- Big setback for satellite life extension: NASA cancels OSAM-1 projectby sujaysreedhar on March 2, 2024 at 7:06 AM
In a move that has sent shockwaves through the space industry, NASA has decided to terminate the OSAM-1 (On-orbit Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing 1) project, a highly anticipated initiative to demonstrate satellite refuelling technology. The $2 billion project, led by Maxar Technologies, had […]
- Gaganyaan Mission Astronauts Revealed: A Giant Leap for India!by sujaysreedhar on February 27, 2024 at 10:36 AM
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) took a historic step today, February 27, 2024, by announcing the names of the astronauts chosen for the much-anticipated Gaganyaan mission. This ambitious project marks India’s first human spaceflight endeavour, and selecting these individuals […]
- Chandrayaan – 3: India’s Charter to the Lunar South Poleby Lidhya Shilu on July 12, 2023 at 11:37 AM
Get ready to witness India’s third lunar expedition with Chandrayaan – 3 aiming to touch down the unexplored regions of the Moon! It is an undeniable fact that the entire nation of India is in much anticipation and excitement for an event of national importance. An event that, despite the […]
- The James Webb Space Telescope: A thread (Part 1)by Palak Singh on June 3, 2022 at 6:23 AM
Image made through Photoshop by Palak Part 1: Overview If you consider yourself a part of the science community but you’ve been living under a rock for the past 5 months and don’t know JWST enough to be considered ‘Webbers’, no worries! Your chain of hysterical searches has landed you at […]
- 10 Questions with Sejal Budholiyaby R. Aparna on May 17, 2022 at 6:40 AM
Sejal Budholiya ________ Interview by Aparna Ravi Cheery right off the bat, my conversation with the all-rounded Sejal Budholiya was one that gives a person a deep insight into who Sejal is as an individual, the kind of work she dedicates herself to, and her vision behind the same. Juggling several […]
- Why is Space Junk Fatal for Space Voyages?by Haze Subin C on May 11, 2022 at 6:00 AM
Is the end of space voyages in the scenery? Through this, notions of the fantasy of space trips distort. Imagine a scenario. Dawn on an undisturbed metropolis, suddenly vehicles from distinct road directions collapsed, crashing recklessly with wild speed. Immediately the community was alarmed, […]
- Dark Matter Mysteryby Rafid Hasan on April 30, 2022 at 10:41 AM
Dark matter is a strange scaffolding that forces matter and it effects. The best theories are crumbling amid a frustrating lack of progress in determining exactly what dark matter is. Scientists have noticed that galaxies in the universe do not rotate in the same physical nature as the spinning […]
- Impacts Of Russia’s Political Tensions on Space Missionsby Krishna Bhutada on April 25, 2022 at 4:28 PM
Who are we? In an Astronomical sense, we are Earthlings. Many factors contribute to our miraculous existence, one of which is belonging to a planet that lies in the Goldilocks zone, i.e. in the Habitable zone, which allows us to exist in peace. Our world is beautiful from space without borders, […]
- Summer Astro Space Camp 2022 is here!by sujaysreedhar on March 26, 2022 at 2:02 PM
The universe is a big place. So big, in fact, that it’s hard to wrap your head around the idea of infinity. But fortunately for you and me, we don’t need to cover all of the space-time to find some pretty mysterious stuff going on out there! Scientists are still trying to unravel the […]
- Do Aliens exist on other Planets?by Krishna Bhutada on January 19, 2022 at 1:41 AM
It is a long-standing question which is asked by each and everyone who is a science enthusiast. So far our planet is the only candidate which harbours life as we know it. The search for extraterrestrial life is on, and there are many possible candidates as well. Like for example, we have our twin […]