Tag: space exploration

Sergei Krikalev: The Cosmonaut Stranded in Space

June 13, 2024

Sergei Krikalev, a Soviet cosmonaut, found himself stranded in space for 311 days during a mission on the “Mir” space station. In total, he spent 803 days, 9 hours, and 39 minutes in space throughout his career. On December 26, 1991, while Krikalev was in space, the Soviet Union was dissolved. Due to the ensuing…

Juice (Jupiter ICy moons Explorer) started an 8 year long journey.

April 16, 2023

Galileo’s journey to the moons has begun for Joyce. Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto—Jupiter’s Galileo moons. All three are made of ice. Juice will travel 660 million kilometers in eight and a half years and reach Jupiter’s orbit in July 2031. Travel with gravity assists to reduce travel costs. It is a technique that uses the…

Galileo did not invent the telescope!

January 23, 2023

Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei Most people are of the opinion that LiScope was invented. However, the telescope was first used for observing the sky. The world of science says that Galileo was not the right person. It is true that Galileo popularized the telescope. . Hans, who was running an eyeglass business in the Netherlands…