels @NASA 4/ Water ice was confirmed on the surface of the Moon.
Studies also showed it is more common than first thought, with water ice identified on the Moons sunlit surface.
Potential here is huge for future Moon explorers.