Tag: Space
NASA’s probe Voyager 1 fires up its backup thrusters after 37 years
This August and September marked the 40 years of continuous operation of the twin Voyager spacecraft. The thrusters inside the Voyager 1 spacecraft had gone silent but were successfully fired up again after 37 years of being unused. Voyager 1 has been termed as...
Scientists discover giant black hole pair photobombs nearby Andromeda Galaxy
Scientists have recently discovered the closest pair of the supermassive black hole, and the black holes are orbiting each other. The scientists discovered the object while examining some old X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical data from the ground telescope, Gemini-North...
Mysterious signals by China’s DAMPE satellite can prove existence of dark matter
Scientists from China have successfully detected low-energy signals coming from space while looking for the mystery of dark matter. The Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) satellite which is also known as ‘Monkey King’ was a source for the scientists from the Chinese Academy of...
SpaceX BFR capable of chasing strange Interstellar asteroid ‘Oumuamua”, says study
In a new study, it has been revealed that SpaceX's revolutionary BFR (Big Falcon Rocket) has enough capability to chase down the strange interstellar asteroid Ounuamua that zoomed past Earth last month during its flyby. The Cigar shaped asteroid Oumuamua which is about 1,300-foot-long...
Scientists have discovered space dusts in white cliffs of Dover
Scientists have successfully found out space dust in the white cliffs of Dover and indicated that this discovery of space dust might provide clues about our ancient solar system.
Eminent Researchers of the Imperial College, London told that the fossilized remains of the cosmic dust...
Indian Scientist Tracks Down 15 Repeating FRBs Coming From Distant Dwarf Galaxy
Do Aliens Exist? If the statements of the latest finding are to be believed true; then the answer to this long-standing question may be “YES”. An Indian scientist, working with a million dollar international project “Breakthrough Lister” has succeeded detecting 15 mysterious, repeating Fast...
Scientists find TRAPPIST-1 to be aged between 5.4 & 9.8 billion years
TRAPPIST-1, which is estimated to be only 8% the mass of Sun, is surprisingly twice as old as our planetary system. According to a new study, conducted by a team of international scientists from the University of California, San Diego, the approximate age of...
NASA releases a startling video of spacewalking astronauts
NASA has revealed an amazing video footage of spacewalking astronauts on their daily operations at the International Space Station (ISS). The video exposes the events that take place when the astronauts are out of the orbiting spacecraft.
The latest footage from the ISS is very...
NASA Astronauts conduct Spacewalk to replace a Defective Element
NASA Astronauts are planning to conduct a spacewalk to restore a faulty data relay box, which failed recently. The malfunctioning component is set to be replaced by the two astronauts, that is, Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer during a spacewalk on Tuesday this week.
It...
NASA reveals new images from Cassini’s latest dive through Saturn’s rings
Cassini, NASA’s spacecraft has sent pictures from its second voyage that saw it go along Saturn’sspacecrafta statement, Nasa said as Cassini was crossing through the rings surrounding Saturn, its Radio and Plasma Wave Science (RPWS) device detected several "ring particles."
According to Nasa, this was expected,...
The US Military AF X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 4 comes back to Earth after 2 years in Space
The US Military secretive untried X-37B spacecraft touched the grounds of Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida recently, after spending almost two years in the orbit. The intentions of the unmanned space plane in orbit remains a government top secret as the industry experts...
NASA finds a way to feed astronauts on Mars: Helium Balloon Greenhouse
In association with the University of Arizona, NASA has developed a helium balloon greenhouse that could feed the first humans to occupy Mars and other Planets. The invention of inflatable greenhouses on the Planet might help in resolving the major issues space explorers are...
India Space Research Organization to launch South Asia Satellite on 5th May
South Asia’s economy and development projects are poised to receive a major boost with the launch South Asia Satellite on May 5th by India Space Research Organization. Confirming the news, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, termed the launch as an invaluable gift that will go...
NASA plans to use Martian soil to make bricks for buildings at Mars
The pioneers who will inhabit Mars planet will first live in the houses made of bricks from the Planet’s own distinctive red soil. Fortunately, these people will not even undergo the long process of making the bricks or get additional building materials instead; they...
NASA Cassini spacecraft completes first-time trip through Saturn and its surrounding rings
NASA Cassini spacecraft successfully survived the first-time trip to Saturn and its rings. The spacecraft is now back into contact with the Earth after 13 years of the most daring mission in the orbit. The flight controller came into contact with Cassini recently after...
