NASA is now preparing to build the aircraft of the future. These aircraft will be new generation commercial planes which will be more efficient and durable than conventional airplanes. Besides, they will also contribute in reducing the emissions in the environment. The space agency has entrusted this responsibility to 5 companies. This is a new…
NASA Voyager spacecraft: American space agency NASA has again made contact in space with a 47 year old satellite. This contact has occurred with the Voyager-1 spacecraft, which is the longest mission in America’s space history. In the year 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft within an interval of a few weeks….
Gaganyaan Mission Launch date: India’s much awaited Gaganyaan mission may be launched next year. A media report said that the unmanned mission could be flown in March next year. If successful, it will be a big achievement for India and ISRO, which will also pave the way for a manned mission in the year 2026….
India’s ambitious space mission Aditya-L1 is engaged in gathering information about the Sun. Recently, scientists released the first scientific results from Aditya-L1. Aditya-L1 is India’s first solar mission. On July 16, Visible Emission Line Coronagraph, one of its 7 essential instruments, gave an important information. The Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (Velc) aboard Aditya-L1 collected data…
The Central Government of India has given the green signal to the Venus Mission. ISRO has named it Venus Orbiter Mission (VOM). Shukrayaan 1 will be the first part of this mission. Along with this, the government has also approved the Indian Space Station (BAS). This will be India’s own space station. Indian Space Research…
Indian-origin NASA astronaut Sunita Williams reached the Space Station (ISS) in June this year. There is a malfunction in their spacecraft, due to which Sunita and her partner Butch Wilmore are stuck there. Sunita is now also enjoying her journey in space. She is going to celebrate Thanksgiving on ISS. Thanksgiving is celebrated every year…
Scientists have discovered a ‘baby’ exoplanet very close to Earth. It is a gaseous exoplanet, whose diameter is slightly less than that of Jupiter. The exoplanet, named TIDYE-1b, orbits a protostar and is still getting bigger. It is in the Taurus Molecular Cloud at a distance of about 520 light years from Earth and revolves…
Scientists have reported a surprising incident in the sea. Killer whales have been observed hunting whale sharks in Mexico. Killer whale is also called orca and these whales can also kill sharks. The whale shark is the largest shark species in the world and can grow up to 60 feet long. This incident has come…
There are many speculations about aliens that beings from other planets might be traveling from one solar system to another through their special spaceships. But a new theory thinks much further than this. The theory says that aliens, or other civilizations living in the universe, may use their stars to travel from one galaxy to…
The Covid-19 pandemic caused huge devastation across the world. Crores of people lost their lives due to this epidemic. SARS-CoV-2 virus is behind Covid-19. Now scientists have presented a new study regarding this virus. Studies say that after virus infection, it can persist in the human body for years. Scientists have said that it remains…