Saturn is 4.5 billion years old. That is, from the beginning of our solar system. No doubt. But the rings. The Cassini spacecraft studied Saturn and landed 22 times in orbits when it finally ran out of fuel. According to Voyager and Cassini, the rings formed between 10 and 100 million years ago. That is,…
An Indian-origin man is leading SpaceX’s new space mission to NASA. This is the first time an Indian man has taken control of a spacecraft. The four-member team, led by Raja Chari, 44, a US Air Force pilot with family roots in Telangana, set out. The Falcon 9 rocket was launched Wednesday night with the…
Why does the earth rotate on its own axis? Why does it revolve around the sun? Why does it not collide with the sun? Answer .When the earth was formed, it rotated and revolved around the sun. According to Newton’s first law, an object sitting idle in the absence of any other force would remain…
We know that our ‘Olympus Mon’ Sun is the largest mountain in the Solar System. What about the biggest valley? That too on Mars .. !! Let’s introduce it to those who do not know. At 7 miles deep, 2,500 miles long, and 120 miles wide, the Valles Marineris is the largest canyon in our…
The International Space Station (ISS) is located in space more than 300 km from Earth for studies and observations that shed light on the mysteries of the universe. The International Space Station is a joint project of space organizations in the United States, Russia, Japan, Canada, and eleven European countries. NASA is leading the project….
The scientific community is looking for a way to divert the asteroids that are targeting the Earth. As part of this, a defense system developed by NASA is preparing for its first test. The defense system is designed to crash into a spacecraft and change its direction. The test, scheduled for the 23rd of this…
Scientists predict that an asteroid the size of Burj Khalifa will pass close to Earth by mid-December. Named 163899, the asteroid is about 791 meters in diameter and about two kilometers long. Burj Khalifa is the tallest man-made structure on earth. However, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has previously observed that the asteroid could…
Let’s take a quick look at the records set by the Apollo 15 mission in 1971. The largest payload of 45,500 kg delivered to the Moon’s orbit, 295 hours, the longest manned mission to the lunar surface, and the first fully equipped deep space electric vehicle to fly to the moon in 18 hours. Spend…
Mariner was the first spacecraft to be launched to study Mercury on November 3, 1973Launched by NASA, this robotic spacecraft was the first spacecraft to fly over multiple planets. What is a fly-by or gravity assist? This is a technique used to increase the speed of an exploration vehicle when it is sent into space….
