Category: SPACE

Indian astronomers have come up with a new way to get to know the planets beyond the Solar System.

November 8, 2021

Indian astronomers have developed an innovative method to study the atmosphere of exoplanets more clearly. New research suggests that planets orbiting other stars could be studied by studying the polarization of light from them. Researchers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics are behind the new study model. The new model was developed by Aritra Chakraborty,…

Tacos with chilli sprouts planted in space

November 7, 2021

The food was cooked in space for the first time in history. Tacos, a Mexican food, is made from chili grown at the space center itself. NASA revealed this on Friday. Plant Habitat – 04 The small spacecraft experiment at the International Space Station was named Plant Habitat-04. The U.S. space agency has revealed that…

The tail of comets

November 6, 2021

The main attraction of comets is their shiny long tail. Most of a comet will be frozen ice. This frozen part, about a kilometer in size, is called the nucleus. The nucleus contains ice, dust, and frozen gases. As the comet approaches the Sun, the heat causes the ice to evaporate directly. At the same…

International Space Station for its research activities 21 years old.

November 4, 2021

This is an excellent example of international cooperation in the field of scientific research. The station is maintained by five NASA-led space agencies. In addition to NASA in the United States, JAXA in Japan, Roscosmos in Russia, and CSA in Canada, the European Space Agency (ESA). The space exploration scene, which was once in the…

LAMOST J0240 + 1952 – The fastest rotating star

November 4, 2021

When the Earth takes 24 hours to rotate once, the white dwarf star LAMOST J0240 + 1952 rotates once in just * 25 seconds *. At a distance of 2,000 light-years, once every 25 seconds, LAMOST J0240 + 1952 became the fastest dwarf star in existence. This speed is due to its attraction to another…

Dark Planet | TrES-2b

November 2, 2021

TrES-2b is the darkest exoplanet ever discovered. Astronomers have named Jupiter-sized planet Tres-2b. It is located 750 light-years from Earth.It is the darkest planet ever discovered outside the Solar System. It does not reflect light even as much as black acrylic paint. The reasons why it is so dark are not clear. The temperature in…

Planetary nebula

November 1, 2021

During the mainstream phase of stellar evolution, the outer layers expand and the core shrinks as the stars become red giants. Externally expanding outer layers are separated from the star by various actions. This part of the planet is called the Planetary Nebula. Named the Planetary Nebula, it has nothing to do with the Planet….

The farthest exoplanet ever discovered

October 31, 2021

Exoplanets are planets outside our solar system.So far, astronomers have identified 4,800 planets orbiting other stars in our own Milky Way galaxy. They are all about 3,000 light-years from Earth. But for the first time, NASA has discovered a planet outside the Milky Way. The discovery was made using NASA’s Lunar X – ray Observatory….

Jeff Bezos reveals miracle, big plan to settle in space …

October 30, 2021

Blue Origin, a space tourism company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, launches a commercial space station. Officials said they expect the station, dubbed ‘Orbital Reef’, to be operational by the end of this decade. The promotional material released by the company claims that the station will be a ‘mixed use business park’ in space…