[ad_1] A molecular biologist from Madurai, our quizmaster enjoys trivia and music, and is working on a rock ballad called ‘Coffee is a Drink, Kaapi is an Emotion’. @bertyashley Quiz | Easy like Sunday morning Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch biologist, ornithologist and one of the founders of modern ethology — the study of animal behaviour — […]
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[ad_1] It is generally believed that stars form millions of years before the planets that orbit them, with the leftover material from star formation accumulating to form planets. But new research on “polluted white dwarfs” adds to evidence which suggests that the building blocks of planets like Jupiter and Saturn start forming when a young […]
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[ad_1] The US Space Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle returned to Earth after spending a record-breaking 908 days in orbit. The Boeing-built test vehicle touched down at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5.22 AM ET (3.52 PM IST) on November 12. The OTV-6 mission was launched by a United Launch Alliance Atlas V […]
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[ad_1] NASA’s moon rocket needs only minor repairs after enduring a hurricane at the pad and is on track for its first test flight next week, a top official said Friday. “Right now, there’s nothing preventing us” from attempting a launch on Wednesday, said NASA’s Jim Free, an associate administrator. The wind never exceeded the […]
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[ad_1] NASA’s CAPSTONE mission will reach the Moon on November 13, becoming the first spacecraft to enter into a special elongate orbit that could support future space missions. The microwave oven-sized satellite weighs just around 25 kilograms and will also become the first CubeSat to fly and operate on the Moon. A trajectory correction manoeuvre […]
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[ad_1] Bengaluru-based Astrogate Labs is working on an optical laser-based satellite communication technology that promises many advantages over traditional radio frequency transmission. Optical transmission can potentially offer higher bandwidth connections with lower data rates, while eliminating the need for high spectrum licensing costs. “Modern satellites can generate over 100GB of data every day. If you […]
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[ad_1] A Northrop Grumman capsule delivered several tons of supplies to the International Space Station on Wednesday despite a jammed solar panel. The shipment arrived two days after launching from Virginia. Only one of the cargo ship’s two round solar panels opened following liftoff. Flight controllers tried in vain to open the stuck panel, but […]
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[ad_1] A Northrop Grumman rocket successfully launched on November 7, carrying a Cygnus cargo spacecraft dubbed S.S Sally Ride into orbit. But after successfully entering orbit, the spacecraft carrying more than 3,700 kilograms of cargo meant for the International Space Station could only deploy one of its two solar arrays. NASA says it will attempt […]
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[ad_1] This week is a happy one for all the UFO enthusiasts out there as a declassified version of the United States defence-intelligence report on UFOs is expected to be made public in the coming days. While it is unlikely that we will hear about aliens in the report, it could still present interesting insights […]
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[ad_1] After nearly four years spent on the Martian surface, NASA’s InSight lander is coming to the end of its life as the spacecraft’s power generation continues to decline because of dust blown on the lander’s solar panels. The InSight team is now taking steps to make sure the lander continues working as long as […]
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