Nasa scientists tracking the movement of Apollo 13 (Image/Nasa) For the first time in more than 50 years, humans are once again venturing to the Moon. Nasa’s Artemis program had sent four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft on a mission lasting nearly 10 days.The crew’s journey combined scientific exploration, technical testing and human endurance: a…
Indian-American space scientist Amit Kshatriya holds a senior leadership position at Nasa, an agency that has recently completed the Artemis II mission, a significant step in its renewed human lunar exploration programme.The Artemis II mission, a crewed lunar flyby, concluded with astronauts returning safely after a splashdown off the coast of San Diego, California at…
Artemis II crew’s 10-day trip around Earth and Moon — timeline of Nasa’s historic lunar mission Nasa’s Artemis II mission ended with a precise splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, capping a nearly 10-day journey that took four astronauts farther from Earth than any humans before. The Orion capsule “Integrity” parachuted into calm waters off California,…
Astronomers have proposed a theoretical model suggesting that the object at the centre of the Milky Way, widely identified as the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, could instead be explained by an extremely dense concentration of dark matter. The idea challenges the long-standing interpretation based on observations of fast-moving stars near the galactic core, which…
An AI-generated image shows four Artemis II astronauts in front of a green screen Astronauts from Artemis II may have safely returned after completing their lunar mission, but that hasn’t stopped conspiracy theorists from spinning fresh claims. Hashtags such as “fake space” and “fake NASA” have gained traction online since the lunar fly-by sent the…
It can be rather soothing to hear singing birds throughout the day, even more so if you can hear them from inside your house. While it might seem like just an enjoyable experience, studies suggest that there is more to it than meets the eye when it comes to its impact on your psychological state….
The BBC recreated the controversial 1974 Stanford prison experiment in The Experiment to explore human obedience/ screengrab Youtube The idea of recreating one of psychology’s most controversial experiments for television should have been unworkable from the outset. When the BBC announced in 2002 that it would run a controlled prison simulation as a documentary series,…
Scientists have found a new species of mahogany in Zanzibar. This represents a significant finding for those working on rare forests in East Africa. But there is an ominous warning that only 30 adult trees of this new mahogany species exist in the wild. This means that the newly found plant has been critically endangered…
Quote of the day by Aristotle (Image source: Wikipedia) Anger is a common feeling that people of all ages and in all situations have. It happens all the time, like when people argue at home, disagree at work, have trouble travelling, or even just misunderstand each other. Anger is a normal reaction for people, but…
Following a groundbreaking voyage to orbit the Moon, NASA’s Artemis II mission is now gearing up for its most exciting part, the homecoming back to Earth. The crew of four astronauts in the Orion capsule is about to go through an intense re-entry procedure and then land on Earth. This offers space enthusiasts worldwide a…