Private aerospace firm SpaceX is all set for its newest crewed mission to space. The Crew-3 mission will be launched will see four astronauts flying to space. It will be SpaceX’s fifth crewed flight to space and forth to the ISS. The mission will fly the four to the rotating laboratory aboard the Dragon capsule. […]
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NASA’s Lucy Mission Ready For Launch, To Study Jupiter’s Trojan Asteroids
NASA has said that decks are all cleared for the launch of the Lucy mission. The mission will be launched to study the Trojan asteroids of Jupiter. The space agency said that it has tested Lucy’s functions with loaded fuel. It is now preparing to pack into a capsule. As planned, it will be launched […]
NASA Awards Artemis Program Contracts Worth USD 146 Million To SpaceX, Blue Origin, And Three More Companies
Top American aerospace firms SpaceX and Blue Origin have made it to the list of companies for developing designs for Moon lander. According to NASA, the two companies are among five that the agency has picked up. While SpaceX is owned by Elon Musk, Blue Origin is led by Jeff Bezos. Both the companies were […]
NASA Says Perseverance Collected Two Rock Samples From Rock That Was In Contact With Groundwater For Long
The Perseverance rover has collected two rock samples on Mars. NASA said that the samples will give a detailed insight into the planet’s history. The space agency has named the first sample Montdenier. The second sample has been named Montagnac. The first sample was collected by Perseverance on September 6. The second sample was collected […]
Scientists Find Solar Radiation Breaks Moon Soil Rocks Into Tiny Iron Nanoparticles
Sun is the ultimate source of energy. It influences planets, moons, and other celestial bodies in the solar system. Scientists have now claimed to discover evidence of how the Sun affects Earth’s lone Moon. They said that solar radiation drives changes in the tiny iron nanoparticles. They said that it could be a major source […]
Study Finds Blue Hydrogen More Dangerous To Global Warming Than Burning Natural Gas, Coal
A new study has revealed that blue hydrogen can be harmful. It can be worse than coal and gas. Blue hydrogen is branded as a fuel that produces low-carbon for electricity generation and energy storage. It is touted to be an energy source. The process includes making hydrogen. The hydrogen is made using methane in […]
Scientists Discover Light First Time From Behind A Black Hole Of Galaxy Located 800 Million Light-Years Away
Scientists have detected a light directly from behind the black hole. This is the first time scientists have detected such a phenomenon. In scientific terms, a black hole is a place in space. The gravity is so high that nothing can get out from the black hole. Even light cannot escape due to the extremely […]
Scientists Find Evidence Of Water Vapor In Jupiter Moon Ganymede, Formed By Ice Sublimation
The Hubble telescope has detected signs of water vapor on Ganymede. Ganymede is a Jupiter moon. This is the first time when evidence of water vapor has been found on Ganymede. Astronomers said that Ganymede’s atmosphere has water vapor. Scientists said that they used new and archival datasets from the Hubble Space Telescope to uncover […]
NASA’s InSight Lander Maps Mars’ Deep Interiors For First Time Since Arrival in 2018, Confirms Center Of Red Planet Is Molten
InSight has revealed the deep interiors of planet Mars. Insight is a Mars lander. It was developed by NASA. It was launched in 2018. InSight is the first mission by NASA to explore the deep interior of the Red Planet. This is the first time when InSight has provided data about the depth and composition […]
Scientists Use Cassini Data To Analyze Saturn’s Moon Enceladus Compounds, Detect Methane In Plumes
Scientists have detected methane in plumes on Enceladus. Enceladus is an icy moon. It is one of the 82 moons of planet Saturn which is the fifth from the Sun in ascending order. They claimed to observe an unknown process on the moon that produces methane. The activity was reported beneath the icy shell. Scientists, […]
In A First For NASA, Astronauts Try To Grow Chile Peppers On International Space Station
Astronauts on the international space station have been trying to explore new things. Now they are doing something to spice up their diets. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, astronauts aboard the ISS are growing red and green chile peppers. This is being done by astronauts as part of the food crop production […]
Northrop Grumman Wins NASA Contract For Building Living Quarters For Astronauts Under Artemis Program
Northrop Grumman has won a NASA contract worth USD 935 million. The contract is a part of the US space agency’s Artemis program. Northrop Grumman is a private aerospace company. Besides, it is also a provider of military technology. It is based in Virginia and is known for being one of the largest weapons manufacturers […]
Study Finds Jupiter Clouds Have Water In Enough Quantity To Support Microbial Life Thrive
Scientists have discovered that the clouds of Jupiter have water. The gas giant’s clouds have a sufficient amount of water that could support Earth-like life. Findings suggest that the water activity value sits above the survivable threshold. This means that clouds have a high enough concentration of water. These water conditions make temperatures in the […]
NASA’s 30-Year-Old Hubble Space Telescope Placed In Safe Mode After Problem In Payload Computer
NASA has said that its Hubble Space Telescope has been down for the past few days. The agency said that it has detected a problem in its payload computer. The computer stopped working on June 13. The telescope suffered the problem likely due to a degrading memory module. The agency, however, has insisted that the […]
NASA, USPS Launch Stunning Sun Science Stamps To Celebrate A Decade Of Sun Watching From Space
It has been over a decade since the Solar Dynamics Observatory of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration started watching the sun. To celebrate this, the United States Postal Service has issued a set of Sun Science Stamps. These stamps bring the attention of people to different aspects of the sun as observed from the […]
NASA Completes Assembling Work Of Space Launch System For Artemis Program, First Launch Next Year
The Artemis program is moving on the right track. NASA said that it has finished the work of assembling a mission rocket. The rocket is named Space Launch System or SLS. It is the first of its powerful rockets. The SLS will take humans to the Moon. The agency said that engineers have completed lowering […]
NASA Study Finds Covid-Induced Lockdowns Cut Nitrogen Oxides Emissions, Ozone by 15 Percent
The lockdowns in 2020 helped in cutting down emissions of nitrogen oxides. According to NASA, nitrogen oxides creates ozone and poses a grave threat to climate, humans, and plants The agency said that emission was decreased by around 15 percent globally. The observation was made during a study by Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It said that […]
NASA Announces Two New Robotic Missions To Venus, To Study Its Atmosphere, Map Rocky Surface
NASA is now aiming to land on Venus. The US space agency has announced two new missions to the planet. Venus is Earth’s closest neighbor. It is the hottest planet in the solar system even though it is not closest to the Sun. The planet’s thick atmosphere makes it warm. Its atmosphere is full of […]
NASA To Send Mobile Robot To Moon To Explore South Pole As Part Of Artemis Program In 2023
NASA is planning to send a rover to Moon. This will be the first mobile robot sent by the US space agency. It said that rover will search for water and other resources on Moon. The rover will be launched as a part of the Artemis program. NASA is aiming to send humans to Moon […]
Second ISS-Bound Commercial Crew Rotation Mission Launched With 4 Astronauts
Four astronauts are headed to the ISS aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft. The International Space Station-bound spacecraft was launched from NASA’s Florida-based Kennedy Space Center atop the Falcon 9 rocket. The SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts will dock to the space station, making it the second commercial mission to the rotating laboratory. This is third crewed […]
