Science
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Countdown for launch of India’s ‘eye in the sky’ satellite begins
Chennai: The Indian space agency on early Sunday morning began the countdown for the Monday morning launch of its PSLV-C52 rocket carrying the country’s radar imaging satellite RISAT-1A renamed as Earth Observation…
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Astronomers detect new planet around closest star to our solar system
Santiago: Astronomers have found evidence of another planet orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our Solar System. This candidate planet is the third detected in the system and the lightest yet…
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SpaceX’s Starship would reach orbit within 6 months: Musk
New Delhi: Reiterating that humanity needs to become multi-planetary, Elon Musk said on Friday that the SpaceX Starship rocket will finally reach orbit this year. Designed to take people and cargo to…
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Astronomers observe final moments of planetary remnants for the first time
Coventry: A white dwarf is known to be a small very dense star that is typically the size of a planet. It is formed when a low-mass star has exhausted all its…
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Research shows how Mars lost its oceans
Tokyo: It is a well-known fact that Mars once had oceans in part due to a protective magnetic field similar to Earth’s. The layer of ice on the cap of the planet…
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Aurorae in Saturn sky? It’s probably due to high altitude winds, says study
Leicester: Saturn is the sixth planet in the solar system which has extremely large and bright rings around it. Now, Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae…
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Study offers explanation for unusual motions in solar flares
Massachusetts: Solar flames are defined as an intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots. They are seen as bright areas on the sun and they…
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Astronomers suggest that dying stars can give birth to planets
Washington: Planets are usually not much older than the stars in any galaxy, but a recent study by KU Leuven astronomers has discovered that a completely different scenario is also possible. The…
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International Space Station will plunge into Pacific in 2031: NASA
Washington: The International Space Station (ISS) will continue its operations until 2030 and will plunge into the most remote point in the Pacific Ocean in 2031, NASA confirmed in a new transition…
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Studies find when puffy planets lose atmospheres, they become super-Earths
Hawaii: Mini-Neptunes are a class of exoplanets, which are planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. These worlds, which are smaller, denser versions of the planet Neptune, consist of large rocky…
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Study finds smart greenhouses may slash electricity costs
Georgia: A new study has found a new, internet-connected lighting system for greenhouses that could sharply reduce a farmer’s electrical bill. The research has been published in the ‘Plants Journal’. The study…
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Moons may yield clues to what makes planets habitable, says study
Tokyo: Earth’s moon is vital in making it function. It controls the length of the day and ocean tides, which affect the biological cycles of lifeforms on our planet. The moon also…
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Indian space sector targets Rs 219 cr revenue from launch services
Chennai: India’s Department of Space (DoS) is targeting revenue of Rs 219.14 crore from commercial launch services and also plans to put into orbit 10 satellites with its rockets during 2022-23. The…
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Extremely harsh volcanic lake, projects how life might have existed on Mars: Study
Boulder: Life on Mars has always been a subject of countless speculations, both amongst scientists as well as the general public. A recent study sheds some light on whether life may have…
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Satellite images used to track economic activity
New Delhi: An important theme of this years Economic Survey is the use of new forms of data and information for tracking economic activity and development. The Survey looks at the use…
