Queqiao relay communication satellite will enable communication between Chang’e 4 and Earth
Back in 1969, Neil Armstrong became the first person to step on the near side of the moon. While moon has been the only celestial object where any astronaut has visited, its far side i.e. the side while remains dark forever has been a mystery. Moon is tidally locked with the Earth which means, it […]
Pac-Man fever gets to the Mars
Pac-Man is a widely popular arcade game but its fever is not limited to the Earth only. Recently, NASA and HiRise team from the University of Arizona published a photo of the Martian surface showing a combo of dune and crater. This crater-dune combination is called Barchan Pac-Man as it resembles the protagonist of the […]
Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket rescheduled for launch on Monday at 4:39 a.m. EDT
After being delayed by a day, Orbital ATK’s Antares rocket with Cygnus supply ship is now scheduled to launch on Monday at 4:39 a.m. EDT (0839 GMT). The rocket was transferred to the destined launch pad on Virginia’s Eastern Shore from where the rocket will finally lift off towards the International Space Station carrying a […]
NOAA reports increasing global temperature in its 400 months global report
NASA’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recently published the records of temperature for last 400 months which is more than 33 years where the Earth’s temperature has been above average. Earth has reached a milestone in terms of temperature difference which was reflected in the April edition of monthly global climate report by NOAA. […]
Scientists found the real culprit stealing iron from the continental crust
Mars is called as the red planet because of the rich iron content which when exposed to meager oxygen available in the planet’s atmosphere, it reduced to a rust-coated planet which appears red. As per the researchers, Earth could rust too, however, due to a fraction of iron content seeping inside the continental crust, the […]
Soon, Curiosity will test a new drilling technique after an existing motor failed in 2016
NASA’s Mars Rover Curiosity will start drilling on the red planet again if a remote fix developed by the researchers successfully rectifies the issue. According to the reports, Curiosity rover’s drill attached to its 7-foot-long robotic arm suffered a hiccup in 2016 when it was decommissioned until the mission team responsible for the operations of […]
TESS captures the first ever test image of more than 200,000 stars in the southern sky
The newly launched exoplanet-hunting spacecraft by NASA has been busy transiting to its destined eccentric orbit around the Earth to capture exoplanets and more in the sky. TESS or Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) recently the first ever test image captured by one of its four cameras onboard capturing more than 200,000. The image was […]
Researchers scrutinize Yellowstone National Park to trace Evolution of life on Earth
Yellowstone National Park is a popular site with a huge number of tourists visiting it every year. It is one of the major sites where researchers conduct several researchers due to its outstanding characteristics. In the latest study led by Professor William Inskeep along with his team, they found the existence of a new form […]
Astronomers reveal the largest ever survey of 50 galaxies in ultraviolet light
Researchers have published the largest ever survey of stars and galaxies in ultraviolet light depicting our local universe. The survey contributes over 50 active galaxies in high definition snapped by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. Touted as LEGUS or Legacy ExtraGalactic UV Survey, the project captures more than 8,000-star clusters and 39 million hot blue stars […]