Science
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International Space Station evades Russian space debris
Washington: The International Space Station (ISS) has successfully evaded orbital debris coming from a Russian anti-satellite weapons test, according to a media report. Russia’s space agency Roscosmos used an uncrewed Progress 81…
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SpaceX launches 3 rockets in 36 hours
San Francisco: SpaceX has launched and landed three rockets in a span of 36 hours, media reports said. A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station…
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South Korea set to launch homegrown space rocket on June 21
Seoul: South Korea plans to launch its homegrown space rocket next week, after aerospace engineers replaced a malfunctioning part in the oxidiser tank sensor, which forced the country to call off the…
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NASA Mars rover spots shiny foil piece between rocks
Washington: NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has spotted a shiny silver object that looks like a discarded packet or foil stuck between two rocks on the Red Planet. The image, captured by the…
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SpaceX’s Starship will take 1st flight in July: Musk
San Francisco: SpaceX will get ready to take off its first orbital flight in July, Founder and CEO Elon Musk has said. This comes as the company received environment clearance from the…
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Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe finds amino acids in asteroid samples
Tokyo: Japan’s Hayabusa2 space mission, which brought to Earth samples from an asteroid in late 2020, has found more than 20 types of amino acids in it, according to Japanese space agency…
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SpaceX launches Egyptian communications satellite into orbit
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched a satellite into orbit that will be operated by the Egyptian company Nilesat, in its 23rd rocket launch and landing of 2022. A two-stage…
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NASA to launch 3 research rockets from private Australian space port
Sydney: US space agency NASA is set to launch three rockets into space from a private space port in Australia for scientific research. The rockets will be launched between June 26 and…
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Hubble spots largest near-infrared image to find universe’s rarest galaxies
Toronto: An international team of scientists has released the largest near-infrared image ever taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, enabling astronomers to map the star-forming regions of the universe and learn how…
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Blue Origin successfully launches 6 people on 5th space tourism flight
San Francisco: Jeff Bezos’ space venture Blue Origin successfully launched its fifth tourist flight to space on Saturday. Six people were carried to space above the Karman line — an internationally recognised…
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NASA to buy 5 more SpaceX Crew Dragon flights
Washington: NASA aims to buy from SpaceX five additional crewed flights to the International Space Station. SpaceX is currently NASA’s only certified commercial crew transportation provider. In a statement, NASA said that…
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Reasons behind different colors of Uranus, Neptune: Research
Washington [US]: According to research at the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), researchers have developed a single atmospheric model that matches observations of both planets. The model reveals that…
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Planet parade to grace dawn sky in June
Washington: A delightful view of all five naked-eye planets will line up in the dawn sky in June, according to a monthly American magazine, adding that all of them will also be…
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COVID-19 caused collateral damage to global cardiac services: Study
London: Disruption to cardiac services during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a “global collateral damage” that may have lasting ramifications, according to a study published on Tuesday. In the paper published in…
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NASA to attempt crucial test of Artemis 1 moon rocket on June 19
Washington: After halting Artemis 1 moon rocket’s “wet dress rehearsal” several times, NASA now targets to attempt the crucial fuelling test of its Space Launch System (SLS) megarocket on June 19. NASA…
