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NASA’s Juno spacecraft, during close flybys of Jupiter’s moon Io, captured stunning imagery that revealed two remarkable features: a towering mountain and an eerily smooth lake of cooling lava. These discoveries shed light on the moon’s volcanic activity and unique landscape. Artist’s concept of Loki Patera on Io using data captured by Juno. (Image …
Updated Apr 21, 2024, 13:54 IST NASA has alerted about a massive 280-foot asteroid which is set to make a close approach towards Earth. Know all the details. Asteroid 2024 GM: NASA’s Close Watch on Earth’s Cosmic Neighbour Asteroids are rocky objects from the early days of our solar system, about 4.6 billion years ago. …
A groundbreaking study introduces a compelling model for the formation of recently discovered “free-floating” planets known as Jupiter-mass Binary Objects (JuMBOs). These mysterious JuMBOs seem to orbit each other as they drift freely through space, unbound to any star. The study explores how interactions within dense stellar clusters could lead to the ejection of giant …
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, after a remarkable mission on the Red Planet, bids farewell to its active flight operations. Originally designed for short-lived technology demonstrations, Ingenuity defied expectations, operating from the Martian surface for nearly three years. Despite a hard landing on its final flight, the resilient rotorcraft remains a testament to human ingenuity and …
21 April 2024, 11:00 AM IST Representation image of a comet | Photo: AFP Mumbai: The periodical comet, named ’12P/Pons-Brooks’ will finally reach closest to greet Earth on Sunday, as it hurtles towards the sun on its return journey after 71 years, thrilling the Indian and global scientific community. The celestial visitor, also nicknamed ‘Devil …
Others SciTech The Lyrid meteor shower peaks this weekend, but… …it might be tough to see clearly owing to nearly full moon in sky Array ( [galleryId] => 85381b2536ce7d2bc469f1d25c2bb82162eda3e233fff0ef [thumbImage] => https://ngs-space1.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/am/uploads/mediaGallery/image/1713550026374.jpg-thmb [largeImage] => https://ngs-space1.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/am/uploads/mediaGallery/image/1713550026374.jpg-sldr [fullImage] => https://ngs-space1.sgp1.digitaloceanspaces.com/am/uploads/mediaGallery/image/1713550026374.jpg-org [videoObj] => => File pic of the Lyrid meteor shower is seen over Burg on the Baltic …
The Hubble Space Telescope, operated by NASA, has captured stunning images of galaxies in space. Here are 10 of the …read more The Hubble Space Telescope, operated by NASA, has captured stunning images of galaxies in space. Here are 10 of the most breathtaking images: Published on Apr 20, 2024 03:16 PM IST 9 Photos …
Folks, it’s happening. NASA announced its unprecedented Dragonfly mission — which will fly a car-sized craft with eight spinning rotors around Saturn’s moon Titan — is confirmed for flight. The mission, in advanced stages of its design and fabrication, has an approved budget, ride (a heavy-lift rocket), and launch date in 2028. “Dragonfly is a …
NASA’s Curiosity rover continues to make intriguing discoveries on the Martian surface. The rover’s team recently shared a captivating image on X (Formerly Twitter) of weird rock formations resembling the mythical dragon scales. The rover’s Mast Camera (Mastcam) will provide detailed images that could reveal the structure and layering of the rocks while the Chemistry …
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the picture of a galaxy with billions of stars, located 100 million light years away from the earth. The spiral galaxy, IC 4633, is located in the constellation Apus, Nasa said in a statement. “IC 4633 is a galaxy rich in star-forming activity and also hosts an active galactic …