In a major step to safeguard Earth from potential catastrophe, Nasa has released its strategy to counter “planet killer” asteroids, drawing inspiration from the extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.The plan outlined in Nasa’s National Preparedness Strategy and Action Plan for Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and Hazards, details a multi-pronged approach…
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship lifts off from Starbase for a test flight Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Boca Chica, Texas (Pic credit: AP) SpaceX achieved a significant milestone by successfully launching its colossal Starship rocket and catching the returning booster using mechanical arms at the launch pad on Sunday. The empty Starship, standing nearly 400…
Nasa’s most anticipated space exploration project Europa Clipper mission faced an unexpected challenge as Hurricane Milton swept across Florida on October 9-10. The mission, which is set to study Jupiter’s moon Europa, had its spacecraft and launch rocket, the Falcon Heavy, stationed at Nasa’s KNennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. Both the spacecraft and rocket…
The International Space Station (ISS) captured birds-eye view of Hurricane Milton as it re-intensifies into a Category 5 storm while moving across the southern Gulf of Mexico towards Florida.At 10:28 am EDT on October 7, the ISS flew over the hurricane, capturing the powerful storm with its external cameras. The space station shared the footage…
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected carbon dioxide and hydrogen peroxide on Pluto‘s largest moon Charon. Using the telescope astronomers have uncovered new insights into the composition of the moon with their results published in Nature Communications.NASA‘s earlier research using the New Horizons spacecraft revealed that the Charon’s surface consists of crystalline water ice,…
NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson is set to share insights from her recent six-month mission aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during a news conference scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4, at 11 a.m. EDT. This event will take place at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston and will be streamed live on NASA+ and the…
SpaceX capsule Dragon approaches the ISS (Photo: AP) After months of uncertainty, two astronauts stuck aboard the International Space Station (ISS) since June finally received their transport that will bring them home next year, thanks to the arrival of a SpaceX capsule on Sunday, as per the Associated Press.SpaceX launched the rescue mission on Saturday,…
An illustration for visual representation of asteroid trajectory This ‘mini-moon’ is actually an asteroid — named ‘2024 PT5’ — which is about the size of a school bus. When it whizzed past Earth on Sunday (Sept 29), it would be temporarily pulled by our planet’s gravity. However, the Earth’s double delight of possessing two ‘Moons’…
SpaceX launched a rescue mission on Saturday to retrieve two astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams, who have been stuck at the International Space Station (ISS) after safety concerns grounded their Boeing spacecraft. The mission involves a downsized SpaceX crew sent to bring them home, although their return isn’t expected until early next year.The SpaceX…
Nasa has released breathtaking live footage of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall on Florida‘s eastern coast tonight as a powerful Category 4 storm. Cameras aboard the International Space Station recorded eight minutes of live video as the hurricane passed over the southeastern United States at 12.50pm EDT (1650 GMT).As of Thursday, officials have warned of…
