From an estate agent’s perspective, the lunar surface has little to recommend it. Its none-too-metaphorical lack of atmosphere means it is bombarded by meteorites, cosmic radiation is unrelentingly harsh and temperatures range from lows of -246°C to highs of 121°C. Subsurface lunar caves, on the other hand, with stable temperatures and cover from projectiles, would…
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…
Across North America on Monday, the moon has materialised and begun eating into the yellow orb of the sun, casting a shadow over a swath of Earth below, causing a total solar eclipse and reminding all in its path of our planet’s place in the cosmos. The partial eclipse first made landfall on the continent…
As half of the Earth will witness the rare event of total solar eclipse on Monday, ISRO’s Aditya L1 will track the behaviour and rays of the Sun simultaneously during the rare celestial event. Total Solar Eclipse Live Updates Millions of skywatchers eagerly wait for the rare event during which the Sun will be completely…
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 zone…
New research suggests that scientists could now come closer to a conclusion about the mechanism responsible for the speeds of the steady jets launched from a neutron star, reported Space.com. What is a neutron star? Neutron star refers to the remains of a massive dead star that encountered a supernova explosion. Active companion stars of…
Scientists are exploring an Idea to deploy a fiber optic seismic network on the Moon to detect seismic events on the lunar surface, said a report by Earth.com citing a study by Wenbo Wu and colleagues from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute. According to the report, the groundwork is laid on the Apollo missions’ legacy,…
The Odysseus spacecraft fell over when it landed on the Moon but still sent back pictures from the far south, a place no ship had landed before. Made by Intuitive Machines in Houston, this unmanned ship marked America’s return to the moon after 50 years, a first for a private company. However, the American moon…
Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weekslong lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Monday. JAXA called the signal, received late Sunday night, a “miracle” because the probe was not designed to survive the lunar night, when temperatures can fall to minus 170 degrees Celsius…
“Pressure makes diamonds, but ram pressure can make stars!” the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) wrote in a social media post as it shared an image of a dwarf galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. It is 54 million light-years from Earth and experiencing a highly-active event. NASA’s Hubble telescope has managed to capture…
