[ad_1] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the US space agency shared an exquisite video capturing a mind-boggling collection of dazzling stars that are located 30,000 light-years away. In a social media post on its Instagram handle, the space agency stated, “Liller 1 is a globular cluster – a roughly spherical grouping of stars…
[ad_1] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has begun work to establish a separate time reference system for Earth’s satellite Moon. The new time reference system aims to ease the understanding of time difference for astronauts. This comes as exploration of the Moon increases by various space agencies globally. The initiative for a separate time…
[ad_1] For the site where Chandrayaan-3’s moon lander Vikram had landed, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) working group for planetary system nomenclature has approved a name –Statio Shiv Shakti. On the origin of the Statio Shiv Shakti name, the Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature said: “Compound word from Indian mythology that depicts the masculine (“Shiva”) and…
[ad_1] ISRO’s accomplishments and success of the Chandrayaan programme have led to an increase in the popularity of space technology courses. However, Indian institutes are still grappling with the challenges of offering courses to cater to the rising demand for space technology. Booming Indian space industry The recent privatisation and commercialisation of space technology have…
[ad_1] NASA’s spacecraft, a laser instrument onboard orbiting the Moon has successfully pinged the Vikram lander of India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission, the US space agency said, on January 24. “We’ve showed that we can locate our retroreflector on the surface from the Moon’s orbit,” said Xiaoli Sun, who led the team at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight…
[ad_1] The first US moon landing attempt in more than 50 years suffered a major setback after a private company’s spacecraft suffered an anomaly hours after Monday’s launch. A private firm, funded by NASA, Astrobotic Technology managed to orient its lander toward the sun so the solar panel could collect sunlight and charge its battery….
[ad_1] April 20 — SpaceX’s Starship explodes shortly after launching The inaugural flight of Starship from the SpaceX facility in Texas on April 20 saw the rocket take off from its launchpad but suffer multiple engine failures leading to it going out of control. According to the plan, the booster was to peel away from…
[ad_1] ‘Interest in the moon is not over yet!’ said ISRO chief S Somanath who is buoyed by the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission. He revealed that the Indian space agency is now eyeing to bring some rocks from its surface. Delivering a lecture at Rashtrapati Bhavan Cultural Centre (RBCC) here under the ‘Rashtrapati Bhavan Vimarsh Shrinkhala’,…
[ad_1] A still from ‘Tere Vaaste’ track | Photo Credit: @SaregamaMusic/YouTube Video-sharing platform YouTube has released its top trending videos and music videos list from India for the year 2023. The Chandrayaan 3 mission’s soft landing video, uploaded by ISRO’s official YouTube channel, which has amassed a total of 79 million views, tops the list…
[ad_1] ISRO Chairman S Somanath said four pilots from the Indian Air Force have been selected for the mission, and they are undergoing training at the Astronaut Training Facility in Bengaluru. Gaganyaan Mission The Bengaluru-based space agency is planning to launch a crew of two to three Indian astronauts into Low Earth Orbit for up…
