Space

United Nations: Aarti Holla-Maini with Punjab roots appointed director of UN Office for Outer Space Affairs – Times of India

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[ad_1] Indian-origin British satellite industry expert Aarti Holla-Maini has been appointed by the United Nations secretary general as director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) in Vienna.The UNOOSA is an office of the UN secretariat that promotes and facilitates peaceful international cooperation in outer space. It works to strengthen legal and … Read more

Rri: Bengaluru researcher uses ML to create new catalogue of extremely bright galaxies – Times of India

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[ad_1] BENGALURU: A postdoctoral fellow from Raman Research Institute (RRI) in Bengaluru has used five different machine learning (ML) algorithms to create a new catalogue of classified blazar (extremely bright galaxies) candidates of unknown type from a specific space observatory — The Fermi Gamma-ray space telescope. The Fermi Gamma-ray space telescope is a space observatory … Read more

Saturn: Signalling potential life, phosphorous detected in ocean on Saturn’s moon – Times of India

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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Phosphate, a key building block of life, has been detected in one of Saturn‘s moon’s, Enceladus’s, ocean, and in what scientists call the “first finding of phosphorus on an extraterrestrial ocean world”. The phosphates were detected in particles ejected from the ice-covered global ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, the international team of … Read more

India needs to join US-led Artemis Accords: NASA official – Times of India

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[ad_1] WASHINGTON: India, which is a global power and one of the few countries with independent access to space, needs to be a part of the Artemis team, which brings like-minded countries together on civil space exploration, a top NASA official has said. Grounded in the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 (OST), the Artemis Accords … Read more

Bis: In-space Drafting Bis Standard For Private Space Cos | Bengaluru News – Times of India

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[ad_1] Bengaluru: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has begun work on creating standards that private space tech players will be recommended to follow in procurement, manufacturing and operations. The Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) is part of a committee set up by BIS, which will also have other stakeholders. “As part … Read more

Zerodha: NSE warns of Zerodha, Angel brokers’ copycats – Times of India

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[ad_1] MUMBAI: The immense success of Zerodha and Angel One in the stock broking space is attracting copycats. They are using illegal means to cash in on the brand value and reputation of the two established brokers, the National Stock Exchange (NSE) said on Friday.Three people — Suman Mahajan, Susmita Nag and Tushar Kanti Mondal … Read more

SpaceX rocket launches 50 Starlink satellites into orbit

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[ad_1] SpaceX rocket launches 50 Starlink satellites into orbit – CBS News Watch CBS News A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 50 Starlink satellites into orbit from California on Wednesday. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On [ad_2] Source link

NASA is developing a snake-like robot to slither through a Saturn moon in search of life

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[ad_1] Is there life outside of Earth? A new snake-like robot could be the one to find out.  The Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) is being developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a space mission to Enceladus, one of Saturn’s 83 moons known for its icy surface that’s the whitest and most reflective in … Read more

Nasa: Old Nasa satellite plunges to Earth over Sahara Desert – Times of India

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[ad_1] An old Nasa satellite that studied the sun for more than a decade fell to Earth over the Sahara Desert, the space agency reported Thursday. Nasa officials said they have received no reports of damage or injury so far from the reentry, which occurred in the wee hours of the morning in Sudan. Most … Read more

Old NASA satellite falling to Earth, risk of danger ‘low’ – Times of India

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[ad_1] An old NASA satellite is expected to fall to Earth this week, but experts tracking the spacecraft say chances are low it will pose any danger. The defunct science satellite known as Rhessi will plummet through the atmosphere Wednesday night, according to NASA and the Defense Department. NASA said Tuesday that the reentry location … Read more