Science
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Earth to have close encounter with small asteroid this week
San Francisco: An asteroid, about the size of a box truck, will have a very close encounter with the Earth this week, NASA Systems has predicted. The asteroid, called Asteroid 2023, is…
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ISRO’s rocket to take OneWeb’s 36 satellites to orbit in March
Chennai: The second lot of 36-satellites belonging to the UK-based Network Access Associated Ltd (OneWeb) will be launched by an Indian rocket sometime in March 2023, it is learnt. “The OneWeb satellites…
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US to test nuclear engine for future Mars missions
Los Angeles: NASA and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have announced a collaboration to demonstrate a nuclear thermal rocket engine in space, the key steps for sending the first…
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2022 the fifth warmest year on record: NASA
Washington: Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by (NASA). Continuing the planet’s long-term warming trend, global temperatures in 2022…
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NASA’s Chandra observatory helps dig out black holes previously buried
Washington: NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has helped discover hundreds of black holes previously buried, which will help astronomers get a more accurate census of black holes in the universe. By combining data…
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NASA mission spots 2nd Earth-size world within ‘habitable zone’
Washington: NASA mission has discovered a second Earth-sized, rocky planet within the habitable zone of its star — the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet’s surface. Using…
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OneWeb nearing completion of satellite constellation, deploys 40 satellites
Chennai: The UK-based satellite broadband connectivity company, OneWeb, on Tuesday confirmed the successful deployment of 40 satellites launched by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This launch is OneWeb’s 16th to-date,…
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Scientists bounce radio waves off asteroid that just passed Earth
Washington: A group of researchers has sent radio signals into space with the purpose of bouncing them off a 500-feet asteroid to learn about its interior. The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Programme…
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South Korea’s lunar orbiter Danuri enters Moon’s orbit
Seoul: South Korea’s unmanned space vehicle Danuri has successfully entered the orbit of the Moon earlier than planned, the science ministry said on Wednesday. Danuri, also known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar…
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From NASA mission to private trips, humankind gets closer to Moon
New Delhi: From a crewed NASA mission to private spacecraft roaring to explore the Moon, the year 2023 promises to be the final lap towards sending humans, including a woman and a…
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NASA finally bids goodbye to InSight Mars lander
Washington: The US space agency has finally retired InSight Mars lander after more than four years of collecting unique science on the Red Planet. Mission controllers at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)…
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NASA’s Mars InSight lander posts its last image on Twitter
New Delhi: NASA’s Mars InSight lander on Tuesday posted its last image on Twitter as it prepares to fall silent anytime, ending its history-making mission to reveal secrets of the Red Planet’s…
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Was there life on Mars?
Was there life on Mars? The answer to this earth-shaking question may soon come in the affirmative. The latest findings on Mars by National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s probe Perseverance seem to…
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More young people died of COVID-19 in 2021 compared to 2020: Study
New York: In the pandemic’s early phases, most deaths were among older adults, but in 2021, deaths in younger persons increased while deaths in older persons decreased, a new study has found.…
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NASA’s Artemis I Moon mission breaks Apollo 13’s record
Washington: NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft has surpassed the record set in 1970 by the crew on Apollo 13’s aborted mission to land on the Moon. NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft reached the farthest…
