August 2008 marked 15 years since the Mars Phoenix Lander completed its three-month mission studying Martian ice, soil, and atmosphere. The mission was a success, providing groundbreaking insights into the potential for life on the Red Planet.The main objectives of the mission were to search for evidence of a habitable zone, study the history of […]
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Scientific Satellite Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (SciSAT) measures the chemical and dynamic processes.
A satellite launched 20 years ago to advance understanding of the depletion of the ozone layer! This mission is a collaboration between universities, government, and industry, and its success is due to the hard work of a team of Canadian and international scientists led by Dr. Peter Bernath at the University of Waterloo. So, what […]
ISRO successfully conducted a series of drogue parachute deployment tests.
On August 8-10, 2023, the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC)/ISRO, in collaboration with the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE)/DRDO, conducted a series of successful drogue parachute deployment tests at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory in Chandigarh. This test is a crucial step towards the […]
Hubble sees Lenticular galaxie NGC 6684 in a ghostly haze.
Have you ever gazed up at the sky and wondered what lies beyond our world? Thanks to the amazing imaging technology of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, we can now explore galaxies far away from our own. One such galaxy, NGC 6684, is a lenticular galaxy located 44 million light-years away in the constellation […]
In 2017, an eighth planet was discovered in the Kepler-90 system.
It is amazing to think that our solar system is now tied for the most planets around a single star with the newfound discovery of Kepler-90i. In 2017, This exoplanet was discovered using artificial intelligence from Google, which shows that technology can be used to explore the unknown beyond our solar system. This recent […]
What do cracks in ancient Martian soil indicate?
A close-up of the panorama taken by Curiosity’s Mastcam at “Pontours” reveals hexagonal patterns – outlined in red in the same image, right – that suggest these mud cracks formed after many wet-dry cycles occurring over years. Often when we ponder the origins of life on Earth, we look to the another planet for […]
Exploring the Supernova Remnant N103B.
Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the supernova remnant N103B (also known as SNR 0509-68.7) is a fascinating object for astronomers to explore. Captured in this image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the orange-red filaments show the shock fronts of the explosion, which allow us to calculate the original centre of the explosion. […]
Will the Ingenuity Mars helicopter take off again after an unscheduled landing?
On August 2, 2023, the 871st Martian day of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover mission, the Mastcam-Z instrument aboard the agency’s rover produced this remarkable view of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter from its 54th flight. The Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently completed its 54th flight, the first since it cut its previous flight short. This 25-second […]
Hubble Supernova Bubble Holiday Looks Like Ornaments.
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope snapped a picture of a delicate sphere of gas, otherwise known as SNR 0509-67.5 (or SNR 0509 for short). This pristine shell, or bubble, is the result of gas being shocked by an expanding blast wave from a supernova. It’s located in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), which is about […]
Exploring the Mysterious Stellar Remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
We’ve seen it all before: beautiful nebulae, star-studded galaxies, and mysterious pulsars. But something truly remarkable has recently been discovered in the Large Magellanic Cloud: two exploded stars that together form a cat-shaped image. This discovery was made possible by a combination of red and green X-ray images, and blue optical images. The Chandra […]
