Space

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: With spring’s arrival in the Northern Hemisphere, parts of Asia are once again grappling with the annual menace of dust storms, which have recently shrouded regions like China’s Inner Mongolia in a thick yellow haze. On March 27, 2024, residents of Erenhot, Inner Mongolia, witnessed their skies turn murky, with state media advising people to stay indoors as winds whipped up dust with speeds reaching 100…

[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] Artificial Intelligence is the reason scientists have not found any evidence of Extra-terrestrial civilisations? Scientist have come top believe that there has to be a connection in the development of AI on Earth to the lessening probability of finding evidence of an alien civilisation.  Scientists adhering to the Fermi Paradox have stated that the contradiction between the high probability of alien life existing and the complete lack of…

[ad_1] Nasa internships are primarily available to US citizens due to federal regulations and security requirements associated with many of its projects. However, there are limited opportunities for non-US citizens, including international students, through specific programs and partnerships.Nasa International Internship (I2) program: This program offers international students the opportunity to engage in research and scientific projects at Nasa centers.The I2 program operates through agreements between Nasa and institutions in…

[ad_1] US space agency NASA has a huge armada of gadgetry deployed on Earth as well as in the skies to find out quickly if there are any threats to our planet from space bodies traveling by. Some of the most destructive ones, and frequent visitors at that, are asteroids. The space rocks travel at high speeds and mostly zip past the Earth. However, they are known to have…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A significant spring storm unleashed heavy snow, rain, and strong winds across the Northeast on Thursday, causing widespread power outages affecting nearly 700,000 homes and businesses. A woman lost her life in a New York City suburb due to a falling tree.As the storm swept through, parts of northern New England faced the possibility of up to two feet of snow by Thursday evening, accompanied by…

[ad_1] The White House announced Tuesday it is directing NASA to create a unified time standard for the Moon and other celestial bodies, as governments and private companies increasingly compete in space. HT Image With the United States keen to set international norms beyond Earth’s orbit, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy instructed the US space agency to formulate a plan by the end of 2026…

[ad_1] BENGALURU: The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Monday said it accomplished another significant milestone on March 21, when the PSLV Orbital Experimental Module-3 (POEM-3) successfully re-entered Earth’s atmosphere in a controlled manner, leaving minimal orbital debris.The POEM-3 was part of the PSLV-C58/XPoSat mission launched on Jan 1, 2024. After deploying satellites into their intended orbits, the spent rocket stage was transformed into a stabilised platform for conducting experiments.“The…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The solar system housing Earth and its fellow planets has shown remarkable stability throughout its 4.5 billion-year history. However, new research on “twin” stars indicates that this stability is not universal across all planetary systems.As per a Reuters report, researchers analyzed 91 star pairs from the same birth cloud, sharing similar sizes and compositions.These “twins” showed that a notable fraction had signs of consuming a planet,…

[ad_1] Euclid, tasked with unveiling the dark Universe’s secrets, has encountered a hurdle: microscopic layers of water ice are clouding its view. This challenge, stemming from the spacecraft’s exposure to the harsh cold of space, demands unprecedented precision for its mission’s success.Mirror, mirror, chilled in spaceEfforts are now underway across Europe to implement a novel de-icing procedure designed to restore Euclid’s clarity and maintain its optical systems for the…

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Nasa has chosen 10 small research satellites from eight different states to be sent to the International Space Station, as part of the organization’s initiative to broaden educational and scientific outreach, foster technological progress, and promote workforce training.These compact satellites, known as CubeSats, adhere to a universal design specification, quantified in units, with one unit (1U) defined as dimensions of 10x10x11 centimeters.This standardization facilitates the assembly…