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Chandrayaan-3 mission: ISRO scientists unlock ‘hidden’ secrets about surface temperature of moon’s south pole

adminMarch 22, 202503 mins

[ad_1] Chandrayaan-3 mission’s new findings about water-ice deposits on the Moon has provided valuable insights for future lunar missions. Chandrayaan-3’s Vikram lander, which conducted Chandra’s Surface Thermophysical Experiment (ChaSTE), played a crucial role in the exploring Moon’s thermal environment and noted the potential for water-ice deposits. The experiment helped unveiled the never known before details…

Is Mumbai in danger as ’City Killer’ asteroid approaches Earth? All you need to know about the possible collision

adminFebruary 21, 202503 mins

[ad_1] Asteroid 2024 YR4, dubbed “city killer”, is making headlines after astronomers projected that it has 1.5%, or 1 in 67, chance of striking the Earth during its close approach on December 22, 2032. NASA and other space agencies across the world, have been closely monitoring its trajectory. Asteroid 2024 YR4 size This celestial object…

Moon or Mars? NASA’s future hangs in balance as Donald Trump, Elon Musk shape space policy

adminFebruary 21, 202507 mins

[ad_1] Is NASA still Moonbound, or will the next giant leap mean skipping straight to Mars? Speculation is mounting that the Trump administration may scale back or cancel NASA’s Artemis missions following the departure of a key official and Boeing’s plans to lay off hundreds of employees working on its lunar rocket. Late Wednesday, NASA…

India to launch Chandrayaan-4 in 2027 to bring back moon samples: Science and Technology Minister

adminFebruary 6, 202504 mins

[ad_1] India is set to launch the Chandrayaan-4 mission in 2027, marking a significant step in the nation’s space exploration efforts. The mission aims to collect samples from the Moon and return them to Earth, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh has confirmed. The ambitious project will require at least two launches of the heavylift…

Older than Planet Earth: 100-kg meteor, dating back to 4.6 billion years, unveils secrets of our solar system

adminJanuary 15, 202503 mins

[ad_1] Two months after Neil Armstrong’s 1969 Moon landing, a meteor burst into the atmosphere, shattered, and scattered over 35 square kilometres in Australia. The meteorite was identified as billions of years older than Earth itself. The cosmic element offers valuable insights into the early formation of the solar system. Due to its unique composition…

Saturn’s rings to ‘disappear’ in a few months from now

adminSeptember 6, 202403 mins

[ad_1] Saturn is famous for its rings, which make it look different from all the other planets in our solar system. However, the rings are likely to “disappear” in a few months. In March 2025, Saturn’s rings will no longer be visible from Earth due to the planet’s axis tilt, which will align the rings…

Stunning details: Photographer takes ’clearest and sharpest’ Moon images – check pics

adminSeptember 1, 202404 mins

[ad_1] The “most advance” moon photograph ever is now here! A Kurdish astrophotographer, Darya Kawa Mirza, has finally captured the moon with all its interesting surface details, which, most likely, “no one has ever seen before”. Talking to the social media platform Instagram, the Kurdish astrophotographer shared a series of high-resolution, artificial intelligence-free, pictures of…

Mars may have enough water to create oceans, new study finds while exploring NASA mission records

adminAugust 13, 202403 mins

[ad_1] Scientists believe vast amounts of water may be stored within Mars’ crust. A retired NASA mission uncovered signs of significant underground water on the Red Planet, a recent study suggests. The water would possibly be enough to create oceans if it were on the surface, CNN reported. The study mentions that astronauts aiming to…

A day on Earth could mean 25 hours; moon drifting away. Here’s what it means for us

adminAugust 4, 202403 mins

[ad_1] Scientists say, the length of a day on Earth might extend to 25 hours as the Moon, is drifting away from the planet. According to a research conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Moon has been receding from Earth at a rate of approximately 3.8 centimetres per year. Over time, this could result…

5 stunning NASA images that will leave you in awe

adminJuly 31, 202405 mins

[ad_1] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) continues to share images from space of celestial bodies, planets, nebula, moon, star clusters, interacting galaxies, etc. Most of these images are captured by NASA’s James Webb Telescope, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, and NASA’s Chandra Space-based observatory. Here are a few images from space shared by NASA…