Artemis 2 mission specialist Christina Koch looking back at Earth from Orion as the crew was traveling to the Moon (Image credits: AP) As Artemis II races home from the moon, its crew is preparing for its “riding a fireball through the atmosphere” moment, the most dangerous phase of the mission as the Orion spacecraft…
Image: left/Wikipedia/right/NASA Nowadays, the Moon has become the focus of worldwide aspirations once again, but this time it is not only about exploring but also about occupying it. The recent launch of NASA’s Artemis II has sparked new interest in lunar missions, being the first manned flight to the Moon in more than half a…
This “house-sized asteroid” is going to come within proximity of Earth on April 9. Named Asteroid 2026 GD, it is said to come past at an altitude lower than that of the Moon. On the surface, that may seem quite alarming. Well, it does in most cases because when we talk about distances in space…
Deep Jariwala, an Indian-origin scientist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has been appointed as the UT-ORNL Governor’s Chair for Quantum Devices, marking a significant milestone in his career. After nearly nine years at Penn, he will take up this prestigious joint role between the University of Tennessee Knoxville and Oak Ridge National Laboratory…
Quote of the day by Marie Curie (Image source: mariecurie.org.uk) In every time period, progress has been made by both practical thinkers and people who were willing to dream beyond short-term rewards. These dreamers often work in silence, driven not by money or fame but by a deeper desire to learn and find meaning. Marie…
The discovery of water on the Moon was once a paradigm-shifting discovery that would revolutionise deep-space logistics in the universe in ways we never thought possible; this would allow astronauts to travel to and stay on the Moon or beyond before leaving. However, recent scientific data from agencies like NASA and the ESA reveal a…
The CSIRO, RMIT and the University of Melbourne have successfully built a quantum battery prototype from theory into practice, meaning both energy and physics sciences have now made this transition to energy technology. Whereas traditional electrochemical cells rely on chemical reactions for their energy storage, this organic battery uses principles of quantum mechanics, specifically superposition…
Quote of the day by Nicolaus Copernicus (Image source: Wikipedia) Quotes from great thinkers are still relevant today because they deal with ideas that never go out of style. Nicolaus Copernicus, a name closely linked to one of the most important scientific changes in human history, wrote one of these powerful lines. People’s understanding of…
Exploration of space has always been viewed from a perspective of science and discovery. However, it cannot be overlooked that exploration of space continues to have a very profound human element to it. Prior to the launch of NASA‘s next manned lunar exploration mission, named Artemis II, a touching tribute by astronauts was uncovered in…
Love You to the Moon and Back. The Moon and love have long kept each other’s company. Since the earliest ages of human expression, poets have used the Moon to speak of longing, lovers have looked up at it for comfort, husbands have reached for it when words ran dry, and newly married couples have…