[ad_1] MUMBAI: If all goes well, April 25 will open a new chapter in world space history when the second private lunar mission, and also the first ever by the UAE, will touch down on the Atlas crater of the moon. The first private mission was by Israel’s Beresheet lander operated by Space IL, but … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Isro is gearing up for the launch of PSLV-C55 mission next week and the lift-off is likely on April 22. Unlike previous launches, this launch is unique as integration of different stages of the rocket has been done in an innovative way to help reduce time in the assembly process. The PSLV-C55 … Read more
[ad_1] BEIJING: China will start building relay satellites that by 2030 will act as a communication bridge between missions to the moon and beyond, and ground operations on Earth, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday.A pilot of the satellite constellation will support China’s ongoing lunar exploration programme and the building of the International Lunar Research … Read more
[ad_1] Nasa scientists have spotted a massive black region on the Sun, which is 20 times larger than Earth. The appearance of the “coronal hole” has prompted US federal agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to sound out an alert for geomagnetic storms as the gaping hole is unleashing 1.8 million mile-per-hour solar winds … Read more
[ad_1] NASA astronomers recently spotted a burst of radiation that was quickly crowned the “BOAT”: the brightest of all time. The source of the radiation, which NASA said “swept through the solar system” on Oct. 9, 2022, was a gamma-ray burst, the most powerful kind of explosion. NASA said in a news release that the … Read more