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[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Nasa is tackling one of the biggest challenges of lunar and Martian exploration: pervasive and abrasive dust. With the Moon’s surface covered in a jagged, glassy material known as regolith, and Martian dust threatening to coat everything from solar panels to spacesuits, these tiny particles pose a significant risk to equipment and astronaut health.To address these issues, Nasa researchers are developing an innovative electrodynamic dust shield…

[ad_1] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the US space agency shared an exquisite video capturing a mind-boggling collection of dazzling stars that are located 30,000 light-years away. In a social media post on its Instagram handle, the space agency stated, “Liller 1 is a globular cluster – a roughly spherical grouping of stars held together by gravity. However, while most of these types of clusters are home…

[ad_1] TOTAL SOLAR eclipses have awed people since time out of mind. The first record of one, preserved on a clay tablet found at Ugarit, now in Syria, is believed from its age and location to describe either an eclipse that happened in 1375 BC or one in 1223 BC. Legendary explanations for eclipses include the Sun being eaten by dogs, frogs or dragons. The reality is more prosaic.…

[ad_1] If you are a gaming fan and love to play Fortnite and are also fascinated by space, then this new game is just for you. On Epic Games’ Fortnite, the European Space Agency (ESA) has just launched the Lunar Horizons Moon game. On Epic Games’ Fortnite, the European Space Agency (ESA) has just launched the Lunar Horizons Moon game.(ESA) Yes, you can embark on your own thrilling lunar…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Nasa’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) recently captured intriguing images of a surfboard-shaped object near the moon, which turned out to be South Korea’s lunar orbiter, Danuri. This encounter between the two spacecraft occurred as they orbited the moon in nearly parallel paths, according to Nasa officials. The event took place over March 5 and 6, and due to the high speed difference between the LRO and…

[ad_1] The team from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) responsible for the Chandrayaan-3 mission’s success was honoured with the “2024 John L. ‘Jack’ Swigert Jr. Award for Space Exploration” on Monday, news agency ANI reported, citing a press release by the Space Foundation. PM Modi on August 26 declared that the landing site of Chandrayaan 3’s moon lander would be named Shiv Shakti.(ISRO Twitter) The award recognises their…

[ad_1] India’s solar probe Aditya L1 will track the behaviour and rays of the Sun on Monday, April 8, during the total solar eclipse. During this time, the Sun will briefly get completely cloaked by the Moon, creating a moment of complete darkness in several countries. A graphic representation of ISRO’s Aditya L1 mission. During the total solar eclipse on April 8, the Sun, Moon and the Earth will…

[ad_1] A total solar eclipse is set to occur on April 8. That is the date when our little Moon will shade the gigantic Sun by coming directly in front of it. The event will virtually turn the day into night for the length of the eclipse period. Not just that, the absence of sunlight will also make temperatures fall. The event is spectacular because of the totality, which…

[ad_1] National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has begun work to establish a separate time reference system for Earth’s satellite Moon. The new time reference system aims to ease the understanding of time difference for astronauts. This comes as exploration of the Moon increases by various space agencies globally.  The initiative for a separate time zone began with White House sending a memo asking NASA to work with other…

[ad_1] WASHINGTON — NASA wants to come up with an out-of-this-world way to keep track of time, putting the moon on its own souped-up clock. HT Image It’s not quite a time zone like those on Earth, but an entire frame of time reference for the moon. Because there’s less gravity on the moon, time there moves a tad quicker — 58.7 microseconds every day — compared to Earth.…

[ad_1] New research suggests that scientists could now come closer to a conclusion about the mechanism responsible for the speeds of the steady jets launched from a neutron star, reported Space.com. What is a neutron star? Neutron star refers to the remains of a massive dead star that encountered a supernova explosion.  Active companion stars of neutron stars are those that are close to neutron stars’ gravitational pull, capable…

[ad_1] An uncrewed American lander that became the first private spaceship on the Moon has met its ultimate end after failing to “wake up,” the company that built it said. HT Image Houston-based Intuitive Machines said late Saturday that the lander, named Odysseus, had not phoned home this week when its solar panels were projected to receive enough sunlight to turn on its radio. Hindustan Times – your fastest…