Last update: October 20, 2024, 12:09 p.m. IST The NASA research team used computer models to show that ice on Mars can melt from the inside. (Photo credits: Instagram) According to NASA, there are hidden pools of liquid water under the ice on Mars. A recent study by NASA suggests that extraterrestrial life could be … Read more
An intriguing image captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover on September 27, 2024 has sparked curiosity, as it appears to show a rock that looks remarkably like a human head. This particular formation stands out against the Martian landscape, leading to comparisons to a desiccated, severed head, seemingly exposed to sunlight. The discovery ignites the imagination, … Read more
Recent research has established that about 70% of all known meteor showers can be traced back to three young asteroid families: Karin, Koronis and Massalia. This important discovery is the result of a collaborative effort involving scientists from CNRS, the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and Charles University in the Czech Republic. These families formed during … Read more
Last update: October 17, 2024, 3:24 p.m. IST Due to Kessler syndrome, the Internet, phones and television will become inaccessible. (Photo credits: Scientists and astronomers are concerned about the dangers of increasing space missions, which could lead to Kessler syndrome. Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney, is the thrilling story of two astronauts stranded … Read more
Last update: October 16, 2024, 6:26 p.m. IST A cornerstone of NASA’s defense plan focuses on the use of kinetic impactors, spacecraft designed to crash into asteroids and change their trajectories. (Representative image) Although no immediate asteroid threat looms, NASA is taking proactive steps to prepare for worst-case scenarios. NASA has outlined its latest strategy … Read more
The launch of the NASA Jupiter Europa Clipper mission. – (Photo NASA) 4 minutes of reading Last update: October 15, 2024 | 5:05 p.m. EAST NASA has launched a groundbreaking mission to study Jupiter and its moon Europa, one of the main sites for the search for life beyond Earth. The spacecraft, called Europa Clipper, … Read more
NASA is set to launch a historic mission as the Europa Clipper spacecraft observes Jupiter’s watery moon. The spacecraft will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This $5 billion mission aims to explore Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons, to determine whether it could harbor conditions suitable for life. WATCH THE LAUNCH OF THE … Read more
Sky watchers are set to get a special treat this month, October 17. The celestial event of the full moon, which happens to be Moon Hunter This time around, it will likely provide a rare spectacle, appearing closer than any other moon this year. Being a Hunter Moon, which happens to be the largest supermoon, … Read more
Last update: October 12, 2024, 6:00 p.m. IST He plans to discuss urgent solutions at next week’s International Astronautical Congress (IAC) meeting in Milan. (Representative image) Dan Ceperley, founder and COO of LeoLabs, warned of the “inevitability of a catastrophe in low Earth orbit (LEO).” For decades, launching rockets into space and using anti-satellite (ASAT) … Read more