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- Science
NASA reveals 2 instruments to measure earth-directed energy from sun
San Francisco: NASA has revealed two small instruments that will play a crucial role in powering big scientific insights by measuring and studying the Earth’s directed energy from the Sun. The space…
- Science
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…
- World
Comet coming near earth after 50 thousand years
“Amazing”, said Russian-origin astronomer Margarita Safonova, of the Indian Institute of Astrophysics after looking at comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) which has come near earth after 50,000 years on the early morning of…
- Science
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…
- Science
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…
- Middle East
UAE’s Rashid Rover sent first message; first image of Earth released
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates Rashid Rover sent its first message to the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Al Khawaneej, three days after its successful launch. The SpaceX Falcon 9…
- Technology
NASA’s Orion spacecraft on course to return to Earth on Dec 11
Washington: After a historic flyby just 128 km from the surface of the Moon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft is on course for its return to Earth on December 11. The spacecraft made its…
- Science
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…
- India
UN’s highest environmental honour for Assam conservationist
Guwahati: Assam’s leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the United Nation’s highest environmental honour, ‘Champions of the Earth’, for 2022. Barman, a wildlife biologist, bagged the award along with four…
- Science
Astronomers spot closest-known Black Hole to Earth
New York: A team of astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab in the US, has discovered the closest-known Black Hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous detection…
- Science
India’s defunct surveillance satellite RISAT-2 hits Indian Ocean near Jakarta
Chennai: India’s defunct Radar Imaging Satellite-2 (RISAT-2) re-entered the earth atmosphere on October 30 in an uncontrolled manner and hit the Indian Ocean near Jakarta, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The…
- Science
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captures images of Earth, Moon ahead of gravity assist
Washington: A NASA spacecraft named Lucy, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, has captured an stunning image of Earth, along with a photo of the Earth and the Moon, as…