A decade of observations from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled significant changes in the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, as per reports. These findings, gathered as part of NASA’s Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) programme, were presented at the American Geophysical Union’s December meeting in Washington, D.C. The OPAL initiative has tracked … Read more
The telescope and scientific instruments for NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope have been successfully integrated at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The integration marks a significant step in the mission’s development, as the payload will soon be connected to the spacecraft. According to NASA officials, this milestone ensures the observatory is … Read more
Firefly Aerospace’s inaugural lunar mission is prepared for takeoff, as the Blue Ghost lander is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in mid-January. According to reports, the mission, called Ghost Riders in the Sky, will also carry Japan’s Resilience lander and marks a significant collaboration under NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) … Read more
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescopeon its 35th anniversary, reprocessed a detailed image of the Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) on April 11, shared by the European Space Agency. This improvised image, generated from numerous Hubble images, signals fine dust structures, the luminous galactic nucleus with a backdrop occupied by stars and various distant galaxies. This mosaic, taken … Read more
NASA’S Perseverance rover is exploring the Martian rim of Jezero Crater, a crater filled with rocky outcrops. The mission has cored five rocks, performed up-close analysis of seven rocks, and analysed another 83 from afar using a laser. The diversity of rocks found has exceeded expectations, with tons of fragmented once-molten rocks and formerly underground … Read more
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescopeon its 35th anniversary, reprocessed a detailed image of the Sombrero Galaxy (Messier 104) on April 11, shared by the European Space Agency. This improvised image, generated from numerous Hubble images, signals fine dust structures, the luminous galactic nucleus with a backdrop occupied by stars and various distant galaxies. This mosaic, taken … Read more
Scientists discovered suitable biosignature gases for alien life on planet K2-18b. On K2-18b, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (Jwst) noticed dimethyl sulfide (DMS), a chemical primarily produced by living creatures on Earth. Notably, the exoplanet is nine times the size of our planet and exists in the habitable zone of its planetary system. As exoplanets … Read more
NASA scientists have been studying crystals to optimise the process of crystallisation for decades. Various researchers have conducted research on crystals within the first quarter of the year, the latest being protein crystallisation in microgravity. Alexandra Ros from Arizona State University led the research by launching a protein crystallisation test in the International Space Station … Read more
NASA scientists have been studying crystals to optimise the process of crystallisation for decades. Various researchers have conducted research on crystals within the first quarter of the year, the latest being protein crystallisation in microgravity. Alexandra Ros from Arizona State University led the research by launching a protein crystallisation test in the International Space Station … Read more
The awaited Lyrid meteor shower is back! Skywatchers can catch a glimpse of these beautiful meteors streaking across the sky. Lyrids radiate from the Lyra constellation, lying near the star Vega. There are some dramatic meteors lying farther away that streak the sky. It can be seen with the naked eye, without using a telescope; … Read more