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Kepler-186f In 2014, NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope found the first planet the size of Earth in another star’s habitable zone. The planet, called Kepler-186f, is in the constellation Cygnus, which is about 500 light-years from Earth. In the search for life, Kepler-186f is an important place. McTier has already looked at how eccentric Kepler-186f’s orbit […]
Scientists found the elusive “God particle” or Higgs Boson with the help of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) ten years ago. On July 5, the LHC was turned on for the third time, which led to the discovery of three “exotic particles.” Scientists found a “pentaquark” and the first pair of “tetraquarks” using the world’s […]
The Andromeda galaxy is the nearest massive spiral galaxy to our own, despite the fact that several dozen smaller galaxies are closer to our Milky Way. The Andromeda galaxy is the brightest external galaxy you can see, excluding the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, which may be seen from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere. It is the […]
The Earth revolves around the sun and that’s the very core of our planet’s existence. We have been glued to this idea and fact ever since we were in school. We are all aware about the various natural phenomenon that happens concerning the earth’s rotation around the Sun. Along with that, we know that the […]
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a space telescope primarily developed for infrared astronomy. As the largest optical telescope in orbit, its excellent infrared resolution and sensitivity allow it to see objects that the Hubble Space Telescope cannot see because they are too early, far, or dim. This is planned to enable a wide […]
The documentary “India’s Space Odyssey” from the Discovery + streaming service has been recognized at the ContentAsia Awards. The documentary, directed by Pria Somiah, chronicles the country’s six-decade journey into space. It received the prize for the best current affairs programme for a mono Asian market on Friday at a ceremony in Bangkok, Thailand. Other […]
The highly anticipated NASA’s Artemis I is all set to be launched on Monday. It comes in as the largest and powerful space rocket ever to the moon. The weather saw rain and thunderstorms on Saturday. Even so, the authorities adhered to the plan and managed to schedule the launch from the Space Agencies Kennedy […]
According to recent reports by Astronomers, the TOI-1452 b exoplanet might possibly be an ocean planet. Astronomers are of the view that the planet’s low density might be a result of vast amounts of water presence on it, many times multiplied the amount of water on Earth. The TOI-1452 b is one of the high […]
On a regular Friday feature show called “The Future in Five Questions”, Neal Stephenson, the sci-fi author was invited. He is the one who coined the word “metaverse” and is now a Web3 Entrepreneur in his own right. Stephenson started off by discussing an important yet underappreciated concept. Desalination, according to him, is seriously undervalued. […]
In 1961, when Astronaut Sharon Hagle was in sixth grade, she listened to a radio when astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to travel to outer space. From that day, she made him her hero and wanted to go suborbital. Her dream was fulfilled on March 31 this year, when she seated on the […]