Category: Science
Eta Aquarids Is Definitely Going To Sizzle The Sky This Month
In the first half of the year, there are chances that the meteor shower that of a spectacular version can be expected owing to the great conditions seen this week. On May 7, the viewers can actively observe the Eta Aquarids as it is considered to be officially active that day. However, there are chances…
Read MoreArianespace Launched Its 3rd Satellite—Report
Launch provider in Europe, Arianespace has been successful in their 3rd launch of 2019 on March 21st. The mission was conducted on a Vega rocket for Space Agency in Italy. Arianespace’s light-lift vehicle named Vega was launched from Kourou at French Guiana sharply at 9:50 p.m. PRecursore Iper Spettrale della Missione Applicativa Satellite, commonly known…
Read MoreNASA’s InSight lander Sensed Small Tremors On The Red Planet
The InSight lander of NASA has completed the insertion of its hyper-sensitive seismometer on the surface of the Red Planet and this happened after months of delicate maneuvering. The instrument is created to unveil the mysteries about Mar’s interior by sensing the growing noise of marsquakes. Recently, just before its run, Insight lander has already…
Read MoreGAO Took Off The Radar A Weather Satellite Mission—Report
A weather satellite program has been taken off from Government Accountability Office’s “high risk list” that is being monitored which has heightened concerns about NASA’s acquisition management procedures. During a testimony before Senate Homeland Security and GAO committee the latter had announced that it was taking issue of “clearing gaps in weather satellite data” off…
Read MoreBuddy’ Spends A Week At The ISS With Astronauts
Plush toy Little Earth nicknamed “Buddy” has had an eventful week with astronauts at the International Space Station after it was launched by SpaceX’s Dragon last weekend. The toy designed by Celestial Buddies was launched along with a dummy dressed in a space suit called Ripley named after Ellen Ripley from “Alien” movie series. The…
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Galactic Wind Gives Signs To The Formation Of Galaxies
The Cigar Galaxy or the M82 is well-known for its surprising speed in creating new stars. In the Cigar Galaxy, the stars are being born almost 10 times quicker than our own galaxy. The researchers are using the data gathered from the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy to study the Cigar Galaxy in detail. For…
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In 2020 China Will Launch A Probe To The Red Planet
According to a statement of one of China’s prominent space scientists, after the huge success of landing its spacecraft on the far side of the moon, the Chinese space agency is now planning to launch a mission to Mars in 2020. The statement came ahead of the meeting of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference…
Read MoreA Mannequin Will Be Carried By Crew Of SpaceX To Space Station
Recently, green signal was given to the Crew Dragon rocket of SpaceX for its first ever flight to the International Space Station. The mission is about to launch on March 2, Saturday. Reportedly, this time a mannequin wearing a spacesuit will be dropped by SpaceX instead of transporting only provisions to the International Space Station.…
Read MoreAerospace Trade Group Warns No Deal Brexit Will Cause Severe Economic Damage
UK exit from EU (European Union) is due on March 29th. ADS (Aerospace and Defense Trade) Group has said that they are able to track real economic hazard caused by UK’s doubt over leaving EU. ADS warning were rolled out as an insurance trade body ABI stating that Brexit with no deal will be the…
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Blue Origin Taking Lessons From New Shepherd
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos while speaking during a luncheon meeting between aerospace experts gave several insights about his current space research project Blue Origin which is reportedly occupying more of his working hours than regular work. He spoke at length about how his firm is learning new experiences from test flights of their rocket New…
Read MoreNASA Wants To Enhance The Pace On Mission Moon
NASA is now accelerating the pace of its moon exploration plans which include flying payloads through commercial moon vehicles before end of 2019 as it works with private industry operators to develop moon landers. In its press briefing at NASA’s headquarters before beginning a procurement program for human landing system, Jim Bridenstine—NASA administrator—told that it…
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NASA Adds Another Surface Instrument On Mars
With its successful positioning of the second surface instrument by Insight Mission, NASA is all set to discover the secrets and information hidden beneath the surface of Mars. The US space agency, NASA’s Insight Mission landed on Mars on February 26, 2018. The instrument is named as HP3 and is a heat-flow probe, which was…
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