SpaceX CEO and X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk grab headlines for making bold statements on the microblogging site X. The billionaire has now teased plans to move 10 lakh people to Mars. He posted that a game plan in this direction is in the pipeline. Taking to X, Musk replied to Tesla Owners Silicon …
The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, a trailblazing quadcopter that has soared through the alien skies of Mars, has completed its final flight after a mission-ending blade strike during a rough landing. Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory are now planning to wiggle the rotors of the now silent helicopter to asses the damage done that grounded …
Plasma waves are common around Earth and other planets, influencing particle dynamics. Understanding these waves is crucial. Mars lacks its own magnetic field but has a weak induced magnetosphere exposed to solar wind. A recent study using data from the MAVEN spacecraft reveals the presence of high-frequency plasma waves in Mars’ atmosphere. Scientists at the …
The spacecraft is on its way to a unique metal-rich asteroid, orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. Scientists believe this asteroid is the nickel-iron core of an early planet, studying which could provide unique insights into the impenetrable iron core of our own planet. Simultaneously, it will also carry out another mission that might …
Home Photos Mangalyaan-2 mission: How ISRO’s project is different from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Know how ISRO’s Mars Orbiter mission-2 is different from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission. By: HT TECH Updated on: Nov 14 2023, 09:54 IST The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is preparing to conduct the Mars Orbiter mission …
India’s first Mars mission was the successful Mangalyaan Orbiter Mission in 2019 (File). Bengaluru: Soft land on Moon – Done. Mission to Sun – Done. Test flight for Gaganyaan (India’s first manned spaceflight) – Done. Next up – Venus and Mars. India’s space research agency – ISRO – has set its sights on Earth’s planetary neighbours …
New Delhi,UPDATED: Nov 10, 2023 11:51 IST Mars will soon disappear from our night sky and space agencies operating spacecraft on and around the Red Planet will lose all communications. This unique situation develops every two years due to the phenomenon known as solar conjunction. This year, the solar conjunction moratorium on commanding Mars spacecraft …
Home Photos Mangalyaan-2 mission: How ISRO’s 1st Mars mission will help the new project Know how the first Mars Orbiter Mission will help ISRO to conduct Mangalyaan-2 mission after 9 years. By: HT TECH Updated on: Nov 09 2023, 10:23 IST After the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and Aditya-L1 launch, ISRO is reported to …