Saturn Moon Titan: Drifting faster than before

The moon of Saturn, Titan is drifting away faster than before. This has been identified by the researchers in NASA and also scientists in Italian Space Agency. Highlights According to the data received from the Cassini Spacecraft of NASA, scientists ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Hubble Space Telescope: NASA’s longest living Space Telescope celebrates 30th anniversary

On April 24, 2020, NASA celebrated its 30 years of launch of Hubble Space Telescope. It is one of the longest living Space Telescopes in the world. About Hubble Space Telescope The Hubble Space Observatory is run in partnership with ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

NASA’s Artemis: First Human Base Camp on moon’s south pole by 2024

The NASA project Artemis aims at placing first woman and next man on the moon. The project aims to build a base camp on the moon’s south pole. Highlights The Artemis project aims to land humans on the moon by ..

Month: Current Affairs - April, 2020

NASA sends probes to map poles of the sun

NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) of the United States and the ESA (European Space Agency) will send space probes to the sun to map its poles. The solar orbiter was launched on February 9, 2020. Highlights The probe will ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Gurgaon based Blue Sky Analytics won the Copernicus Masters Award

The Gurgaon based tech startup ‘Blue Sky Analytics’ won the Copernicus Masters Award, also dubbed as ‘Space Oscars award’ for its AI (Artificial Intelligence) based application to monitor and measure stubble burning and farm fires in India. The AI-enabled application ..

Lunar Evacuation System

Lunar Evacuation System Assembly (LESA) developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) is a pyramid-like structure designed to rescue an astronaut should he or she suffer an injury on the lunar surface. How LESA Works? Since Astronauts would be wearing ..