StarGazers are for a treatment worldwide because a rare triple planetary conjunction is set to lighten the sky with “smiley face” on 25 April, Friday. As GenealogyThis rare combination will appear for a short period, but it can be seen from anywhere worldwide. The arrangement of Venus, Saturn and Crescent Moon will create this unique … Read more
Following decades of efforts, astronomers have found evidence suggesting a supermasive black hole in the middle of a nearby galaxy called Messier 83, or a nearby galaxy. Earlier, there were indications that the center could have a black hole, but it was not hidden behind the thick clouds of regular telescopes either due to its … Read more
New Delhi: SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket flew away from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Saturday night after several postpones a week. The mission deployed 21 Starlink satellites into class, 13 of which featured direct-to-cell capabilities aimed at improving mobile connectivity worldwide. The liftoff introduced a breathtaking view to the audience, especially along the space coast … Read more
New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will conduct seven experiments in the fields of agriculture, food and human biology, when he travels to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, becoming the first Indian to do so. Besides, Mr Shukla will also assist with 60 special scientific studies during the Axiom … Read more
New Delhi: Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla is likely to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) as soon as May this year, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in an update about Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4). Group Captain Shukla will serve as the astronaut designate and Mission Pilot. Mr Shukla, currently serving as … Read more
Washington: NASA Astronaut Sunita Williams said she plans to visit India soon, and meet with ISRO’s team during her visit. Ms Williams said during NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Post-Flight News Conference that she found India to be ‘amazing’ each time her spacecraft passed by the Himalayas during her extended stay of nine months in space. “I … Read more
New Delhi: NASA Crew-9 astronauts Sunita Williams, Butch Wilmore and Nick Hague spoke to the press today about the future of NASA’s human space flight programme, after their recent return from the International Space Station (ISS). Mr Wilmore said they will carefully study and rectify all the issues they have faced before going to space … Read more
NASA said on Thursday it was moving toward certifying Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner for crewed flights later this year or by early 2026 after its inaugural mission to the International Space Station was marred by a system fault, forcing an extended stay. The agency is working with Boeing to resolve the Starliner’s faulty propulsion system, which … Read more
Washington: NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore’s biggest struggle since returning to Earth has been readjusting and getting accustomed to living under the influence of gravity, his wife, Deanna, has revealed. Mr Wilmore and his crewmate Sunita Williams, made their way back to Earth last week after being stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) for 286 days. … Read more
NASA has dropped its plan to put the first woman and person of colour on the moon to comply with US President Donald Trump’s recent directive to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices at federal agencies. The space agency has deleted the DEI promise from its 2027 Artemis mission statement, according to a report … Read more
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla, who is set to make history as the first Indian astronaut to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) this year, will likely conduct at least three experiments, including research on muscle loss in space. Minister of State (MoS) for Science and Technology Dr Jitendra Singh said … Read more
Paris: Dark energy makes up roughly 70 percent of the universe, yet we know nothing about it. Around 25 percent of the universe is the equally mysterious dark matter, leaving just five percent for everything that we can see and touch — matter made up of atoms. Dark energy is the placeholder name scientists have … Read more