An out-of-this-world Christmas greeting from the past. Plus, the Sun reminds humans who’s boss, and a look back at this year in the cosmos. VOA’s Arash Arabasadi brings us The Week in Space. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the … Read more
2023 was a busy year in science. Here are 10 stories worth revisiting as we wind up the year. 1. Canadian Jeremy Hansen chosen to fly to the moon A Canadian astronaut was selected as part of the crew for NASA’s Artemis II mission to the moon. Jeremy Hansen and three crew mates will fly … Read more
It’s not every day that a video of a cat goes viral. OK, it’s not every day that a video of a cat goes viral and marks a historical milestone for space exploration. But that’s what happened when NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications experiment beamed an ultra-high definition streaming video back to Earth on Dec. 11 from 31 million kilometers … Read more
WASHINGTON: Nasa on Monday announced it had used a state-of-the-art laser communication system on a spaceship 19 million miles (31 million kilometers) away from Earth — to send a high-definition cat video.The 15-second meow-vie featuring an orange tabby named Taters is the first to be streamed from deep space, and demonstrates it’s possible to transmit … Read more
BENGALURU: In a groundbreaking study, scientists from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have unravelled the mysteries surrounding a solar burst that occurred on the west limb of the Sun in 2013. Using an array of ground-based optical and radio telescopes, as well as data from Nasa’s space-based satellites, researchers from IIA — an autonomous … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA‘s latest observation reveals the largest solar flare in years, disrupting radio communication on Earth temporarily.On Thursday, the sun emitted a massive flare and a substantial radio burst, causing a two-hour radio interference in various parts of the US and sunlit regions globally. According to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL: The year’s best meteor shower, the Geminids, peaks this week. Skygazers may see as many as one or even two a minute streaking across dark skies. The meteors will reach their frenzy on Thursday. But Wednesday night should provide a cosmic spectacle as well. The moon is waning so that will make for … Read more
In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have identified the largest and most distant reservoir of water ever detected in the known universe, reported Unilad. Two teams of astronomers made the remarkable find, revealing a colossal body of water that surpasses the combined volume of all water on Earth by 140 trillion times.Situated around a colossal feeding … Read more
Thirty years ago, an 11-day space shuttle mission involving seven veteran astronauts performed the first servicing mission to correct the Hubble Space Telescope’s blurred vision. The unprecedented flight involved five spacewalks and would not have been possible without the assistance of the shuttle’s robotic Canadarm. The multi-billion dollar Hubble Space Telescope was a crown jewel … Read more
In a groundbreaking discovery, planetary scientists have identified salty glaciers near the north pole of Mercury, challenging conventional notions about the closest planet to the sun, reported Live Science. The revelation stems from past observations made by NASA‘s retired MESSENGER probe and was detailed in a November publication in The Planetary Science Journal.Lead study author … Read more
