The Hubble Space Telescope is celebrating 35 years in orbit with an amazing batch of new images, including everything from seasonal changes on Mars to a moth-shaped planetary nebula and a distant spiral galaxy. Hubble was deployed from the space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990, and has delivered unparalleled cosmic views from low Earth orbit….
NASA’s Perseverance rover, last week, spotted a black-and-white striped rock on Mars, amazing the scientists and the internet alike. The rock is said to be “unlike any seen” on the planet before. On discovering the rock, the space agency posed a question: “Is this a sign of exciting discoveries to come?” What does the Perseverance…
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 held…
The presence of water on Mars—Earth’s neighbour —is not an alien concept. Astronomers over decades have talked about the presence of water on the Red Planet without evidence. However, a recent study by an international team has suggested that the fourth planet of the solar system from the Sun might have retained more water for…
It was based on subsurface scans taken by the car-sized, six-wheeled rover Los Angeles: NASA’s rover Perseverance has gathered data confirming the existence of ancient lake sediments deposited by water that once filled a giant basin on Mars called Jerezo Crater, according to a study published on Friday. The findings from ground-penetrating radar observations conducted…
The US space agency’s statement comes after an unexpected interruption raised concerns that the diligent craft might have met its end. “Good news today: We’ve reestablished contact with the #MarsHelicopter after instructing @NASAPersevere to perform long-duration listening sessions for Ingenuity’s signal. The team is reviewing the new data to better understand the unexpected comms dropout…
Hindus hold the Hanuman Chalisa in high regard, considering it a profoundly significant and almost magical hymn. This belief is intertwined with astrology, the study of stars and their perceived influence on our lives.In astrological terms, when the planet Saturn poses challenges, the recitation of the Hanuman Chalisa is regarded as a remedy. Devotees assert…
