Tag: Space
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Six exoplanets found in synchronous dance around star: clues to our solar system’s formation
Despite not being habitable, they are remarkable in another way: all six planets are precisely coordinated with each other in their orbit. NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) discovered two exoplanets orbiting the star for the first time in 2020. The satellite, known as Exoplanet Hunter, spotted the pair by measuring changes in brightness as…
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Euclid Space Telescope reveals stunning images of the dark universe
European astronomers on Tuesday released the first images from the newly launched Euclid space telescope, designed to uncover the mysteries of dark matter and dark energy – hidden forces thought to account for 95 percent of the universe. The European Space Agency, which leads the six-year mission as a partner with NASA, said the images…
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Selfie with Asteroid Bennu: Exploring Earth’s Origins at the Smithsonian in Washington
In a quiet room of a museum in Washington, cameras and cell phones focus on a small piece of rock, no bigger than a piece of gravel. The fragment may seem insignificant, but it is a sample taken from the asteroid Bennu, which scientists are studying in the hopes of finding out whether the asteroid…
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Shenzhou-16 crewed flight mission: successful return to Earth after 5 months in orbit
Jing, Zhu and Gui traveled to China’s Tiangong space station in late May and remained in orbit for 154 days. He spent time conducting scientific experiments and conducted about eight hours of spacewalk. A new crew replaced them after the Shenzhou-17 mission lifted off from the Jiuquan launch site in the country’s northwest last week.…
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President Vladimir Putin aims to build Russian space station by 2027
Yuri Borisov, the head of the Russian space agency, Roscosmos, supported Putin’s position as a means of maintaining the country’s capabilities in manned space flight. “The ISS is aging and will be retired around 2030,” Russian agencies told reporters. “If we do not start large-scale work on creating a Russian orbital station in 2024, it…
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Rat embryo developed in space for the first time: Japanese researchers
“This is the first study that shows that mammals may be able to thrive in space,” Yamanashi University and the National Research Institute Riken said in a joint statement Saturday. “This is the world’s first experiment to culture early-stage mammalian embryos under the full microgravity of the ISS,” the statement said. It added, “In the…
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China will send the youngest crew ever to the space station
“This is the crew of astronauts with the lowest average age since the launch of the space station construction mission,” Beijing’s State Council Information Office said in a statement. The all-male trio will be led by Tang Hongbo, who is on his first return mission to the Tiangong space station. “In the past two years,…
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India begins crucial test for manned orbital mission
ISRO chief S Somnath later said, “I am very happy to announce the successful accomplishment of the mission.” Lift-off was postponed for two hours after bad weather and engine failure. Before the final manned mission begins in 2025, ISRO will conduct a series of 20 major tests, including taking robots to outer space. According to…
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Farthest radio burst observed by astronomers
“We were lucky enough to be able to see that tiny spot in the sky for that one millisecond after traveling for eight billion years to catch the pulse,” said Shannon, co-author of a study describing the discovery in the journal Science. Were staying.” The FRB handily beats the previous record holder, which was about…
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Astronomers witness the most distant radio burst ever observed
This is where the fast radio bursts come from. “They have the signatures of all the gases they travel through,” Shannon said. Some FRB wavelengths slow down slightly as they travel through this material, giving scientists a way to measure it. This could help them figure out how much matter is in the cosmic web…
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India aims to send astronauts to the moon by 2040
India aims to send an astronaut to the Moon by 2040, the government said on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued instructions to the space department that include plans for a space station by 2035. India’s space ambitions got a boost when it became the first country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s…
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Skygazers see ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse on longest day of the year
The event also served as a dress rehearsal ahead of the total eclipse scheduled for April 2024. Both eclipses are going to be “absolutely fascinating for science,” said Madhulika Guhathakurta, heliophysics program scientist at NASA. Solar eclipses have a noticeable effect on the upper atmosphere, such as the ionosphere, which is full of charged particles…
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India’s space chief unhappy with apparent end to Moon mission
The Indian Space Research Agency had hoped to extend the mission by reactivating the solar-powered vehicle once daylight returns to the lunar surface, but so far it has been greeted with radio silence. According to the Press Trust of India news agency, ISRO chief S. “It’s OK if it doesn’t wake up because the rover…
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Asteroid sample return mission successful for NASA
Asteroids are composed of the original materials of the Solar System, which are about 4.5 billion years old, and have remained relatively intact. “They can give us clues about how the solar system formed and evolved,” said Melissa Morris, OSIRIS-Rex program executive. “This is our own origin story.” “We believe that asteroids and comets that…
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New study suggests the Moon’s water reserves may be lower than previously thought
“The time evolution of the Moon–Earth distance remained an unsolved problem for half a century,” Rufu said. “However, these new geological proxies for the history of the Earth-Moon system allow us to calculate the Moon’s axial tilt and the extent of the PSR over time.” In 2009, NASA crashed a two-ton Atlas Centaur rocket body,…