The quest to understand the nature of ancient Mars inspired our space agencies to launch several space missions to Mars. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) is one of the biggest players in exploring Mars in search of evidence for ancient life. On July 23, 2020, CNSA launched the Tianwen 1 space probe consisting of […]
NASA reveals that the most massive gas giant will move to its nearest approach to Earth on September 26. This astronomical event is indeed an interesting one, as Jupiter will be making its closest approach to our beautiful planet for 59 years. When the gas giant arrives at this point, it will stay in astronomical
Is there life on Mars and beyond? This is one of the biggest questions popularly asked by everyone ever since we began to look into the Cosmos. To answer this question, space agencies sent rovers, landers, and orbiters to visit distant space worlds like mars and beyond. However, one of these rovers launched to Mars
On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy stood before a crowd of 35,000 people at Rice University and announced his intentions of sending humans to the moon with these words of inspiration. “We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because
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On 31st August, NASA officially awarded SpaceX a contract of $1.4 billion to send five more astronauts and cargo to the International Space Station. NASA officials announced that the missions are planned under its Commercial Crew program to send astronauts to the International Space Station. The American Space Agency has awarded SpaceX 14 missions worth
For years, scientists believed that nothing can go faster than light speed. However, astronomers have continued to look deeper into the cosmos to understand how the universe works. Well, you may be wondering whether the universe we live in is expanding. Yes, the universe we live in is truly expanding. Our galaxies are moving further
NASA called off the Artemis 1 launch for the second time this week because of technical issues that may likely disrupt the mission. After the first launch was canceled on August 29, NASA officials corrected the temperature cooling fault and anticipate launching the megarocket earlier today, September 3. However, a fuel leak made NASA cancel
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Every lover of the Cosmos has been waiting patiently to watch the first images of the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12. Finally, we have a few hours to witness these breathtaking infrared images of the next-generation space telescope. This article will enlighten you on how you can watch the first Webb images that
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On July 4th, NASA’s Mars Pathfinder landed on Mars’ Ares Vallis Chryse Planitia to explore the red planet’s hostile environment. Despite its 85 days of exploration on Mars, the Pathfinder made some notable discoveries that helped improve our understanding of Mars. This article will describe Scientific discoveries that NASA’s Pathfinder noticed on Mars. How Pathfinder
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Europa became one of the most fascinating celestial bodies in the solar system. After Galileo Galilei discovered Europa on January 8, 1610, Astronomers developed a special interest to learn more about this unique moon that is locked in Jupiter’s orbit. NASA had already studied Europa on several deep space missions. But the agency still wants
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