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UAE’s Rashid Rover sent first message; first image of Earth released
Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates Rashid Rover sent its first message to the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Center in Al Khawaneej, three days after its successful launch. The SpaceX Falcon 9…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad gears up for Geminid meteor shower – Know how, where to watch it
Hyderabad: Hyderabad residents are gearing up for another celestial event Geminid meteor shower that is scheduled to be held on December 14 and 15, 2022. The event is considered one of the…
- Technology
NASA’s Orion spacecraft on course to return to Earth on Dec 11
Washington: After a historic flyby just 128 km from the surface of the Moon, NASA’s Orion spacecraft is on course for its return to Earth on December 11. The spacecraft made its…
- Science
NASA’s Artemis I Moon mission breaks Apollo 13’s record
Washington: NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft has surpassed the record set in 1970 by the crew on Apollo 13’s aborted mission to land on the Moon. NASA’s uncrewed Orion spacecraft reached the farthest…
- India
UN’s highest environmental honour for Assam conservationist
Guwahati: Assam’s leading conservationist Purnima Devi Barman has been awarded the United Nation’s highest environmental honour, ‘Champions of the Earth’, for 2022. Barman, a wildlife biologist, bagged the award along with four…
- Science
Astronomers spot closest-known Black Hole to Earth
New York: A team of astronomers using the International Gemini Observatory, operated by NSF’s NOIRLab in the US, has discovered the closest-known Black Hole to Earth. This is the first unambiguous detection…
- Science
India’s defunct surveillance satellite RISAT-2 hits Indian Ocean near Jakarta
Chennai: India’s defunct Radar Imaging Satellite-2 (RISAT-2) re-entered the earth atmosphere on October 30 in an uncontrolled manner and hit the Indian Ocean near Jakarta, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The…
- Science
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft captures images of Earth, Moon ahead of gravity assist
Washington: A NASA spacecraft named Lucy, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, has captured an stunning image of Earth, along with a photo of the Earth and the Moon, as…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad gears up for partial solar eclipse today – Here’re details
Hyderabad: Hyderabad is going to see a partial solar eclipse today. At its peak, the residents of the city will see over 18 percent of the Sun covered by the Moon. Though…
- Science
Space sector moving towards constellation of satellites
Chennai: The global space sector is moving away from geo-statellites and towards the constellation of small satellites in low earth orbit, a senior official of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre…
- Science
New walking robot design may revolutionise large construction projects in space
London: A team of researchers, including one of Indian origin, has designed a state-of-the-art walking robot to revolutionise large construction projects in space. In a study, published in the journal Frontiers in…
- Technology
Lucy spacecraft set to swing by Earth to reach Jupiter asteroids
Washington: A NASA spacecraft named Lucy, the first mission to the Jupiter Trojan asteroids, will skim the earth’s atmosphere, passing a mere 350 kms above the surface on October 16, to gain…
- Science
NASA eyes Nov 14 as launch date for Artemis I Moon mission
Washington: The US space agency has now set the next launch attempt of the Artemis I Moon mission for November 14, after facing two failed attempts due to liquid hydrogen gas leak…
- Automobile
NASA space tech can charge your electric car in just 5 minutes
Washington: A NASA technology, built with Purdue University researchers for future space missions, can charge an electric car in just five minutes on Earth, potentially paving the way for increased adoption of…
- Science
Satellite operators need to clear space junk in 5 years: US FCC
Washington: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules requiring satellite operators in low-Earth orbit to dispose of their satellites within five years of completing their missions. The new rules…
