We have seen several astronauts’ portraits in the past. However, one of these images stood out from the rest. Unlike other astronauts, NASA astronaut Leland Melvin posed for his official NASA portraits with his two big dogs. Why did Melvin decide to pose with his two best friends? Continue reading to find out. How Leland […]
Scientists recently started using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to study one of the most fascinating supernovae in space. This supernova is named SN 1987A (Supernova 1987A). Scientists discovered that it is located about 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Since astronomers first discovered the supernova in February 1987 which is roughly 40
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As NASA plans to increase its activities in Low Earth Orbit And beyond, the agency is seeing the need to establish a powerful space Internet to boost its communication with our technologies in space. The American Space Agency is getting ready to test space internet that takes advantage of lasers to transmit and receive data
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After India’s Chandrayaan-3 Vikram lander made its historic lander on August 23, its rover commenced operation in search of scientific discovery for mankind. As the first spacecraft to successfully land on the lunar south pole, the lander and rover of the Chandrayaan-3 mission have endless potential to make new scientific discoveries. While exploring the moon,
On August 29, NASA announced that its James Webb Space Telescope gazes into a spiral arm of the Whirlpool galaxy gloating in space in about 27 million light years away from us. The American space agency released vibrant photos of this observation revealing the detailed view of the spiral galaxy M51(also referred to as the
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If you have been fascinated with the phrase, “once in a blue moon,” you should get ready to witness the actual super blue moon, where the popular phrase originated from. Astronomers revealed that the super blue moon of 2023 will surface on August 30, and will not be visible again until 2037. Why is this
As NASA plans to return humans to the surface of the moon in the 21st century, the agency is also partnering with other agencies to place a space station called the lunar gateway around the moon’s orbit. However, this lunar gateway space station is going to serve numerous purposes on the moon’s orbit, including aiding
On August 23, the Indian Space Research Organisation successfully landed its Chandrayaan-3 mission on the lunar south pole. This successful touchdown was celebrated across the world as it remains the first space probe to land on the south pole, thereby making India the fourth nation to reach the lunar surface. However, India achieved this great
Black holes often get messy after they consume a nearby star. In a recent observation, scientists spotted a super massive black hole consuming a massive star that moved close to its event horizon. The recent astronomical event was known as ASASSN-14li and the massive black hole ejected the consumed star after destroying it. In general,
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After India’s Chandrayaan 3 space probe landed on the lunar surface, the entire world celebrated the milestone attained by the Indian Space Research Organisation. However, ISRO did not waste extra time to commence with the exploration goals of the Chandrayaan-3 mission. In less than a day after the landing, the Pragyan moon rover that is part